May: Job, Grants & Opportunities

Here’s our May 2023 round-up of jobs, grants and opportunities relevant to regional Victorian creatives.

Jobs and Volunteering:

Manager, Making Change | Regional Arts Victoria – 14 May 2023

Chief Executive/Artistic Director | Castlemaine State Festival – Closes 15 May 2023

Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Creative Communities | Yarra Ranges – Closes 21 May 2023


Funding and Residencies:

Rights Fund for Literature – Australia Council for the Arts – Closes 9 May 2023

Stronger Communities Programme – Round 8 closes 10 May 2023

Exhibition Development Fund | NETS Victoria – Closes 17 May 2023

Cash to Create Grants: $2.5k | Fringe Fund – Round 2 closes 22 May 2023

Playing Australia Project Investment | Australia Council for the Arts – Closes 6 June 2023

Australia Council Fellowships | Australia Council for the Arts – Closes 6 June 2023

Annual Arts Grants | City of Melbourne – Closes 13 June 2023

Annual Arts Grants – Residencies | City of Melbourne – Closes 13 June 2023

National Folk Fellowship | National Library of Australia – Closes 19 June 2023

Contemporary Music Touring Program | Australia Council for the Arts – Round 2 closes 5 September 2023

Arts Projects for Organisations | Australia Council for the Arts – Round 2 closes 5 September 2023

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups – Australia Council for the Arts – Round 2 closes 5 September 2023

Grants for Professional Development and Travel | Ian Potter Cultural Trust – Round 3 closes 5 September 2023

Playing Australia Project Investment | Australia Council for the Arts – Round 2 closes 10 October 2023

Crisis Relief Grants – Support Act – Ongoing Funding

Multicultural Seniors Support Program | Victorian Government – Ongoing until February 2025


Artist Callouts and Expressions of Interest:

SXSW Sydney 2023 Music SubmissionsCloses 14 May 2023

National Capital Art PrizeCloses 30 June 2023

Focus on Ability Film FestivalCloses 23 July 2023

Growing Up Neurodivergent in Australia: Call for submissions | Black Inc. Closes 1 September 2023


First Nations Focused:

Space to Create II: Music Residency | Australia Council for the Arts – Closes 9 May 2023

First Nations Creators Program | Maribyrnong City Council – Closes 21 May 2023

Ralph McLean Microgrants | Fringe Fund – No current close date, assessed fortnightly