Hello Foto exhibition (detail) by Erin M McCuskey commissioned by Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Regional Arts Fund recipient – image by Tony Long.

Funding Opportunities

Regional Arts Victoria offers a number of funding opportunities for artists, organisations and presenters of arts projects throughout the state. 

Funded projects stimulate creative activity for regional audiences, and creative development for regional artists. We offer dedicated, high-quality support to grant applicants through our regionally located Managers and Grants Manager.

Grants

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Open Opportunities
Grants
Organisation

Search for Grants

Information on how to search for grants outside of RAV programs.
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Open Opportunities
Organisation
Quick Response

Quick Response Grants

Quick Response Grants funds professional development opportunities for artists and arts workers or small project opportunities. The program supports the 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.
Open Opportunities
Organisation
Touring

Small Regional Presenters Fund

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. 
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Closed Opportunities
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Project Grant

Regional Arts Fund – Project Grants

Project Grants will fund high-quality arts projects benefitting regional or remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. Applicants MUST be regionally based in order to apply to the Regional Arts Fund.
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Closed Opportunities
Organisation
Quick Response

Creative Workers in Schools

Creative Workers in Schools (CWS) provided the opportunity for 150 creative industry workers to undertake a six-month residency in Victorian government schools, including special schools throughout 2021.
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City of Ballarat
Closed Opportunities
Organisation
Quick Response

Ballarat Creative Inspiration Grant

The Creative Inspiration Grant program was a quick response fund that offered small grants to artists and arts groups to support their practice or to kick start an idea.
Closed Opportunities

Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative

The Victorian Government’s Sustaining Creative Workers initiative supported the continued work of Victoria’s independent creative practitioners and workers who have been impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2021.
Closed Opportunities

Creative Recovery Small Grants: 2021 Storms

The Creative Recovery Small Grants Program: 2021 Storms supported creatives and creative communities in regions significantly impacted by the storms and floods in June 2021. This program is delivered by Regional Arts Victoria and supported by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust.
Closed Opportunities

Victorian Women’s Public Art Program

The Victorian Women’s Public Art program (VWPA) supported the development of permanent public art to examine the significant and diverse contributions women have made to Victoria and to share those stories with the broader community.
Closed Opportunities

Regional Access Collections Program

The Regional Collections Access Program (RCAP) was a new program to enable equipment and infrastructure upgrades at galleries and museums. The Program supported collections care and storage and facilitate the loaning and touring of collections items from Local, State, National and International lending institutions in regional and Interface Local Government Areas (LGAs). The Program aimed to enable more visitors to access more collections in more locations across Victoria.
Closed Opportunities

Cultural Tourism Accelerator Program

The Cultural Tourism Accelerator Program was a $5 million targeted measure announced by the Australian Government as part of the Regional Arts Tourism package, which enabled arts organisations to promote and develop cultural events for tourists across regional Australia.
Closed Opportunities

Creative Recovery Small Grants Program

In 2020, Regional Arts Victoria worked in partnership with Regional Development Victoria, Bushfire Recovery Victoria and Creative Victoria on the Creative Recovery Small Grants Program.