NSW Artists' Grant

The NSW Artists' Grant gives financial assistance to professional visual arts, craft and design practitioners in NSW to effectively produce, present and promote their work throughout NSW, interstate and overseas.

Closing dates:

• 15 February (for exhibitions in May, June, July)
• 15 May (for exhibitions in August, September, October)
• 15 August (for exhibitions in November, December, January)
• 15 November (for exhibitions in February, March, April) 

Notification: Two months following the closing date

Amounts available are: $1250 + GST for individuals and $2500 + GST for groups

Applications must submitted online by one of the above closing dates. Printed applications will not be accepted.
Please read all of the information below before submitting your application.

Start Online Application

WARNING: We are currently experiencing heavy site traffic which may affect your ability to upload support material. Please ensure that each item meets the file size and type requirements. If uploading your support material doesn't work first (or second) go, we ask that you reattempt one final time before seeking assistance from NAVA.
Should problems persist, email your support material with your full name and grant name to admin@visualarts.net.au by MIDNIGHT AEST 15 May 2013. Any support material e-postmarked after this time will not be deemed part of a valid application. 

About

These funds are to assist directly with the costs associated with the development and implementation of a project plan and strategies, for example, the production of new creative work, the presentation costs in a venue, travel and freight, technical assistance costs, preparation and distribution of a portfolio, market research, building contacts, creating and maintaining a database, setting up a website, or a publicity campaign.

Initiated by NAVA, funds for the scheme have been made available specifically to encourage visual arts, craft and design practitioners residing in NSW to undertake creative and cost-effective initiatives.

Eligibility

• You must be a professional artist.
• Individuals and groups are eligible to apply only once per round and if successful, cannot apply again for 12 months. For example, if you received a grant in the February round you would have to wait until the May round the following year before you could apply again. 
• If submitting an application as a group the application must come from two artists in that group. If the application is successful, funding will be awarded to the two artists.  
• Indigenous artists and artists from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

How to apply

• To apply for this grant you will need to submit an online application.
• To start your application please click the ‘Start online application’ button at the top of this page. 
• Please read through the application form in full before completing. 
• Click here to download the Guidelines and Terms & Conditions for this award. 
• Applications for this grant must be prepared and submitted by the artist/s exhibiting, not their venue, agent or exhibition curator.

Support Material

As part of your online application you will need to upload the following support material:

• your Artist CV/s, no more than 1 x A4 pages in length and saved as a .pdf file* (please note if you upload a CV of more than one page, only the first page will be considered to enable a fair assessment of applications);
• 10 images supporting your art practice/s. These should be uploaded in one PowerPoint file, one image per slide. Click here to download a template (PowerPoint files will need to be saved as .ppt files to be uploaded); 
• an Image List, listing the titles of your images in the order they appear in the PowerPoint file, including year of creation, materials and dimensions. Save as a .pdf file*. Click here to view an example Image List;
• a moving image file (if applicable to your practice), saved as an MP4 file;
• a letter of confirmation from the venue, saved as a .pdf file*;
• a tax invoice/s if you are registered for GST or a “Statement by a Supplier” if you do not have an ABN (either saved as a .pdf file*). See Stage 10 for further information. Note: if you do not have an ABN or provide a “Statement by a Supplier”, and you are successful with the application, under PAYG, NAVA is required to withhold 46.5% of the grant and send it to the Australian Taxation Office.

*How to create a .pdf file from a Word document:

• In the Word document go to File and click ‘Save As’
• Select the drop down menu next to ‘Format’ and click ‘PDF’
• Click the ‘Save’ button

Support

If you would like to discuss your application please contact NAVA on (02) 9368 1900 or nava@visualarts.net.au

If you are experiencing any difficulties in completing the online application for this grant please call NAVA's General Manager on (02) 9368 1900 or email generalmanager@visualarts.net.au

The NSW Artists' Grant is a NAVA initiative, made possible through the support of Arts NSW and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. NAVA is also assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.