Yarra City Council is calling for Expressions of Interest from artists for the Yarra Arts Fellowship.
The Yarra Arts Fellowship is a $10,000 grant to be awarded to an individual artist. The fellowship is intended to help an artist focus more easily on their practice by reducing financial pressures associated with maintaining a creative practice. The grant is to be used from January 2025 – December 2025.
To be eligible applicants must be:
- Individual artists who have a studio or practice in Yarra (and continue to do so for the duration of the Fellowship)
- Artists working in any creative artform (e.g., music, writing, dance, film and video, visual arts, theatre etc)
- Artists who have an established arts practice (minimum three years)
- Applicants must have an active ABN*
At the end of this form applicants should upload a current CV and images of, or links to, creative works preferably in a single document.
Please ensure you read the Guidelines.
DEADLINE
Applications close at 11:59pm on Wednesday 31 July 2024.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Submissions will be assessed on the following criteria:
- The applicant’s demonstrated commitment to their practice
- Identified benefits of grant support
- Capacity to successfully undertake the Fellowship
- Alignment of the proposed expenditure with the priories of the grant.
- A complete, balanced, and realistic budget.
If you have any questions about the Yarra Arts Fellowship please contact Deb Kunda, Arts Development Officer on 9205 5089 or at debra.kunda@yarracity.vic.gov.au
- Please see also the SmartyGrants Help Guide for Applicants which can be found here.
If you have any technical difficulties viewing the application form or accessing your account, please contact SmartyGrants directly on 9320 6888.
If you have questions about or need assistance to complete the application, please contact the City of Yarra Grants Team on 9205 5170
Applications must be successfully submitted by 11:59pm Wednesday 31 July 2024 to be eligible in this grant round.
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