Arts Victoria VicArts Grants opens today

PRESS RELEASE:

Got a great music project that needs a funding boost? The next round of Arts Victoria VicArts Grants opens 5th February 2015. The VicArts Grants program invests in the creative endeavours and professional practice of Victoria’s artists and smaller arts companies.

VicArts Grants will support projects and programs that:

• Create new works across all forms of contemporary art, music, literature and performance.
• Present original performance, literary works, recordings or exhibitions that engage Victorian audiences and/or reach new audiences nationally and internationally.
• Build the sustainability and financial viability of an artist’s or arts organisation's professional practice.
• Engage in partnerships or collaborations with Victorian industries, organisations or communities. 

Applications close at 5pm Wednesday 25th February 2015 for projects commencing after 1st June 2015.

Applications will be accepted online using the Arts Victoria Grants Portal from Thursday 5th February 2014. VicArts Grants applicants can begin working on their applications at any time by downloading the necessary templates (go to VicArts Grants - How to Apply) which replicates the information you will be asked to enter in the Grants Portal.

To find out how to register, visit the Grants Portal registration ‘how-to’ page (you can also download the registration information as a PDFthen go to the Grants Portal.

For more information, criteria and FAQs, head to arts.vic.gov.au/Funding_Programs/VicArts_Grants

Image: The Getaway Plan were amongst the recipients of the 2014 round of Arts Victoria grants