Update for Regional Artists and Arts Organisations in Response to Covid-19
Posted in Communities on 26/Feb/2021 09:00
26 FEBRUARY, 2021
Updated Restrictions
- Attached are the updated restrictions as of 11.59pm this evening. Changes are highlighted and include:You can read the Premier’s Statement here: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/victoria-return-covidsafe-settings
- Relaxations around mask wearing
- Increases to office capacity to 75% of workforce
- Increases in capacity limits for seated indoor entertainment venues to 75 per cent of seated capacity for a maximum of 1000 per space
- Increases in non-seated indoor entertainment venues such as galleries of up to 50 per cent total capacity with maximum patron cap of 1000 people per space.
You can also now access our previous list of updates here: http://www.rav.net.au/news/communities/update-for-regional-artists-and-arts-organisations-in-response-to-covid-19
24 FEBRUARY, 2021
Funding opportunities
- Small Regional Presenters is a funding program that supports regional communities to program and present shows in their area. It also supports skills development and capacity building by encouraging presenters to develop long term plans and audience development strategies: http://www.rav.net.au/funding-opportunities/small-regional-presenters/
- VicHealth new Reimagining Health grant round will open 3 March 2021. Grants of up to $3K, $10K or $50K available to fund projects that support Victorians in the wake of the 2020 bushfires and coronavirus pandemic: https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/funding/reimagining-health-grants
Support programs
- New support has been announced for Victorian small businesses, including sole traders, most impacted by the coronavirus circuit-breaker action – with hospitality, tourism, events and creative industries operators to benefit from grants
17 FEBRUARY, 2021
Restrictions
- The Statewide lockdown will be lifted at 11.59pm this evening (Wednesday, February 17), though a few restrictions remain in place:
- Masks are to be worn indoors (mandatory) and outdoors where ‘ you can’t physically distance from others’ unless a lawful exemption applies
- No more than no more than five visitors to your home per day, and limited public gatherings with friends and family to 20
- Community facilities, entertainment venues and all other public places can return with some additional crowd size/density limits – see more information here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuYrkybVoAM4_Dg?format=jpg&name=4096x4096. Changes from Feb 12 settings are highlighted and for entertainment venues include:You can read the Premier’s Statement here: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-premier-86
- Seated entertainment venues (indoors and outdoors): for indoor spaces, the patron cap is 50% of seated capacity for a maximum of 300 per space
- Cinemas: 50% of seated capacity up to a maximum of 300 per indoor space
- Indoor non-seated venues such as galleries: up 50% of total capacity up to a maximum of 300 per space
- Offices can return at 50% capacity limits, as was the setting at February 12
Professional development
- Regional Arts Victoria’s Tour School includes a series of webinars tailored to community presenters that deliver performances in small halls across the state: http://www.rav.net.au/performing-arts-touring/tour-school/for-halls/
Funding opportunities – deadline extended
- Regional Arts Victoria’s Creative Workers in Schools program deadline has been extended to March 1: http://www.rav.net.au/creative-workers-in-schools/
- Creative Victoria have extended the deadline on a number of their funding programs. See the calendar here:https://creative.vic.gov.au/grants-and-support/funding-calendar
Funding opportunities – new
- Up to $50,000 is available for programs supporting Aboriginal young people to connect to community and culture as part of Victoria’s COVID-19 recovery: https://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/aboriginal-youth-engagement-grants
- The Creative Infrastructure Support Program is an open, competitive grant round that provides support towards projects to reopen or adapt existing creative spaces for professional creatives who have been affected by COVID-19 and supports creatives with equipment or rental subsidies. This program is open to projects in eight local government areas (LGAs) across the state with high levels of creative activity: https://creative.vic.gov.au/grants-and-support/programs/creative-infrastructure-support-program
12 FEBRUARY, 2021
Restrictions in Victoria
As you will no doubt have heard by now, Victoria will enter a five-day lockdown from 11.59pm this evening. A couple of quick things to share for your information:
- The Premier’s Statement on the lockdown is available here: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-premier-85
- A summary of the restrictions is available here: https://creative.vic.gov.au/news/2021/coronavirus-update
- Some additional information is available here: https://mcusercontent.com/1fc2dc353f6ddd3e9ba49876b/files/13758061-210b-48ef-83b0-cf1098bd0bed/210212_Table_of_restrictions.pdf
A reminder of the health resources available, summarised by Creative Victoria: https://creative.vic.gov.au/coronavirus
5 FEBRUARY, 2021
Restrictions in Victoria
- Some restrictions in Victoria as of Thursday have been reintroduced, namely:
- Face masks must be worn when in indoor spaces (other than private residences), on public transport, and in commercial passenger vehicles, apart from when eating or drinking, unless a lawful reason not to wear one applies.
- The 75% 'return to work' cap in both public and private sectors scheduled for Monday 8 February has been paused and the current cap of 50% will remain in place.
- The limit on the number of people gathering in a household is reduced from 30 to 15, meaning the household members plus 15 visitors (excluding children under 12 months of age).
- For more information, head here: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covidsafe-summer
- If you haven’t already, you can use the Victorian Government QR Code Service to assist with tracing – read more here: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/victorian-government-qr-code-service
Other opportunities and funding
- The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and the Australia Council will again be supporting five (5) Australian individuals (as a solo or part of a group) to create sound recordings, and to celebrate the art of recording in 2021: https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/funding-index/ppca-sound-recording-partnership/?mc_cid=67f2ded40e&mc_eid=9b2193c903
- Creative Victoria’s Creative Workers Fund is now open: https://creative.vic.gov.au/grants-and-support/programs/creative-workers-fund
- The Creators Fund at Creative Victoria is also open now: https://creative.vic.gov.au/grants-and-support/programs/creators-fund
- FRRR have a number of programs currently open:
- Strengthening Rural Communities: https://frrr.org.au/funding/place/strengthening-rural-communities/
- Disaster Resilient Future Ready program: https://frrr.org.au/funding/disaster-resilience-and-climate-solutions/disaster-resilient-future-ready/drfr-victoria/
- Red Cross has additional support grants for people who continue to experience financial hardship from the FY19/20 bushfires: https://bc3-production-blobs-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1d119898-635a-11eb-8c76-a0369f6bed60?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Info%20sheet%20-%20Add%20Support%20Grant%20Rd2.pdf%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Info%2520sheet%2520-%2520Add%2520Support%2520Grant%2520Rd2.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAS5PME4CT5QW2PJJU%2F20210131%2Fus-east-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20210131T235837Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=6f3668c4cd578fae503619e00a55172943dbccb19ac107ae5489e35e0f19a0e1
- John T Reid Charitable Trusts is now open for applications: https://www.johntreidtrusts.com.au/
You can also now access our previous list of updates here: http://www.rav.net.au/news/communities/update-for-regional-artists-and-arts-organisations-in-response-to-covid-19
22 JANUARY, 2021
Regional Arts Victoria opportunities
- The Regional Arts Fund is an Australian Government Program that supports sustainable cultural development in regional and remote communities in Australia. It meets the strategic priorities of supporting participation in, and access to, the arts; and encouraging greater private sector support for the arts. Applications are now open: http://www.rav.net.au/funding-opportunities/regional-arts-fund/
Restrictions in Victoria
- Some changes have been made to zones for Victorians returning from interstate, and gathering numbers at private homes have increased – read more in the Premier’s Statement here: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/more-victorians-home-and-fewer-red-zones
Other opportunities and funding
- A range of opportunities are coming online through our national body Regional Arts Australia in the coming month, including a Fellowship program and Regional Assembly, an artist-led online studio program connecting cultural practitioners working in regional and remote geographies. Read about them here: https://mailchi.mp/regionalarts/at-the-dawn-of-2021?e=ba3a2e3752
- AMAGA:
Regional Victoria
- Congratulations to all of the recipients of the RAF Recovery Funds in Victoria: http://www.rav.net.au/funding-opportunities/raf-recovery-boost/successful-recovery/
Regional Arts Victoria has been providing regular updates to our Members as we become aware of new announcements and information relevant to the arts and creative industries. We will post these here.
