Damon Kowarsky and Kyoko Imazu. Along the River (2013). Photo: Kyoko Imazu
The Creators Fund paves the way for independent creatives to take their practice and their careers to the next level by providing them with one of the most important and scarce resources - time.
Open to individual creative practitioners and collectives across all disciplines, and at all career stages, the program supports artists and creatives to undertake a sustained period of intensive development, research and/or experimentation.
Funding available
Applications will be accepted for requests between $20,000 and $50,000 for a funded period between 3 months and 6 months of activity.
The Creators Fund provides support for creative practitioners to undertake:
- Intensive creative research of new ideas and practice based experimentation.
- Creative development activity pertaining to their creative practice, the development of significant new works and career advancement.
Applications can be for solo activity or activity undertaken by small creative collectives.
Who can apply
The Creators Fund accepts applications from individuals and collectives. Applications are encouraged from a wide range of creative disciplines from across the sector, including but not limited to screen, fashion, design, game design, visual arts, literature, dance, circus, cabaret, music, theatre, multidisciplinary and experimental work.
The primary focus of the proposal must include Victorian-based individual professional creative practitioners (emerging to established) and/or Victorian-based professional collectives AND a creative idea or activity.
Groups of individuals who join together as a collective must be legally constituted or nominate either an individual or an auspicing body to apply, and to take legal and financial responsibility for the grant should one be awarded.
Applicants working in game design are encouraged to read The Creators Fund and the Games Industry FAQ.
Key dates
Round opens: 1 August 2019 via the Creative Victoria Grants Portal
Round closes: 5pm, 29 August 2019
For activities commencing from 1 January 2020. The period of sustained activity must occur within one year of the funding being confirmed.
Please note: It takes approximately 12 weeks from the closing dates until funding results are available.
* For the Creators Fund funding round, applicants must choose between applying to either the Creators Fund or VicArts Grants.
Who to talk to
For any Creators Fund enquiries please contact:
Chloe Turner: 8683 3179 or at chloe.turner@creative.vic.gov.au or Sophine Chai: 8683 3164 or at sophine.chai@creative.vic.gov.au
Links and downloads
Creators Fund Guidelines (for Windows users) DOC, 215.5 KB
Creators Fund Guidelines (for Mac users) PDF, 236.2 KB
Creators Fund Application drafting tool DOC, 70.5 KB
Creative Victoria Budget drafting tool XLS, 103.5 KB
Creators Fund Games FAQ DOCX, 107.6 KB
Information for all applicants
Creative Victoria Grants Portal
Creators Fund Peer Assessors list DOCX, 25.0 KB
2020 Creators
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