This program is for:
- Tasmanian arts organisations
- Tasmanian local governments
- other Tasmanian organisations delivering an arts activity
- arts organisations that are not based in Tasmania but are delivering an arts activity that benefits Tasmanian artists and/or audiences.
Applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
Applications will not be accepted from:
- organisations in receipt of support under Arts Tasmania's Arts organisations - annual programs round
- organisations in receipt of multi-year support from Arts Tasmania (including through Cultural Heritage Organisations [multi-year]).
- organisations in receipt of administered funding from the Tasmanian Government (this includes the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ten Days on the Island, the Theatre Royal Management Board, and the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery [Launceston City Council]).
Eligible costs and activities
Organisations can request grant funds towards eligible costs and activities.
- Permanent, fixed-term or casual employees of any part of the Culture, Arts and Sport Division of the Department of State Growth (with regular hours that exceed 0.3 of a full-time load) cannot apply to or receive payment through Arts Tasmania’s programs.
- Arts Tasmania expects that artists are paid fairly for their work. Artist wages and fees must be included in all application budgets. For more information, please visit wages and fees.
- Grant funds cannot be used to purchase equipment. If your organisation is looking for support to purchase equipment, it can apply to Low-interest loans.
For more information, please see Organisation - projects and Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
Overdue acquittals
If your organisation has received support from Arts Tasmania in the past and the acquittal for this support is now overdue, it is not eligible to receive more support until all overdue acquittal reports are submitted and approved.
Arts Tasmania will contact you if your organisation has any overdue acquittals.