Australia Council Creative Australia Fellowships for Established Artists

These Fellowships are a major new initiative to support the professional development of outstanding artists working across the sector and across Australia. Over  five years between 2011/12 to 2015/16, the Australia Council will award 10 fellowships for established artists (each valued at $100,000) and 13 fellowships for young and emerging artists (each valued at $60,000).  These new Australia Council Creative Australia Fellowships will provide financial support for artists across all artforms to undertake a program of creative or professional development.

Applications close:   31 January 2012
Amount:  $100,000 (for a 1 year Fellowship program)
Decisions advised:  April 2012

Please note: online applications will be open from 11 October 2011.

Outstanding artists working in visual or media arts, community arts and cultural development, performance, writing or music with a track record of significant achievement are invited to submit a proposal for a new Australia Council Creative Australia Fellowship - Established Artist. 
  
The aim of these Fellowships is to support:

• and further the creative professional  development of outstanding mid career artists
• artists to explore new creative directions
• artists to develop innovative practices when creating new work, particularly interdisciplinary approaches

Two Creative Australia Fellowships for established artists will be awarded each year.

The Australia Council encourages artists from Indigenous backgrounds and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to submit proposals. Proposals are also encouraged from artists with disabilities and from artists living and working in regional Australia.

For further information and to start an online application, click on the link below.