Organisations - youth arts 2023-24

The peers discussed general feedback across the overall funding round, and made the following comments:

• The peers recommended that applicants read the program guidelines closely and speak to Arts Tasmania staff before applying to:
  • check if this program is the best fit for the proposed activity.
  • make sure budgets only include eligible costs.
• The stronger applications in this round clearly showed:
  • how the activity would target young people
  • how many young people would be involved
  • how young people would be given opportunities to lead the activity, and
  • the perspectives and/or voices of young people through material like videos or letters of support, speaking to the benefits of the activity in their own words as well as demand or need.
• The applications with clear, realistic and detailed budgets ranked well against the criterion of planning. These included:
  • appropriate artist wages and fees in line with industry rates
  • superannuation for all personnel
  • detailed budget notes stating how Arts Tasmania funding would be used
  • detail around contingencies if unconfirmed funding from other sources was not secured
  • explanations around any in-kind costs, particularly artist wages and fees.
• Applicants were also encouraged to consider or include:
  • a clear outline of the outputs and outcomes of the activity – with a focus on any potential benefits
  • achievable project plans or timelines to show evidence of planning
  • clear evidence of confirmed partnerships
  • carefully curated and easily accessible artistic support material (with notes to direct peers toward certain sections of video or audio support material if substantial in length)
  • targeted letters of support from relevant individuals or groups (signed and dated where possible).

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