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Arts Tasmania

Organisations – projects

This program enables organisations to deliver projects and activities that:

  • develop and share high-quality art experiences and/or offer high-quality services to the sector
  • create opportunities for Tasmania’s professional artists and arts workers
  • build partnerships and collaborations that strengthen Tasmania's arts sector
  • connect with and inspire audiences, and the wider community.

Organisations can submit one application per round, requesting between $5,000 and $75,000.

Key dates

Opens: 1 July 2024
Closes: 2 September 2024

For activities commencing after 1 December 2024.

We will contact you about your organisation’s application within ten weeks of the closing date.

Applications are closed.

The information below may be updated once applications open. Please check back in July 2024.

Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.

  • Eligibility

    • Eligibility

    This program supports:

    • Tasmanian arts organisations
    • Tasmanian local governments
    • other Tasmanian organisations delivering an arts activity
    • arts organisations that are not based in Tasmania but are delivering an arts activity that benefits Tasmanian artists and/or audiences.

    Applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

    Organisations in receipt of multi-year operational support from Arts Tasmania (including through Cultural Heritage Organisations [multi-year]) are not eligible to apply to other Arts Tasmania programs for the term of the agreement.

    Eligible costs and activities

    Organisations can request grant funds of between $5,000 and $75,000 towards eligible costs and activities.

    These include:

    • creative development and research
    • presenting work (exhibitions, performances, and publications)
    • professional development opportunities
    • market and audience development (including promotion)

    Arts Tasmania expects that artists are paid fairly for their work. Artist wages and fees must be included in all application budgets. For more information, please visit wages and fees.

    Permanent, fixed-term or casual employees of any part of the Culture, Arts and Sport Division of the Department of State Growth (with regular hours that exceed 0.3 of a full-time load) cannot apply to or receive payment through Arts Tasmania’s programs.

    For more information, please see Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

    Grant funds cannot be used to purchase equipment. If your organisation is looking for support to purchase equipment, it can apply to Low-interest loans.

  • 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:

    Quality

    Does the activity:

    • include strong artistic ideas and/or processes?
    • provide services for, or develop the capacity of, the Tasmanian arts sector? (where   relevant)
    • include experienced artists and arts workers, or develop emerging creatives?

    Planning

    Is the activity:

    • timely, relevant, and achievable?
    • properly budgeted (with appropriate artist wages and fees)?
    • supported by confirmed resources such as venues, funding, or equipment?
    • supported by strong partnerships or collaborations?

    Benefit

    Does the activity:

    • enable opportunities for Tasmanian artists and arts workers?
    • connect with Tasmanian audiences or develop new audiences elsewhere? (where relevant)
    • connect with the wider community? (where relevant)
    • develop or access new networks or markets? (where relevant)

    For more information, please see how decisions are made.

  • Application

    • Application

    Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59pm 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.

    You can start a submission here.

    Help with your application

    We encourage you to talk to our grants team before applying.

    You can contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting 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

    This program supports:

    • Tasmanian arts organisations
    • Tasmanian local governments
    • other Tasmanian organisations delivering an arts activity
    • arts organisations that are not based in Tasmania but are delivering an arts activity that benefits Tasmanian artists and/or audiences.

    Applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

    Organisations in receipt of multi-year operational support from Arts Tasmania (including through Cultural Heritage Organisations [multi-year]) are not eligible to apply to other Arts Tasmania programs for the term of the agreement.

    Eligible costs and activities

    Organisations can request grant funds of between $5,000 and $75,000 towards eligible costs and activities.

    These include:

    • creative development and research
    • presenting work (exhibitions, performances, and publications)
    • professional development opportunities
    • market and audience development (including promotion)

    Arts Tasmania expects that artists are paid fairly for their work. Artist wages and fees must be included in all application budgets. For more information, please visit wages and fees.

    Permanent, fixed-term or casual employees of any part of the Culture, Arts and Sport Division of the Department of State Growth (with regular hours that exceed 0.3 of a full-time load) cannot apply to or receive payment through Arts Tasmania’s programs.

    For more information, please see Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

    Grant funds cannot be used to purchase equipment. If your organisation is looking for support to purchase equipment, it can apply to Low-interest loans.

  • 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:

    Quality

    Does the activity:

    • include strong artistic ideas and/or processes?
    • provide services for, or develop the capacity of, the Tasmanian arts sector? (where   relevant)
    • include experienced artists and arts workers, or develop emerging creatives?

    Planning

    Is the activity:

    • timely, relevant, and achievable?
    • properly budgeted (with appropriate artist wages and fees)?
    • supported by confirmed resources such as venues, funding, or equipment?
    • supported by strong partnerships or collaborations?

    Benefit

    Does the activity:

    • enable opportunities for Tasmanian artists and arts workers?
    • connect with Tasmanian audiences or develop new audiences elsewhere? (where relevant)
    • connect with the wider community? (where relevant)
    • develop or access new networks or markets? (where relevant)

    For more information, please see how decisions are made.

  • Application

    • Application

    Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59pm 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.

    You can start a submission here.

    Help with your application

    We encourage you to talk to our grants team before applying.

    You can contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting 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

    This program supports:

    • Tasmanian arts organisations
    • Tasmanian local governments
    • other Tasmanian organisations delivering an arts activity
    • arts organisations that are not based in Tasmania but are delivering an arts activity that benefits Tasmanian artists and/or audiences.

    Applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

    Organisations in receipt of multi-year operational support from Arts Tasmania (including through Cultural Heritage Organisations [multi-year]) are not eligible to apply to other Arts Tasmania programs for the term of the agreement.

    Eligible costs and activities

    Organisations can request grant funds of between $5,000 and $75,000 towards eligible costs and activities.

    These include:

    • creative development and research
    • presenting work (exhibitions, performances, and publications)
    • professional development opportunities
    • market and audience development (including promotion)

    Arts Tasmania expects that artists are paid fairly for their work. Artist wages and fees must be included in all application budgets. For more information, please visit wages and fees.

    Permanent, fixed-term or casual employees of any part of the Culture, Arts and Sport Division of the Department of State Growth (with regular hours that exceed 0.3 of a full-time load) cannot apply to or receive payment through Arts Tasmania’s programs.

    For more information, please see Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

    Grant funds cannot be used to purchase equipment. If your organisation is looking for support to purchase equipment, it can apply to Low-interest loans.

    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:

    Quality

    Does the activity:

    • include strong artistic ideas and/or processes?
    • provide services for, or develop the capacity of, the Tasmanian arts sector? (where   relevant)
    • include experienced artists and arts workers, or develop emerging creatives?

    Planning

    Is the activity:

    • timely, relevant, and achievable?
    • properly budgeted (with appropriate artist wages and fees)?
    • supported by confirmed resources such as venues, funding, or equipment?
    • supported by strong partnerships or collaborations?

    Benefit

    Does the activity:

    • enable opportunities for Tasmanian artists and arts workers?
    • connect with Tasmanian audiences or develop new audiences elsewhere? (where relevant)
    • connect with the wider community? (where relevant)
    • develop or access new networks or markets? (where relevant)

    For more information, please see how decisions are made.

    Application

    Application

    Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59pm 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.

    You can start a submission here.

    Help with your application

    We encourage you to talk to our grants team before applying.

    You can contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting 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: