Organisations – youth arts 2025-26
This program supports organisations to deliver activities that actively engage young people (aged 0 to 25 years) to develop their creative skills, and enhance their social health and wellbeing.
It is offered in a partnership with Screen Tasmania.
A delegate of the Minister for Arts and Heritage has approved funding of $332,204 for seven (7) organisations through this round.
Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.
Grants
| Recipient | Funds | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Beaker Street | $48,800 | CoLab: pairing young artists with scientists |
| DRILL Performance Company Inc. | $80,000 | To deliver a youth dance program in 2026 |
| Kickstart Arts Incorporated | $30,571 | Creative Mental Health |
| RANT Arts Ltd. | $60,000 | To deliver a youth program in 2026 |
| Slipstream Circus | $77,411 | Empowering young artists |
| TasWriters | $15,622 | To deliver a youth program in 2026 |
| Van Diemen's Band | $19,800 | To deliver a youth program in 2026 |
Feedback from the expert peers
The peers noted the overall quality of the applications received to the 2025-26 round of Organisations – youth arts, and made the following comments:
Peers agreed that stronger applications to this round:
- Included consolidated support material, uploaded in one of the recommended file types
- Featured a clear artistic concept or rationale, supported by appropriately experienced personnel
- Thoroughly explained the intended aims, outputs and outcomes of the activity
- Detailed both the timeliness and relevance of the activity
- Identified opportunities for skill development for young people as artists or audiences, and professional artists
- Included evidence of appropriate consultation with young people, or evidence that young people were deeply involved in the design and delivery of the activity
- Were supported by a clear and rigorous commitment to the safety of young people, including:
- current Registrations to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) for all key personnel
- formal youth safety frameworks or policies that outline how the organisation will keep young people safe
- Letters of support from people not directly involved with the activity
The peers noted that applications should include a clear and detailed budget with:
- Clear wages and fees in line with industry standards
- Accurate superannuation rates.
The peers noted that applications that involve First Nations artists should include:
- A deep discussion of how cultural content would be used and the protocols that would be followed
- Evidence of engagement with the Aboriginal community and cultural safety plans
Relevant line items in the budget to ensure that those making cultural contributions would be appropriately paid.
Peer assessors
The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s September and October 2025 rounds (including Artsbridge, COLLECT Art Purchase Scheme – arts businesses, Cultural Heritage Organisations, Organisations – projects, Organisations – youth arts, Roving Curators, and Tasmanian Residencies):
- Adam Ouston
- Ashleigh Musk
- Ben Winspear
- Camille Reynes
- Douglass Doherty
- Jack McLaine
- Jane Stewart
- Janet Ross
- Jodi Wilson
- Jordan Marson
- Judith Abell
- Keia McGrady
- Kieran Lonergan
- Kim Lehman
- Leigh Tesch
- Malcom Bywaters
- Megan Walch
- Nelson Clay
- Stephanie Finn
- Tara Robertson
- Yyan Jyun Ng
- Zara Sullivan
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