Strategic initiatives and service organisations

Eligible organisations can submit one application only.

All applicants must also meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

Applications will not be accepted from:

• non-incorporated groups or organisations
• non-arts organisations or arts organisation with no physical presence in Tasmania
• arts organisations already in receipt of support from Arts Tasmania (through Arts organisations - multi-year, Arts organisations – annual programs or Cultural Heritage Organisations - multi-year) for the 2024-25 financial year (with the exception of applicants to the Hobart Readers and Writers Festival initiative)
• Tasmanian Government departments, government business enterprises and school associations
• Federal Government departments and government business enterprises
• Local Government authorities
• organisations in receipt of administered funding from the Tasmanian Government (this includes the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ten Days on the Island, the Theatre Royal Management Board, and the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery [City of Launceston]).

Organisations can request grant funds towards eligible costs and activities.

These include:

• reasonable administrative costs associated with the delivery of approved strategic activities
  • this includes general operating expenses such as costs associated with operating and maintaining facilities and equipment, rent, utilities, supplies, and salaries for staff who are critical to the organisation but not working on a specific activity or project.
• program development and delivery.

Arts Tasmania expects that artists are paid fairly for their work. Artist wages and fees must be included in all application budgets. For more information, please visit wages and fees.

Permanent, fixed-term or casual employees of any part of the Creative Industries, Sport and Visitor Economy Division of the Department of State Growth (with regular hours that exceed 0.3 of a full-time load) cannot apply to or receive payment through Arts Tasmania’s programs.

For more information, please see Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

Grant funds cannot be used to purchase equipment. If your organisation is looking for support to purchase equipment, it can apply to Low-interest loans.

Arts Tasmania uses peer assessors from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register. Peer assessors are people who work in or are engaged with the arts and cultural sectors such as artists, administrators, or other professionals.

All eligible applications to this round will be assessed by peers against the criteria of:

Quality

Do the proposed activities:

• address a current need within the relevant art form or industry?
• develop capacity within the Tasmanian arts sector?
• align with the strategic objectives of the Tasmanian Government’s Cultural and Creative Industries Strategy: 2020 and Beyond?

Does the organisation:

• use strong ideas and/or processes?
• engage experienced and diverse artists and arts workers, or develop emerging creatives?

Planning

Does the organisation:

• demonstrate strong, stable, and strategic governance, management, and sector leadership?
• manage its finances in a clear and rigorous way?
• provide appropriate artist wages and fees?
• build on its previous activities in a way that is timely and relevant?
• operate to realistic and achievable timelines?
• have confirmed resources such as venues, funding, or equipment?
• have support from by strong partners or collaborators?

Benefit

Does the organisation:

• provide opportunities for Tasmanian artists and arts workers?
• support and progress diversity and inclusion within the Tasmanian arts sector?
• connect with and develop Tasmanian audiences?
• engage with the wider community?

For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.

Applications must be completed online in SmartyGrants and submitted before 11:59pm 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.

We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.

You can contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting.

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For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:

• information for applicants
• programs and key dates