Culture and the arts funding

Arts 15k-plus

The Arts 15k-plus grant program offers between $15,000 and $60,000 funding for artists, creative industry professionals and organisations to deliver a one-off project or a program of activity.

The program supports the development and growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high quality arts and cultural experiences.

Arts Organisations Investment Program

The Arts Organisations Investment Program is an open and competitive multiyear funding program to support Western Australia’s arts, cultural and creative sector organisations.

The objective of the Arts Organisations Investment Program is to invest in a portfolio of small to medium organisations that collectively:

• create and present high quality and diverse arts, cultural and creative experiences for the people of Western Australia
  
• support the sector to develop artform, cultural and creative practices
  
• reflect the State’s identity through telling Western Australian stories and developing creative content in Western Australia
  
• increase the reach, depth and diversity of audience engagement with, and participation in, the arts, cultural and creative sector
  
• contribute to the State’s creative economy, and employ and develop professional artists and arts, cultural and creative workers
  
• support the State Government’s priorities of increasing Western Australian employment and attracting tourists
  
• are led by boards and lead creatives that reflect the diversity of Western Australian society.

Arts U-15k

The Arts U-15k grant program offers up to $15,000 for artists and creative industry professionals to deliver a one-off project or a program of activity.

The program supports the development and growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high quality arts and cultural experiences.

Contemporary Music Fund

The Contemporary Music Fund Grant Program will assist homegrown contemporary music artists with projects that enable them to produce and promote their work, building links nationally and internationally.

The program provides funding support to the WA contemporary music sector across a range of activities.

Create X

Up to $20,000 for collaborations and cultural exchange opportunities.

Harmony Week grants

Funding of $2000 is available for diversity and inclusion activities to celebrate Harmony Week 2020.

Activities focused on culture and arts and sport and recreation are encouraged in this funding round.

Culture and arts activities must involve a professional artist or arts practitioner working with the community to design and deliver the activity.

Sport and recreation activities must involve the participation of the community in physical activity or active recreation.

Applications close at 4:00pm on Monday 21 October 2019.

In the House

An invitation-only grant program supporting the performing arts in regional WA.

In the House is an invitation-only grant program supporting the expansion of annual performing arts programs delivered by performing arts venues in regional Western Australia over a two-year period.

Outer Metro Arts Grant Program

Supports outer metropolitan local governments to partner with high-calibre arts or community organisations to increase participation in, and access to, arts and culture in their communities.

• experiencing socio-economic disadvantage 
• in growth corridors 
• with limited or low access to arts and cultural programs 
• reflecting diverse communities in outer metropolitan Perth.

Partnership Acceptance Learning Sharing (PALS)

Grants for WA schools projects promoting and advancing reconciliation.

Funding assistance of $1000 is available for your school to complete a PALS project. PALS projects are varied, and your school may already be involved with initiatives that are eligible for PALS funding. PALS funding is available to all WA primary and secondary schools and encourages schools with and without Aboriginal students to participate.

PALS is an initiative of the department which encourages WA schools to develop projects that promote reconciliation in their local community. PALS is based on the core attributes of:

• Partnership between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people based on trust, mutual respect and understanding;
  
• Acceptance of and respect for diversity and valuing Aboriginal perspectives;
  
• Learning more about each other, Aboriginal histories, languages and cultures; and how we can build strong partnerships with Aboriginal people;
  
• Sharing a common journey towards healing and reconciliation.

Acquittal

To complete your PALS Acquittal, login to the 360 Portal. All funded projects must be acquitted in October by submitting the completed project. The projects will then be judged as part of the annual PALS Awards process.

Each year Awards are offered to outstanding PALS projects in each category and are presented at a PALS Awards ceremony, including an overall winner.

Playing WA

Supporting touring performing arts shows to regional and remote Western Australia.

Playing WA supports the costs of touring WA-produced performing arts shows to regional and remote towns and communities in Western Australia.

Playing WA Multi-year

Touring performing arts shows to regional WA

Playing WA supports the costs of touring WA-produced performing arts shows to regional and remote towns and communities in Western Australia.

The multi-year funding round of Playing WA supports a three-year touring program, allowing organisations to engage in longer term planning for regional touring.

Playwright Partnership Grant Program

Assists Western Australian playwrights to partner with established producers in commissioning new theatre scripts that tell Western Australian stories. The program offers grants for applications up to $30,000.

Playwrights are asked to submit proposals in partnership with a producing partner who will commission the work. The producing partner must demonstrate the commitment and capacity to develop the commissioned work into a fully professional production within a reasonable timeframe. The producing partner is expected to match funding on a dollar for dollar basis. This may include in-kind support.

Regional and Remote Festivals Fund

The Regional and Remote Festivals Fund supports arts and cultural activity at regional and remote festivals in Western Australia.

Western Australian Theatre Development Initiative Grant Program

Supports the production and performance of world class theatre in Western Australia. The program offers grants for applications up to $100,000.

The initiative encourages the development of a vibrant and sustainable Western Australian theatre sector by supporting high quality professional productions in the mid-tier sector that include a clear audience development strategy, provide professional development opportunities for WA theatre practitioners and offer the potential to tour regionally and/or nationally.