Grants

National Photographic Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery

For more information and to submit, visit nppp.portrait.gov.au
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• Closing: TBA
• Categories: Awards & Prizes, Visual Arts
• Open To: Individuals

Sturt Craft Centre Artist in Residence

Sturt Craft Centre

Sturt Craft Centre invites applications from experienced craft practitioners to the Sturt Artist-in-Residence program.
 
Residencies occur in the craft disciplines of ceramics, jewellery/metalwork, textiles and woodwork. Four to six residencies occur at Sturt each year.
 
Sturt encourages small scale production and individually designed work which may be promoted through Sturt Gallery.
 
Each year professional residencies may be awarded specifically to develop a body of work which can be produced and made, at Sturt, during the Residency time.
 
Sturt sees the residency program as an important adjunct to its overall aim of providing support for Australian contemporary craft and design through a program of teaching, retail, exhibition and residencies. The emphasis of the residency program will be to support craftspeople and designer-makers who are sympathetic to this philosophy.
 
Three categories of residency are available:

• Professional Residency

• Self Directed Residency
• Graduate Residency

 
For more information visit the Sturt Craft Centre website.

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• Closing: 31 October 2019
• Categories: Artist Residency, Visual Arts
• Open To: Individuals

With One Voice Community Choir Seed Funding

Creativity Australia

Seed Funding Overview
Creativity Australia is building a happier, healthier, more inclusive nation, through the neuro-scientific benefits of community singing. The My Choir program is about building supportive networks, strengthening diverse communities and inspiring individuals to find their voice.
 
Together, we can change the world… one voice at a time. With One Voice choirs are led by professional conductors, rehearse weekly followed by supper and perform at community and corporate events.
 
To make it easier for communities to start their own choir, Creativity Australia is offering a limited number of seed funding grants of $10,000. Successful applicants will receive the $10,000 seed grant and join a 12-month intensive mentoring program to guide them through the process of building their own With One Voice choir.
 
Success is determined by our unique “Health of Choirs” indicators that measure member engagement and participation through our personalised program App. During the first six months one of our program staff will mentor the organizing committee to interpret the indicators and use them to focus their efforts to lay a strong foundation for the choir to succeed, be socially inclusive and build community wellbeing and inspirational outcomes for participants.
 
In addition (and separate to the initial $10k seed grant) individual communities may also apply for an allowance of up to $2,500 to support their conductor travelling to Melbourne to participate in the conductor training workshops to be held in early 2018.
 
How the With One Voice program works
With One Voice programs are set up and ran by local volunteers using the resources and materials provided by Creativity Australia. By establishing a local community choir under the auspices of Creativity Australia (as a registered charity) you hold a licence that enables the choir to raise funds to support projects and initiatives at a local level. The choir is set up as an unincorporated association under the umbrella of Creativity Australia. This includes an independent bank account which is jointly managed by the local choir volunteers and Creativity Australia.
 
There are seven key components to the With One Voice program:

• bringing together a diverse range of local community individuals and organisations to promote, commence and participate in the program

• finding an extraordinary music leader (who is empathetic and inspiring)
• finding a safe, nurturing space to sing (that is accessible and close to public transport or infrastructure)
• seeking out diversity (all are welcome…all ages, backgrounds and cultures…no auditions)
• showcasing your choir … share the love (perform locally, celebrate accomplishments)
• nurturing social connections (rehearse weekly, share supper, share the “Wish List”)
• building sustainability (develop community & business connections, recruit some helpers, start fundraising).

 
Priority
Funding is not prioritized for any particular group or type of organisation, however, there is a set of criteria that applicants must meet. Please see the information pack that can be downloaded from the website for more information
 
Limitations
The organising committees of With One Voice Choirs must represent the community and applications will be assessed based on their diversity and/or plan to achieve diversity. If you would like assistance on whether or not your group or organisation would be suitable to help establish a With One Voice choir, please contact Creativity Australia. Please note, local and state government are not eligible to apply.
 
Website: www.creativityaustralia.org.au/choirs/start/
Guidelines: Click here
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• Closing: Ongoing
• Categories: Music
• Open To: Individuals, Organisations

Copland Foundation Grants

Copland Foundation

These Copland Foundation Grants fund projects throughout Australia that fall under the umbrella of Alex Copland’s interests, namely:
 

• The study, management, conservation, acquisition, and interpretation of collections,

• The study, management, conservation, acquisition and interpretation of relevant historic architecture,
• The provision of education programs, whether for staff of such museums, institutions, societies, organisations or for the general public,
• The purchase of art works and/or other artefacts, to be identified on public display by the purchaser as a gift from the Copland Foundation.

 
The Copland Foundation grants are divided into three categories:

• Acquisitions: To assist galleries, museums and historic houses in the acquisition of objects that may come up at auction, the Trustees will consider such applications at any time of the year.

• Conservation
• Interpretation: Grants will be awarded for the conservation, research and/or interpretation of historic houses or gardens, or collections and individual pieces already held by an institution.
   
  * Historic Houses
  Priority programs are those involving historic houses, their collections and gardens. While grants are not limited to this category, the Trustees will be particularly pleased to receive grant applications that come under this heading.
   
  Deadlines
  Applications for acquisition grants are accepted at any time, while the deadline for those relating to conservation or interpretation projects is November 15th each year.
   
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  • Closing: Ongoing
  • Categories: All Artforms / General
  • Open To: Organisations