Grants

Grants are available to support arts and cultural activities in regional South Australia that are sustainable, have long term cultural, economic and social benefits, develop partnerships and cultural networks and provide skills development opportunities.

We have a number of documents you can download that will help you apply for or acquit your grants. Please be sure to read through these before applying for a grant.

Project Grants Information Sessions

Over the past two weeks, Grants manager Janet Carey and Grants Administrator Kayla Perry have delivered a series of information sessions designed to assist applicants with preparing a project grants submission. If you missed these sessions, all four sessions are available to access via the following links:

Project Grants Information Session 1 – Eligibility

Project Grants Information Session 2 – Addressing the Selection Criteria

Available grants

  • Artist Professional Development Grants
    • Opens 01/07/2024
    • THIS GRANT IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

    Country Arts SA’s Artist Professional Development Grants are available to support artists and arts workers to participate in professional development opportunities. These grants can contribute to costs associated with undertaking professional development opportunities such as workshops, conferences, seminars etc. The grants are fast-turnaround and are intended for those who wish to undertake a time sensitive professional development opportunity.

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  • Shows on the Road (GAL)
    • Closes 13/12/2024

    This program aims to increase access to the arts through the delivery of professional performing arts to smaller country centres.

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  • Quick Response Grant – March
    • Closes 31/03/2024
    • Up to $5,000

    Quick Response Grants will fund professional development opportunities for artists and arts workers or small project opportunities. The program supports immediate need that arises where the activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds, for example taking up professional development, skills development or small project opportunities at short notice.

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  • Project Grants
    • Closes 19/03/2024
    • Up to 30,000

    Project Grants will fund high-quality arts projects benefitting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. The focus of the project could include any area of creative practice, multiple artforms or cross-disciplinary practice.

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Information for applicants

When writing a grant application it is important to allow plenty of time for preparation and research. The process of gathering this information will also assist you in completing other funding applications so it is worth investing time.

Eligibility
  1. You must be an Individual/Sole Trade, Australian Incorporated Organisation or Local Government Organisation with an ABN registered to a regional or remote South Australian postcode.
  2. Please read the Eligibility information document to determine if your ABN status is eligible.
  3. You are ineligible to apply if you are based in metropolitan South Australia* or are an Australian Government or state government entity (except for schools in very remote areas (MM 7)).

* To determine regionality, Country Arts SA uses the Modified Monash Model. If you are based in a location with a MM 2 to MM 7 code, you are eligible to apply. To check your MM, visit the Health Workforce Locator and follow these steps:
– Enter your address into the ‘Address’ box at the left-hand side of the page
– Tick the 2019 box beside ‘Modified Monash Model’
– Click ‘Search location’

How to apply
  1. Read both guidelines documents above to determine which grant is the right match for your project.
  2. Contact a Country Arts SA team member to discuss funding options and for advice on project development.
  3. Select your grant from the Country Arts SA website, this will take you to the online form via Smarty Grants.
  4. Start writing your grant and gathering support material well before the deadline.
  5. Use the Resources and Documents below to assist with your application.
  6. Contact a member of the Country Arts SA team or email [email protected] if you have any further questions or need assistance.
  7. Submit your application.

When writing a grant application it is important to allow plenty of time for preparation and research. The process of gathering this information will also assist you in completing other funding applications so it is worth investing time.

Past Recipients

The Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund provided over $160,000 in support of 10 projects across regional South Australia in August 2023. Read about these and other funded projects by clicking on the links below

Grant Guidelines

Reference Documents

Templates

FAQs

We understand that applying for grants is often a long process and sometimes complicated. We have developed these FAQs to help answer your grants specific questions and suggest looking through here before contacting our grants team with your questions.

Case studies

Grants contact

For general grants enquiries or questions: [email protected]

STATEWIDE

Janet Carey
Creative Partnerships Program Manager
Country Arts SA
M 0493 689 905
[email protected]

Kayla Perry
Grants Program Administrator
Country Arts SA
M 0493 688 097
[email protected]
Mon, Tues & Thurs

Damien Cassidy
Arts & Culture Leader
Country Arts SA
M 0491 089 199
[email protected]

REGIONAL

MID NORTH

PORT LINCOLN

FLEURIEU & KANGAROO ISLAND

Ali Eckermann
Arts and Cultural Facilitator
Country Arts SA | Regional Council of Goyder
1 Market Square, Burra SA 5417
P 8892 0100
M 0429 917 227
[email protected]

Gillian Steel
Arts and Cultural Facilitator
Country Arts SA | City of Port Lincoln
Nautilus Arts Centre, Tasman Terrace, Port Lincoln SA 5606
M 0490 710 527
[email protected]

Mia Stocks
Arts and Cultural Facilitator
Country Arts SA | City of Victor Harbor
Civic Centre, 1 Bay Road, Victor Harbor SA 5211
P 8551 0500
M 0487 059 400
[email protected]

YORKE PENINSULA

RIVERLAND

Sonya Rankine
Arts and Cultural Facilitator
Country Arts SA | Yorke Peninsula Council
8 Elizabeth Street, Maitland, SA 5573
M 0491 086 854
[email protected]

Karen Tate
Arts and Cultural Facilitator
Country Arts SA | District Council of Loxton Waikerie
35 Bookpurnong Terrace, Loxton SA 5333
M 0491 094 553
[email protected]

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