Last updated on September 23rd, 2024 at 05:28 pm
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.
An initiative of the City of Ballarat, and administered by Regional Arts Victoria, the Creative Inspiration Grant had three funding rounds that distributed $1000 grants to artists to fund small opportunities that took place in the City of Ballarat.
The Creative Inspiration Grant was used to assist the artists in their practice, fund a small arts opportunity or kick start the development of a new idea.
In order to be eligible to apply for these grants, applicants had to:
- Be an individual, a business, association, organisation or a not for profit group of the City of Ballarat;
- Work or study within the City of Ballarat;
- Use the funding to undertake an arts activity that takes place within the boundaries of the City of Ballarat;
- Not have previously received a Creative Inspiration Grant within the last twelve months; and,
- Have an ABN or an appropriate auspice who will support the applicant.
Read the guidelines here: PDF, Word
Key Dates
ROUND | OPENING DATE | CLOSING DATE | NOTIFICATION |
Round 1 | Monday 7 August 2023 | Monday 4 September 2023 | Monday 18 September, 2023 |
Round 2 | Monday 5 February 2024 | Monday 4 March 2024 | Monday 18 March 2024 |
Round 3 | Monday 6 May 2024 | Monday 3 June 2024 | Monday 17 June 2024 |