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Festivals Australia

Australian Government · Australia

Festivals Australia provides funding to arts organisations and individuals for activities that support participation at festivals, community celebrations or innovative arts projects in regional Australia. It supports high quality arts or cultural heritage projects that regional and remote communities can engage with.

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Duration

annual or multi-year funding agreements

Location

Australia

Who Can Apply

• Applicants are arts organisations and individuals. • Projects must be high quality arts or cultural heritage projects. • Activities must support participation at festivals, community celebrations or innovative arts projects. • Eligible activities can include a parade, performance, workshop, installation or exhibition. • Projects must be delivered in regional Australia. • The program supports activities at festivals or major one-off community celebrations in regional or remote Australia.
The page states the program is for arts organisations and individuals. It provides funding for high quality arts or cultural heritage projects in regional Australia that participants and audiences can engage with, including activities such as parades, performances, workshops, installations and exhibitions. Projects are intended to be presented at festivals or major one-off community celebrations in regional or remote Australia.

What's Funded

Eligible activities can include a parade, performance, workshop, installation or exhibition presented as part of a festival or major one-off community celebration in regional Australia.

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Expected Outcomes

Supported projects are expected to deliver high quality arts or cultural heritage activities that enable people living in regional or remote Australia to participate in or attend an arts-driven experience.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profitindividualother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communityother

Keywords

artsfestivalsregional Australiacultural heritagecommunity celebrationsperformancesworkshopsexhibitions

Official Grant Page

Australian Government

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the Festivals Australia?

The Festivals Australia is a business grant offered by Australian Government in Australia. Festivals Australia provides funding to arts organisations and individuals for activities that support participation at festivals, community celebrations or innovative arts projects in regional Australia. It supports high quality arts or cultural heritage projects that regional and remote communities can engage with.
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Who is eligible for the Festivals Australia?

  • Applicants are arts organisations and individuals.
  • Projects must be high quality arts or cultural heritage projects.
  • Activities must support participation at festivals, community celebrations or innovative arts projects.
  • Eligible activities can include a parade, performance, workshop, installation or exhibition.
  • Projects must be delivered in regional Australia.
  • The program supports activities at festivals or major one-off community celebrations in regional or remote Australia.
3

What activities are funded?

Eligible activities can include a parade, performance, workshop, installation or exhibition presented as part of a festival or major one-off community celebration in regional Australia.
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