Cultural Heritage Organisations (multi-year)
This program offers multi-year operational support to museums, galleries and collections delivering a range of high quality cultural heritage activities that strengthen Tasmania's robust, diverse and vibrant cultural heritage sector, engage and inspire audiences and the wider community, and preserve Tasmania's movable cultural heritage.
For funding for small activities or single-year programs see Cultural Heritage Organisations.
Applications are currently closed. Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
Key dates
Opens: 15 August 2021
Closes: 11 October 2021
For activities commencing after 1 July 2022.
Notification will occur within ten weeks of the closing date.
- Eligibility
- be open to the public for regular hours
- employ one or more collections professionals
- Assessment criteria
- quality
- planning
- benefit.
- How do I apply?
Eligibility
Tasmanian museums, galleries and collections that manage publicly owned, permanent collections of movable cultural heritage objects or artworks.
Museums, galleries and collections must
Applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
Privately owned collections, federal government collections, Tasmanian Government Business Enterprises and Tasmanian Government Departments are not eligible to apply.
What can I apply for?
You can apply for up to four years of funding towards the operational costs of a public program which relates to your collection or an exhibition program.
Activities may include permanent, temporary or touring exhibitions, education and public programs, the employment of professional museum or gallery staff, marketing and administration costs.
You can also apply for support to improve professional management of collections. This might include improving access to collections, the development of museums’ management policies, the care of collections and product development.
Equipment cannot be covered by grant funds.
Assessment criteria
Applications will be assessed by a museum and cultural heritage panel against the criteria of:
For more information, please visit criteria.
How do I apply?
Applications are submitted through the online application system SmartyGrants. Applicants will need to register or log in to SmartyGrants before starting their 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.
Material received after the closing date will not be considered.
Help with your application
You can discuss your application with a member of Arts Tasmania’s grants team before the closing date.
Contact the grants team on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
View all programs and key dates.
Eligibility
Tasmanian museums, galleries and collections that manage publicly owned, permanent collections of movable cultural heritage objects or artworks.
Museums, galleries and collections must
- be open to the public for regular hours
- employ one or more collections professionals
Applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
Privately owned collections, federal government collections, Tasmanian Government Business Enterprises and Tasmanian Government Departments are not eligible to apply.
What can I apply for?
You can apply for up to four years of funding towards the operational costs of a public program which relates to your collection or an exhibition program.
Activities may include permanent, temporary or touring exhibitions, education and public programs, the employment of professional museum or gallery staff, marketing and administration costs.
You can also apply for support to improve professional management of collections. This might include improving access to collections, the development of museums’ management policies, the care of collections and product development.
Equipment cannot be covered by grant funds.
Assessment criteria
Applications will be assessed by a museum and cultural heritage panel against the criteria of:
- quality
- planning
- benefit.
For more information, please visit criteria.
How do I apply?
Applications are submitted through the online application system SmartyGrants. Applicants will need to register or log in to SmartyGrants before starting their 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.
Material received after the closing date will not be considered.
Help with your application
You can discuss your application with a member of Arts Tasmania’s grants team before the closing date.
Contact the grants team on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
View all programs and key dates.
Eligibility
Eligibility
Tasmanian museums, galleries and collections that manage publicly owned, permanent collections of movable cultural heritage objects or artworks.
Museums, galleries and collections must
- be open to the public for regular hours
- employ one or more collections professionals
Applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
Privately owned collections, federal government collections, Tasmanian Government Business Enterprises and Tasmanian Government Departments are not eligible to apply.
What can I apply for?
You can apply for up to four years of funding towards the operational costs of a public program which relates to your collection or an exhibition program.
Activities may include permanent, temporary or touring exhibitions, education and public programs, the employment of professional museum or gallery staff, marketing and administration costs.
You can also apply for support to improve professional management of collections. This might include improving access to collections, the development of museums’ management policies, the care of collections and product development.
Equipment cannot be covered by grant funds.
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria
Applications will be assessed by a museum and cultural heritage panel against the criteria of:
- quality
- planning
- benefit.
For more information, please visit criteria.
How do I apply?
How do I apply?
Applications are submitted through the online application system SmartyGrants. Applicants will need to register or log in to SmartyGrants before starting their 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.
Material received after the closing date will not be considered.
Help with your application
You can discuss your application with a member of Arts Tasmania’s grants team before the closing date.
Contact the grants team on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
View all programs and key dates.