Feedback from the expert peers

Peer feedback on the overall quality of the applications.

Strong applications:

• explained clearly and in plain English what the organisation does and what the grant would fund.
• supported claims with evidence, such as confirmed partnerships, signed letters of support and impact data.
• included detailed budgets showing confirmed income and contingency plans.

Advice for future applicants

Clarity and artistic vision

• Explain in plain English what your organisation does and what makes its work distinctive.
• Set out the artistic or curatorial thinking behind your program, not just the activities.
• Show your full annual program and funding context, rather than a single event or activity.
• Explain how you will select artists and participants.

Financial planning

• Provide a detailed budget that justifies each cost, including artist fees at industry rates.
• Include contingency plans for any income that is not yet confirmed.
• Show how you are building income from sources other than Arts Tasmania.
• Check that your request meets the program's eligibility requirements, including limits on grant funding as a share of your total budget.

Capacity and governance

• Include short biographies of your board and leadership team, rather than referring peers to your website.
• Show how your team will manage the workload, especially if you are a small team or your program is growing.

Evidence and support material

• Choose your support material carefully. Provide key documents as separate files, link directly to relevant work rather than a general websites, and check that every link works.
• Include signed letters of confirmation from the people and organisations named in your application. Each letter should confirm their role in your proposed activities.
• Provide evidence of reach, impact and demand that goes beyond attendance figures.