Cultural Heritage Organisations & Cultural Heritage Organisations (multi-year) 2024-25
The Minister for the Arts has approved funding of $465,500 for six cultural heritage organisations for activities in 2024-25. This includes three existing multi‑year commitments totalling $268,000 for 2024-25.
Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.
Grants
| RECIPIENT | FUNDS | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|---|
| Burnie City Council | $96,250 | The operations of the Burnie Regional Art Gallery and the Burnie Regional Museum in 2024-25 |
| Central Coast Council |
$97,813 per annum for 2024-25 and 2025-26 | The operations of the Ulverstone Museum and Art Gallery in 2024-25 and 2025-26 |
| Cygnet Living History Museum | $3,347 | Investing in archival safe materials to protect and maintain the museum’s historical artefacts |
Existing multi-year agreements
| RECIPIENT | FUNDS | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|---|
| Devonport City Council |
$130,000 for 2024-25 $140,000 for 2025-26 | The Devonport City Council’s cultural heritage and visual arts program |
| Narryna Heritage Museum Inc. |
$58,000 for 2024-25 $57,500 for 2025-26 | Collection management and public programs |
| Maritime Museum of Tasmania Inc. | $80,000 for 2024-25 | Cultural heritage activities including educational and public programs |
Feedback from the expert peers
The peers provided the following feedback for current and future applicants:
- Applicants engaging with key community groups should provide evidence of support or plans for working with that community.
- The stronger applications to this program included:
- budgets that showed clear evidence of partnerships or in-kind support
- project plans or timelines to show the depth and breadth of planning and activities proposed
- letters of support
- CVs of key professionals and personnel
- Peers recommended that applicants read the program guidelines carefully and include the relevant support material required.
Peer assessors
The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s October 2023 round (including Artsbridge 2023-24, Cultural Heritage Organisations 2023-24, Cultural Heritage Organisations [multi-year] 2023-24, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Arts Mentoring Scheme 2023-24 and Roving Curators 2024:
- Andy Page
- Asher Warren
- Ashleigh Whatling
- Bec Dundas
- Belinda Cotton
- Bonnie Starick
- Brooke Robinson
- Camille Reyes
- Raymond Arnold
- Takani Clark
- Young Dawkins
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