This grant supports professional development opportunities for individual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers to undertake skills development and training that is relevant to their arts practice or professional practice as an arts or cultural worker.
Important note:
To assist you with your application, read the Arts and Culture Grants Program General Guidelines before you apply.
| October 2020 Round | February 2021 Round | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | Up to $10 000 | Up to $10 000 |
| Open date | 21 September 2020 | 11 January 2021 |
| Closing date | 5pm 19 October 2020 | 5pm 8 February 2021 |
| Notification date | 18 December 2020 | 23 April 2021 |
| Funded activity commencement date | 1 January 2021 | 30 April 2021 |
Who can apply:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists (individuals)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural workers (individuals)
- arts and cultural organisations and Aboriginal arts centres may submit and/or auspice grants on behalf of individual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts and cultural workers.
Who is ineligible:
- groups and organisations (unless auspicing individual artists and/or arts and cultural workers)
- non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander individuals.
What you can apply for:
- mentoring
- short courses, including arts-related business courses
- work placement
- masterclasses
- workshops
- attendance at conferences
- arts residencies
- attachment to festivals or arts organisations, internships.
What this category funds:
- accommodation
- artists’ fees
- conference/workshop/masterclass fees
- travel, accommodation, living allowance
- mentoring fees
- materials (directly related to the development opportunity)
- hire of studio, venue, equipment
- short course fees.
How to apply:
Read How to Apply before you begin preparing your application.
Key Application Information
There are four key elements to your application as listed below.
Upload one document to the Key Application Attachments section which includes the following items:
- Project Summary (up to 300 words, Arial 11pt)
- Project Detail and Rationale (up to 1000 words, Arial 11pt)
Refer to the Assessment Criteria and include:- objectives of your activity
- professional benefits.
- Artists/Creatives
Include:- their role in the activity
- short biography (up to 300 words) or CV for each.
- Project Plan and Timeline
Table format is recommended. Include:- dates/stages of your activity (highlighting the period of funded activity)
- how and where you will undertake or deliver the activity
- who will be involved at each stage
- expected outcomes at each stage.
Please Note: Project proposals must include information about how appropriate protocols (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; Working with Children in Art; COVID-19) will be followed.
Upload letters of support (up to five) and confirmations to the Key Application Attachments section. Combine documents where possible.
Upload materials to the Support Material section.
Refer to How to Apply for information about Support Material.
Use the online template to provide a consolidated budget.
Upload a detailed budget (if required) to the File Upload section of the template. Upload notes to budget (including quotes to support major expenses) to the File Upload section of the template.
Refer to How to Apply for information about application budgets.
Contact
For more information or assistance contact ASAGrants@sa.gov.au