Grants totalling $4 million over four years will be distributed through Arts South Australia to support small to medium-sized arts organisations, including but not limited to those engaging with diverse multicultural communities, artists with disability and the LGBTIQ+ community.

Funding through Arts South Australia’s Arts Organisations Program (AOP) will continue to support, subject to peer assessment, organisations such as contemporary intercultural organisation, Nexus Arts; disability-led performing arts company, Restless Dance Theatre; the LGBTIQ+ festival, Feast; organisations supporting Aboriginal artists; and organisations for which diversity is an informing context for their work, among others.

Over four years the remaining $4 million will be allocated between Arts South Australia’s Arts and Culture Grants Program (ACGP) and funding programs administered by Country Arts SA and Carclew, ensuring support for regional artists and early career artists.

The increased funding will be available through grants for independent professional artists and groups working across all art forms, with additional funds for fellowships, collaborative projects and the commissioning of significant new South Australian works.

$1 million per annum of the increase of a total of $8 million in grant funding over four years will be allocated in each of the next four years through the peer assessed Arts Organisations Program.

$1 million per annum for each of the next four years will be allocated through a number of peer assessed grant opportunities through Arts South Australia’s Arts and Culture Grants programs, Carclew’s Project and Development Grants, and through newly created programs to be offered by Country Arts South Australia. Details and links follow with further guidelines for some categories being developed in the coming weeks.

Arts South Australia
Arts and Culture Grants Program - October 2022 Round
Opening Date:  5 September 2022
Closing Date:  10 October 2022