Organisations – projects 2025-26

The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications and made the following comments.

Programming and artistic approach

• Clearly explain any processes that will be used to select artists, particularly where participants are not yet confirmed.

• Demonstrate how the activity will support or contribute to the broader Tasmanian arts ecology.

• Include carefully curated artistic support material (with examples of previous work) to demonstrate artistic quality.

Budget and financial planning

• Be as specific and precise as possible about how grant funds will be spent.

• Include detailed budget notes with breakdowns of costs, including how artist wages and fees were calculated with reference to industry rates and award rates.

• Include superannuation in line with legislative requirements.

• Clearly distinguish between confirmed and unconfirmed income.

• Include contingency plans to show what can be achieved if unconfirmed funding isn’t secured.

• Ensure the application budget aligns with the specific activity rather than broader organisational operations.

• Consider plans around sustainability to show how activities can continue beyond initial funding.

Personnel and capacity

• Be as specific and precise as possible about the personnel involved in the activity.

• Include CVs and/or biographies for key artists, mentors, and personnel.

• Clearly outline selection processes if personnel have not yet been confirmed.

• Demonstrate organisational capacity to deliver by demonstrating track record.

Planning and clarity

• Include clear timelines showing when activities would occur.

• Provide sufficient detail in the body of the application rather than relying on support documents.

• Clearly articulate what the funding request will cover, particularly when seeking funding towards activities that are part of larger programs or festivals.

• Ensure all website links and support material are functional.

Community engagement and benefit

• Clearly articulate who will benefit from the activity and how.

• Demonstrate how activities will reach target audiences.

• Include letters of support from community members or organisations who will benefit, rather than those directly involved in delivery.

• When working with Aboriginal cultural content or communities, demonstrate confirmed engagement and appropriate cultural protocols, including payment for cultural advisors and consultation in budgets.

• Consider accessibility and inclusion, including how barriers to participation will be addressed.

Marketing and outreach

• Include marketing plans and associated costs in budgets to demonstrate how activities will reach audiences.

• Consider how activities will extend outreach beyond immediate participants.