Creative Victoria's funding and support programs are designed to stimulate high quality, diverse creative activity across the state; strengthen Victoria's reputation as a centre for creative excellence; and ensure that all Victorians have opportunities to enjoy, participate in and benefit from a rich creative ecosystem.
View Creative Victoria's 2020 Funding Calendar, as well as resources, toolkits and evaluation guides for the creative sector.
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Creative Workers in Schools
A new program open to creative workers and Victorian Government primary and secondary schools statewide.
- aboriginal
- music
- regional
Victorian Music Industry Recovery Program
The Victorian Music Industry Recovery Program offers grants to Victorian-based contemporary music industry artists, workers, businesses and organisations
- aboriginal
- design
- education
- fashion
- music
Creative Learning Partnerships
Creative Learning Partnerships supports Victorian schools to engage creative professionals or arts organisations to work with students and teachers on a creative project.
- aboriginal
- design
- digital games
- regional
- visual
Creative Activation Fund
Creative Activation Fund seeks to support the development and delivery of creative projects that can increase visitation
- aboriginal
- performing
- regional
Unlocking Capacity
Unlocking Capacity is a stream of the Victorian Independent Producers Initiative, a Victorian Government program run in partnership with Theatre Network Australia
- aboriginal
- international
- music
- regional
VicArts Grants
The VicArts Grants program invests in the creative endeavours and professional practice of Victoria’s artists and smaller arts companies.
- digital games
- international
- regional
PAX Rising Grants
The PAX Rising Grants program offers support to Victorian-based games businesses that have been accepted into PAX AUS.
- music
- regional
Victorian Live Music Venues Program
The Victorian Live Music Venues Program seeks to support Victoria’s live music sector
- aboriginal
- design
- literature
- music
- performing
Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative
- aboriginal
- international
- regional
First Peoples Investment Program (Pilot)
- aboriginal
- international
- music
- regional
Music Works - Quick Response Grants
Quick Response Grants from $1,000 to $5,000 for individuals and $1,000 to $15,000 for groups and organisations
- aboriginal
- design
- education
- fashion
- music
Innovation in Marketing Fund
The Innovation in Marketing Fund provides one-off support for new marketing projects
- aboriginal
- music
- regional
Small Regional Presenters
Small Regional Presenters provides funding for regional communities to program and present shows in their area.
- aboriginal
- regional
Touring Victoria
Touring Victoria provides support for Victorian arts organisations or artists touring a professional production, performance, exhibition or program to regional and outer-metropolitan Victoria.
- aboriginal
- education
- international
- music
- regional
Music Works - Major Funding Rounds
Music Works Grants are designed to support opportunities for Victoria's contemporary music industry
- regional
Regional Coworking Spaces and Creative Places Pilot Program
The Regional Coworking Spaces and Creative Places Pilot Program is an open, competitive grant round that focuses on projects to activate existing/new spaces
- aboriginal
First Peoples Creative Industries Traineeship program
- aboriginal
- design
- fashion
- music
- regional
Creators Fund
The Creators Fund provides three to six months of funding to creative practitioners and collectives for intensive creative development, research and/or experimentation.
- aboriginal
- international
- music
- regional
Organisations Investment Program
The Organisations Investment Program (OIP) offers four-year operational funding to small, medium and large organisations in the arts and cultural sector.
- aboriginal
- regional
Regional Partnerships
The Regional Partnerships program provides Victorian regional communities access to quality experiences through supporting Victoria's network of regional art galleries and performing arts centres