ClosedNon-Profit2025 Arts Mid North Coast

CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast — NSW

$500 – $2K available

Create NSW

CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast is a small grants round under the Country Arts Support Program supporting community arts and cultural development projects in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. It funds locally based arts activities that increase participation, cultural expression, diversity, sustainability and community benefit.

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Funding

$500 – $2K

Closed

30 Apr 2025

Duration

Projects must run between 2025-07-01 and 2026-02-28

Location

New South Wales

Who Can Apply

• Applicant can be a not for profit incorporated body • Applicant can be an individual or sole trader with a current ABN • Groups or collectives are eligible if a lead project administrator has an ABN • Groups or collectives are eligible if they have a nominated funds administrator • Applicant and project must be based in the Arts Mid North Coast region • Eligible locations include Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Nambucca Valley and Port Macquarie-Hastings • Project must take place between 2025-07-01 and 2026-02-28 • Interstate organisations are not eligible • Professional touring groups are not eligible • Commercial enterprises are not eligible • Groups, ensembles and unincorporated associations without a funds administrator are not eligible • Regional Conservatoriums are not eligible • Organisations that have applied for or received Create NSW funding for the same activity are not eligible • Local, state and federal government departments, including schools, are not eligible except incorporated P&Cs • Projects involving children and young people require a current Working With Children Check number • Applications involving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists, communities or activities must include relevant letters of support • All applications must include current public liability insurance
Applicants may be a not for profit incorporated body, an individual or sole trader with a current ABN, a group or collective where a lead project administrator has an ABN, or a group/collective with a nominated funds administrator. Eligible applicants and projects must be based in the Arts Mid North Coast region, including Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Nambucca Valley and Port Macquarie-Hastings. Projects must take place between 1 July 2025 and 28 February 2026. Applicants cannot be based outside the region, be interstate organisations, professional touring groups, commercial enterprises, groups or unincorporated associations without a funds administrator, regional conservatoriums, organisations applying for or receiving Create NSW funding for the same activity, previous recipients whose prior grant use did not conform to program intentions, or government departments including schools except incorporated P&Cs. Applications involving children require a current Working With Children Check number. Applications involving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists, communities or activities must include letters of support from relevant Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists and/or communities. All applications must include a current certificate of currency for broadform liability or public liability insurance.

What's Funded

Small-scale community arts and cultural projects such as workshops, arts activities within community festivals or events, activation of community halls for arts activities, artist-in-residence programs, public art and design projects, performances, community seminars and forums, exhibitions, and other local arts initiatives.

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Expected Outcomes

Projects should support community arts and cultural development, improve access to arts programs for regional groups, help communities express cultural identity, generate social and economic benefits through training, employment and promotion, increase awareness of cultural diversity, and strengthen the sustainability and resilience of regional community arts organisations.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profitindividualsole_traderother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communitytrainingemploymentsustainabilityother

Keywords

artsculturecommunity artsregional artsMid North CoastCreate NSWCountry Arts Support ProgramCASP

Official Grant Page

Create NSW

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast?

The CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast is a non-profit grant offered by Create NSW in Australia, providing $500 – $2K in funding. CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast is a small grants round under the Country Arts Support Program supporting community arts and cultural development projects in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. It funds locally based arts activities that increase participation, cultural expression, diversity, sustainability and community benefit.
2

How much funding does the CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast provide?

The CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast provides $500 – $2K in funding. The typical project duration is Projects must run between 2025-07-01 and 2026-02-28.
3

Who is eligible for the CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast?

  • Applicant can be a not for profit incorporated body
  • Applicant can be an individual or sole trader with a current ABN
  • Groups or collectives are eligible if a lead project administrator has an ABN
  • Groups or collectives are eligible if they have a nominated funds administrator
  • Applicant and project must be based in the Arts Mid North Coast region
  • Eligible locations include Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Nambucca Valley and Port Macquarie-Hastings
  • Project must take place between 2025-07-01 and 2026-02-28
  • Interstate organisations are not eligible
  • Professional touring groups are not eligible
  • Commercial enterprises are not eligible
  • Groups, ensembles and unincorporated associations without a funds administrator are not eligible
  • Regional Conservatoriums are not eligible
  • Organisations that have applied for or received Create NSW funding for the same activity are not eligible
  • Local, state and federal government departments, including schools, are not eligible except incorporated P&Cs
  • Projects involving children and young people require a current Working With Children Check number
  • Applications involving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists, communities or activities must include relevant letters of support
  • All applications must include current public liability insurance
4

When does the CASP 2025 Arts Mid North Coast close?

Applications closed on 30 Apr 2025.
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What activities are funded?

Small-scale community arts and cultural projects such as workshops, arts activities within community festivals or events, activation of community halls for arts activities, artist-in-residence programs, public art and design projects, performances, community seminars and forums, exhibitions, and other local arts initiatives.
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