Roving Curators
This program gives museums, galleries, and collections access to our museum professionals for up to 25 days.
Before making an application, you need to contact our Roving Curators to discuss the planned activity.
To apply for funding for cultural heritage activities, see Cultural Heritage Organisations.
Key dates
Opens: 26 May 2025
Closes: 8 September 2025
This round supports activities after 1 March 2026.
We will contact you about your organisation’s application within ten weeks of the closing date.
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- Eligibility
- manages publicly owned, publicly accessible, permanent collections of movable cultural heritage objects or artworks; and,
- has (or is working towards) regular opening hours.
- Assessment
- Is the activity conceptually strong?
- Why is the activity important?
- Are the people involved experienced, or show the potential to develop and grow?
- Is the activity financially feasible?
- Is the timeline reasonable and achievable?
- What partnerships are in place to help the activity?
- How does the proposed activity benefit the applicant, the artist, or the community?
- What is the audience experience?
- Application
Eligibility
As the applicant, your organisation must be a Tasmanian museum, gallery or collection that:
Privately owned collections, federal government collections, Tasmanian Government Business Enterprises and Tasmanian Government Departments are not eligible for the program.
Your organisation must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
What can my organisation apply for?
Your organisation can apply for up to 25 days of access to Roving Curator support.
Assessment
Applications will be assessed by a museum and cultural heritage panel using the criteria of:
| CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
|---|---|
| Quality | |
| Planning | |
| Benefit |
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
Application
Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Please contact Arts Tasmania before the closing date if you are unable to submit electronically.
Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.
Help with your application
We encourage you to talk to our grants team about applying before the closing date.
You can contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting using Bookings.
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:
To view the results of previous rounds, see:
Eligibility
As the applicant, your organisation must be a Tasmanian museum, gallery or collection that:
- manages publicly owned, publicly accessible, permanent collections of movable cultural heritage objects or artworks; and,
- has (or is working towards) regular opening hours.
Privately owned collections, federal government collections, Tasmanian Government Business Enterprises and Tasmanian Government Departments are not eligible for the program.
Your organisation must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
What can my organisation apply for?
Your organisation can apply for up to 25 days of access to Roving Curator support.
Assessment
Applications will be assessed by a museum and cultural heritage panel using the criteria of:
| CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
|---|---|
| Quality |
|
| Planning |
|
| Benefit |
|
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
Application
Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Please contact Arts Tasmania before the closing date if you are unable to submit electronically.
Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.
Help with your application
We encourage you to talk to our grants team about applying before the closing date.
You can contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting using Bookings.
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:
To view the results of previous rounds, see:
Eligibility
As the applicant, your organisation must be a Tasmanian museum, gallery or collection that:
- manages publicly owned, publicly accessible, permanent collections of movable cultural heritage objects or artworks; and,
- has (or is working towards) regular opening hours.
Privately owned collections, federal government collections, Tasmanian Government Business Enterprises and Tasmanian Government Departments are not eligible for the program.
Your organisation must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.
What can my organisation apply for?
Your organisation can apply for up to 25 days of access to Roving Curator support.
Assessment
Applications will be assessed by a museum and cultural heritage panel using the criteria of:
| CRITERION | THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER |
|---|---|
| Quality |
|
| Planning |
|
| Benefit |
|
For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.
Application
Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Please contact Arts Tasmania before the closing date if you are unable to submit electronically.
Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.
Help with your application
We encourage you to talk to our grants team about applying before the closing date.
You can contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting using Bookings.
Other information
Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.
For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:
To view the results of previous rounds, see: