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

Artist
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…
Artist
Closed Opportunities
Organisation
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. More information on eligible regional locations can be found here. You can apply for Project Grants of up to $30,000. …
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City of Ballarat
Open Opportunities
Organisation
Quick Response

Ballarat Creative Inspiration Grant

The Creative Inspiration Grant program is a quick response fund that offers small grants to artists and arts groups to support their practice or to kick start an idea. An initiative of the City of Ballarat, and administered by Regional Arts Victoria, the Creative Inspiration Grant will have three funding rounds that distribute $1000…
Closed 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.   In 2023 the Victorian Government’s Small Regional Presenters program will be…
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. This was the second iteration of the program, following an initial round of support delivered by Creative Victoria in 2020. Sustaining Creative Workers…
Closed Opportunities

Creative Recovery Small Grants: 2021 Storms

This program has now closed. 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. Funding Available Up to…
Artist
Closed Opportunities
Organisation
Quick Response

Creative Workers in Schools

An initiative for Creative Workers and Victoria Government 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. Creative workers and Schools were supported to work together to codesign and deliver an educationally valuable project…
Closed Opportunities

Victorian Women’s Public Art Program

Regional Arts Victoria is proud to be working with the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund to deliver the Victorian Government’s Victorian Women’s Public Art program. The Victorian Women’s Public Art program (VWPA) will support the development of permanent public art to examine the significant and diverse contributions women…
Closed Opportunities

Regional Access Collections Program

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED Regional Arts Victoria is proud to be working with Creative Victoria, the Australian Museums and Galleries Association Victoria (AMaGA Victoria), Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) and the National Gallery of Victoria to deliver the Victorian Government’s Regional Collections Access Program. The Regional Collections Access Program (RCAP)…
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. The program aimed to increase tourism visitation in regional, rural and…
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. The Creative Recovery Small Grants Program supported individual artists and organisations based in six local government authority areas of Alpine, East Gippsland, Indigo, Mansfield, Towong and Wangaratta. 50 projects…