Arts and Cultural Funding Program - Annual Funding for Organisations - 2024-25

In response to Creative Communities, the NSW arts, culture and creative industries policy, the purpose of this funding is to strengthen communities though equitable access to vibrant arts and cultural experiences. 

Annual funding for arts and cultural organisations including local government authorities supports innovation, vibrancy and creativity within the NSW arts and cultural sector. This funding will:

• deliver a dynamic and diverse range of arts and cultural experiences to communities across NSW
• contribute to the development of a vibrant and accessible arts and cultural sector
• support the employment and development of professional NSW-based artists and arts/cultural workers (including museum workers).

Who can apply

• Arts and cultural organisations located in Australia.
• Local government authorities located in NSW.

Applicants will need:

• an active ABN (that’s your Australian Business Number).
• a bank account that has got the same name as your ABN.

You can only submit one application to this round. However, if you are applying as a Local Government Authority that has multiple business units (for example a gallery or a museum), you will need to apply for EACH business unit separately.

 Types of projects funded under this grant

All applications to Create NSW must demonstrate that the proposal has a particular focus on arts and culture and directly benefits NSW artists and arts and cultural workers and/or NSW communities through arts led activities.

Some eligible programs include:

• Performing arts company annual production program.
• Local government authority art gallery artistic program.
• Aboriginal Cultural Organisations' conservation and/or development of collections and archives (including Aboriginal Keeping Places).
• Arts organisation annual program of workshops to develop skills of emerging artists.