Individuals and groups

This program accepts applications from:

• individual artists who have lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
• groups with at least one member who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months.

You must also meet our general eligibility requirements.

Eligible costs and activities

You can apply for funds towards:

• creative development and research
• presenting work (exhibitions, performances, and publications)
• recording or producing work
• local, national, or international residencies
• professional development opportunities
• market and audience development (including promotion)

If your activity includes travel, you can apply for funds towards travel and living allowances. Please visit Smartraveller for the latest travel advice.

Arts Tasmania expects that artists are paid fairly for their work. Artist wages and fees should be included in all application budgets. For more information, please visit wages and fees.

You cannot use grant funds to purchase equipment.

Grant request

You can apply for up to $30,000.

You can make one application each round, but can be named as group member on other applications.

Arts Tasmania uses peer assessors from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register. Peer assessors are people who work in, or are engaged with, the arts and cultural sectors such as artists, administrators, or other professionals.

All eligible applications to this round will be assessed by a multi-artform peer panel against the criteria of:

For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.

Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59 pm on the closing date.

If you can’t complete a written application, Arts Tasmania also accepts video or audio applications. Please contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au before the closing date to learn about other ways of applying.

Material provided after the closing date will not be considered.

Help with your application

If you have questions about applying to our programs, please email grants@arts.tas.gov.au or call (03) 6165 6666. You can also book a 15-minute online meeting through Microsoft Teams using Bookings.

Other information

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For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:

• information for applicants
• programs and key dates

For information on previous rounds, please visit past decisions and peer feedback.