Other Options for Funding and Support
The ACT Government Grants Portal 
is where you can find information on and apply for more than 22 ACT Government grant programs.
The Australia Council is the principal Australian Government arts funding body and provides a range of funding programs for individual artists and arts organisations.
The Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) promotes private sector support through its partnering, volunteering and giving programs. AbaF works with businesses, arts organisations, individual artists, trusts and foundations to provide advice, professional development, volunteering and networking opportunities.
Through the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Office for the Arts the Australian Government provides funding and grants to arts and cultural organisations via a number of programs including:
- The Contemporary Music Touring Program which provides funding for regional touring activities.
- Festivals Australia which provides funding for regional and community festivals to present quality cultural projects.
- Breakthrough Emerging Indigenous contemporary musicians recording initiative which provides funding to emerging Indigenous musicians and bands to produce a high quality recording of original tracks, suitable for broadcasting and commercial release.
- Playing Australia which assists the touring of performing arts across state and territory boundaries, particularly to regional and remote Australia.
- Visions of Australia which provides funding to eligible organisations to develop and tour exhibitions of Australian cultural material across Australia.
Business grants are available from www.business.gov.au/grantfinder Search over 600 Australian Government grants that could help to fund and support your business
Arts Access Australia provides Cultivate which is a professional development fund for Australian Artists with a disability.
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust was established to encourage and support the diversity and excellence of emerging Australian artists.
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is the peak body representing the Australian visual arts and craft sector.
The Arts Law Centre of Australia is a not for profit company established to provide specialised legal and business advice and referral services, professional development resources and advocacy for artists and arts organisations.
Asialink aims to promote cultural understanding, information exchange and artistic endeavour between Australia and Asian countries. Asialink has a residency program which sends Australian writers, performers, artists and arts managers to live and work throughout Asia.
The Capital Arts Patrons Organisation (CAPO) is a volunteer non-profit organisation supporting the ACT region's artists. CAPO provides arts fellowships and awards with support from the Canberra arts and business communities.
JUMP is a national mentoring program for young and emerging artists aged 18-30, who are in the first five years of their professional practice. JUMP artists are supported to undertake a one-on-one mentorship with a leading professional of their choice, focused on a funded creative project.
The British Council connects people with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK to build lasting relationships around the world.
The Patrick White Playwrights' Award and Fellowship is an initiative of the Sydney Theatre Company to foster the development of Australian playwrights.
The Copyright Agency Limited has a Cultural Fund which supports a wide variety of projects.
The Seed is a philanthropic organisation that aims to assist Australian artists creating art and music across any genre to establish themselves as self-sustained professionals.
Pozible is an Australian crowdfunding website for creative projects and ideas.
The Sidney Myer Fund provides direct support to individual artists through the Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships. Nominations are considered for artists and arts managers across the entire spectrum of the visual and performing arts.
For more resources on philanthropy visit Artsupport Australia an initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts. The purpose of Artsupport Australia is to grow cultural philanthropy in Australia.
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