Individuals and groups
This program supports individuals and groups to take up activities that further their careers, enrich their artistic practice and contribute to Tasmania's arts sector.
Key dates
Opens: 1 May 2023
Closes: 26 June 2023
For activities commencing after 1 December 2023.
We will contact you about your application within ten weeks of the closing date.
Applications are now open. Start a submission here.
- Eligibility
- an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
- a member of a group of artists who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
- 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)
- Assessment
- Is the activity conceptually strong?
- Why is the activity important?
- Are the people involved experienced, or show the potential to develop and grow?
- Is the activity financially feasible?
- Is the timeline reasonable and achievable?
- What partnerships are in place to help the activity?
- How does the proposed activity benefit the applicant, the artist, or the community?
- What is the audience experience?
- Application
Eligibility
As the applicant, you must be:
You must also meet our general eligibility requirements.
Eligible costs and activities
You can apply for funds towards:
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 a collaborator or group member on other applications.
Assessment
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:
CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
Quality | |
Planning | |
Benefit |
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
Application
Your application must be completed online before 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Please contact Arts Tasmania before the closing date if you are unable to submit electronically.
Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.
Help with your application
We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.
Contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online meeting with a staff member using Bookings.
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:
To view the results of previous rounds, see:
Eligibility
As the applicant, you must be:
- an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
- a member of a group of artists 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 a collaborator or group member on other applications.
Assessment
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:
CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
Quality |
|
Planning |
|
Benefit |
|
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
Application
Your application must be completed online before 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Please contact Arts Tasmania before the closing date if you are unable to submit electronically.
Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.
Help with your application
We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.
Contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online meeting with a staff member using Bookings.
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:
To view the results of previous rounds, see:
Eligibility
Eligibility
As the applicant, you must be:
- an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
- a member of a group of artists 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 a collaborator or group member on other applications.
Assessment
Assessment
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:
CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
Quality |
|
Planning |
|
Benefit |
|
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
Application
Application
Your application must be completed online before 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Please contact Arts Tasmania before the closing date if you are unable to submit electronically.
Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.
Help with your application
We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.
Contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online meeting with a staff member using Bookings.
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:
To view the results of previous rounds, see: