Country Arts SA pays respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognises their continuing connection and spiritual relationship to these lands, waters and skies. We are committed to listening and helping care for Country, and to safeguard, share and celebrate First Nations’ living cultures.
Regional Grants Writing Workshops
The Grant Writing Workshops are designed to help artists, arts workers, organisations and arts businesses get better at putting together grant applications with practical exercises and tips to help you along the way.
The Country Arts SA grants team will be hosting online and live regional workshops during February which will cover:
· Defining your project with a one-page synopsis covering the who, what, where, why, when and how required to make the project come to life.
· Engaging with key project stakeholders and cultural advisors to ensure you have enough time to assemble your project team, have the right cultural approvals in place, and strong Letters of Support.
· Budget and project planning tips and tools.
· Case studies of successful projects funded by Country Arts SA to help inspire your project and bring together compelling support materials.
Workshop dates
Online workshop
Tuesday 10 February 12.30-1.30pm
Renmark | Chaffey Theatre Foyer
Wednesday 11 February 1-2.30pm
Wednesday 11 February 5.30-7pm
Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
Thursday 26 February 5.30-7pm
Yorke Peninsula | Minlaton Council Offices
Friday 27 February 1-2.30pm
Eligibility Check
- You must be an individual, incorporated organisation, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander corporation or local government (for profit companies and family trusts are not eligible)
- You must be based in a regional area. Use the Modified Monash Model to check your location classification (MM2–MM7 are eligible)
- Your ABN must be current and match your name and address. Use ABN Lookup to check your details.
To ensure you get the most out of the Grant Writing Workshop, register here to sign up and receive a one-page task. Please bring it with you to the workshop.
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Meet the Grants team
Deb Myers | Arts & Culture Manager
Hailing from a farm near Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, Deb is incredibly passionate about regional SA and the artists, communities and organisations living, working and creating beyond the city limits of Adelaide. This role is a return to Country Arts SA for Deb with her previously holding roles as the Leadership Coordinator and then Grant Programs Manager from 2020-2022.
Deb’s career in the arts and culture sector commenced in 2006 when she worked for the Adelaide Festival before joining the Ku Arts team to support artists and art centres of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, which led to an Art Centre Manager role at Ernabella Arts. From 2009 to 2025, Deb managed a short film festival in Gympie, led a community arts and cultural development project in the Pilbara for social change organisation Big hART (2010-2015, then 2023-2025), and spent 3 years in Canberra as a Cultural Policy Advisor in the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet.
Pete Gately | Grants Program Administrator
Pete enjoys helping guide regional and remote SA artists and organisations to bring together compelling grant applications. He’s worked in arts and entertainment for twenty-five years as a writer, producer and manager of music, film and marketing projects. Pete’s achieved grant writing successes for a wide range of projects including a multiplatform entertainment project which received an international EMMY award.