The Creative Inspiration Grant is valued at $45,000 annually and will provide nine (9) successful applicants funding of $5,000 each (excluding GST).

The intent of the Creative Inspiration Grant is designed to ‘nurture the spark of creativity’ which is one of the central themes of the Creative City Strategy. It aims to support new creative initiatives, projects, events and creative practices taking place within the City of Ballarat municipality.

Past recipients have produced live music events showcasing local music acts, artists have created new exhibitions, funded new jewellery lines, creative workshops for the wider Ballarat community to participate in. How can $5,000 support your new project or creative business?

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Live, work or study in the Ballarat municipality.
• Have an ABN, or be incorporated or auspiced by an incorporated organisation*.
• Have your activities take place within the City of Ballarat.
• Comply with the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and the Victorian Child Safe Standards, which align with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

Please note that Council’s Partnerships and Grants Policy at 3.1.2(g) states that “City of Ballarat staff, Councillors and members of delegated committees are not eligible to apply for or receive grant or partnership funding through this program.”

Funding priorities

The Creative Inspiration Grant is designed to support new creative and cultural works, projects, initiatives or activities. Preference is given to those initiatives which are delivered within the Ballarat municipality.

It is open to all art sectors including visual arts, creative installations, public art, performing arts, theatre, dance, music, literature, film, digital work, photography, sculpture, craft and design.

 Applicants can be emerging artists, mid-career or professional artists.