Tasmanian Aboriginal Arts Mentorship Scheme 2025-26
This program supports young and emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal arts and cultural practitioners to undertake projects that enable them to further their careers, enrich their artistic practice and contribute to Tasmania's arts sector.
A delegate of the Minister for Heritage and the Arts has approved funding of $10,000 for one (1) activity in this round.
Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.
Grants
Recipient | Funds | Activity |
|---|---|---|
Performing Lines Tasmania | $10,000 | Design mentorship |
Feedback from the expert peers
The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications to both rounds and made the following comments:
- Be direct and specific about how the activity benefits Aboriginal people, artists, and community
- Explain what opportunities it creates and why this funding is essential now
- Articulate how the work will be documented or recorded, and how it will continue or create lasting impact beyond the initial activity
- Keep the activity realistic and well-defined
- Include letters of support from Elders and community members to demonstrate cultural endorsement and support
- Clearly articulate how cultural protocols and consultation will be managed
- Demonstrate clear connections to cultural wellbeing through land, sea, and Country
- Provide detailed and achievable timelines with clear stages
- Provide clear development milestones to demonstrate viability
- Include all costs in the budget with detailed breakdowns showing how costs were calculated
- Include fair artists wages and fees in the budget
- Show confirmed partnerships and funding sources, or have backup plans for unconfirmed funding
- Choose relevant examples of past work and make sure all links to support material work
Peer assessors
The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s March 2026 rounds (including Aboriginal Arts Program, Artsbridge, Low-interest loans, Tasmanian Aboriginal Arts Mentoring Scheme, and Young and Emerging Artist Professional Development Program):
- Brianna Shahin
- Chloe Mayne
- Dean Greeno
- Elise Bagorski
- Ellina Evans
- Gabriel Comerford
- Janice Ross
- Justin Marshman
- Kate Von Rock
- Lenny Bartulin
- Naarah
- Scott Targett