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 2021 Funding Calendar, as well as resources, toolkits and evaluation guides for the creative sector.
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Victorian Live Music Venues Restart Program
The Victorian Live Music Venues Program seeks to support Victoria’s live music sector
- heritage
- regional
Regional Collections Access Program
The Regional Collections Access Program supports museums and galleries in regional Victoria (and interface shires) to undertake equipment and infrastructure upgrades.
- aboriginal
- design
- digital games
- fashion
- heritage
Accelerating Change
Accelerating Change is a pilot grants program that provides grants to Deaf and Disabled creatives at all stages of their careers
- 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
- education
- international
- music
- regional
Music Works Grants
Music Works Grants are designed to support opportunities for Victoria's contemporary music industry
- 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
- design
- digital games
- education
- fashion
Sustaining Creative Workers
Coming soon - the Sustaining Creative Workers initiative will provide grants to individual creative practitioners as well as creative collectives and micro-organisation
- 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
- 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
- education
- fashion
Creative Enterprises Program
The Creative Enterprises Program provides four-year funding for medium to large creative organisations and smaller organisations positioned for sustainable growth.
- aboriginal
- design
- digital games
- education
- fashion
Creative Ventures Program
Creative Ventures Program - supporting creative organisations/businesses/collectives to generate content, work and opportunities.
- 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.
- aboriginal
- regional
Creative Infrastructure Support Program
The Creative Infrastructure Support Program is an open, competitive grant round that provides support towards projects to reopen or adapt existing creative spaces
Building Audiences Fund
The Building Audiences Fund provides one-off support for new marketing projects designed to build or re-establish audiences following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Creators Fund
Creators Fund paves the way for independent creatives to take their practice and their careers to the next level.
Creative Workers Fund
The Creative Workers Fund supports projects led by Victorian professional creatives across all creative disciplines.
- education
- music
- performing
- regional
- visual
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
- 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.
- aboriginal
- international
- regional
First Peoples Investment Program (Pilot)
- aboriginal
- design
- education
- fashion
- music
Innovation in Marketing Fund
The Innovation in Marketing Fund provides one-off support for new marketing projects
- 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
- 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
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- music
- screen
- design
- fashion
- aboriginal