Cultural Arts Program 2026
| Applicant | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Brookman | To support ‘Jewellery Off Country’, a series of community-based jewellery making workshops using materials from Country | $6,500 |
| Emma Laverty | To create a new dance and music work | $15,000 |
| Rechelle Turner | To support ‘Threads of Leadership: First Nations Fashion ACT – Runway’, Canberra’s inaugaral First Nations fashion showcase during NAIDOC Week 2027 | $15,000 |
| Brenda Croft | To develop a workshop series for Us Mob Writers ACT as part of the exhibition 'Nurrunurru Bala, Nurrunurru Wuwaa (Always Was, Always Will Be)/Edge of the Colony' at CMAG in 2027 | $15,000 |
| Megan Daley | To support ‘From Country to Cloth – First Nations Batik’ for Country to Couture in 2027 | $15,000 |
| William Walker | To support production of ‘The Rocky River’, digital art and animation project to be presented at Q Gallery ACT | $15,000 |
Arts Activities Funding $5-$50k Round 1 - 2026
| Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount | Artform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Biilmann | To promote a new music album across Australia and the USA | $19,960 | Music |
| Jo-Anne Brechin | For script development of a new feature film, ‘ZOM-BAE’ | $49,142 | Screen |
| Sotirios Dounoukos | For the writing and development of the new play, ‘WILL’ | $24,782 | Theatre |
| Dreampunk | To port ‘Super Sphere FX’ to the Nintendo Switch, and localising to 4 languages | $16,934 | Digital Games |
| Paul Girrawah House | To create limited edition bronze gulaman (coolamons) and balang-wirra (headrests) at Strathnairn Arts Foundry with master sculptor/caster Alex Kosmas | $50,000 | Visual Arts |
| Selma Kaasinen | To develop a new historical mystery novel, ‘Two Edges of the World’ | $25,160 | Literature |
| Zora Jane Kerr | To develop a vertical slice of ‘I Am This Castle’, a new digital game about transgender coming-of-age | $48,917 | Digital Games |
| Liz Lea | To present a new one woman show, ‘Diamond’, at The Q Theatre | $34,393 | Dance |
| Christopher Marcatili | To develop a vertical slice of new digital game ‘Gutterjacket’ | $49,240 | Digital Games |
| Stella Eve Joan Martin | To market and promote the debut album ‘Always’ | $45,805 | Music |
| Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM | To develop ‘Between the Light’, a major large-scale glass and poetry installation for La Trobe Art Institute | $45,978 | Visual Arts |
| Musonga Mbogo | To produce 'Neo Expression', a video series exploring the practises of artists and creatives in Australia and the United Kingdom | $14,121 | Screen |
| Eli Narev | For the creative development of a new theatrical work, ‘Schrader on the Fold-Out Bed’ | $9,772 | Theatre |
| Lisa Sammut | To create and present a new solo exhibition at Canberra Contemporary, ACT | $32,319 | Visual Arts |
| Dylan Van Den Berg | To support writing and development of a new First Nations play, ‘Dancing Back’ | $14,638 | Theatre |
| Vorfreude Pictures | To support post-production for new feature film ‘Endling’ | $50,000 | Screen |
| Woodlands & Wetlands Trust | To support art activations with threatened species photography | $30,000 | Visual Arts |
Arts Activities Funding Up to $5k - 2026
| Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Johnston | To support the professional filming of 'That’s…Brave', a solo comedy hour in the Canberra Playhouse | $5,000 |
| Paul Bissett | To support a research trip to the Isle of Wight to research and rewrite 'Above the Angelic: Isle of Wight' | $4,542 |
| Dylan Hayley Rosenthal | To support the production of the new short film ‘Vices and Other Weapons’ | $5,000 |
| Ruby Martyn | To support production costs for ‘20, love’, a new short film | $5,000 |
| Jelin Palm | To support travel and accommodation costs to present a new comedy show, ‘Wedding Ring & suffeRING’, at the Adelaide Fringe Festival | $5,000 |
| Mia Rashid | To support travel and attendance at a dance workshop intensive with Kalakeli Movement Arts in Goa, India | $5,000 |
| Selma Kaasinen | To support translation of the Finnish novel ‘Araukaria’ into English to expand its accessibility and publishing potential | $5,000 |
| Jasmine Guffond | To support ‘The Right to be Lazy’, an exhibition at Civic Arts Bureau, Canberra | $4,992 |
| Jim Sharrock | To support travel and accommodation costs for clowning skills development through research and study tour to Europe | $4,995 |
| Billie Rooney | To undertake a Stewardship for Verse Novelists with Karen Comer to further develop ‘Collision Course’, a new young adult novel in verse | $4,000 |
| Sammy Hawker | To support casting a series of bronze works for upcoming solo exhibition, 'The Pressure of Darkness’ | $5,000 |
| Sonic Reducer | To support Australian tour of Sonic Reducer with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | $5,000 |
| David Cina | To develop marketing, promotion, and branding skills through the I Heart Songwriting Level Up Mentoring Program | $3,564 |
| Masoud Varjavandi | To support production and post-production artist fees for ‘OI (Organic Intelligence)’, a new short film | $5,000 |
| Kaitlyn Boye | To support travel, present and promote the international premiere of new feature film, ‘Break a Leg’ at Panic Fest, USA | $5,000 |
| Julie McKay | To support developing the treatment for ‘The Vanishing Lake’, a new feature film | $5,000 |
| Julie Monro-Allison | To support an artist residency at Space Department, Nara, Japan | $2,763 |
| Leanne Thompson | To support festival costs for ‘Ray of Light’, a winter solstice festival in Canberra | $5,000 |
| Georgina Jenkins | To support pitching a new TV series ‘With My Little Eye’ at Screen Forever | $5,000 |
| John Ma | To support Splatterfest 2026, a mini festival using early music practice across abilities and genres | $5,000 |
| Bonnie Neate & Suzy Piani | To support production costs for a new contemporary dance production, ‘The Edge’ | $5,000 |
| Benji Moss | To support a music tour with the Australian Mandolin Ensemble in Europe | $5,000 |
| Gabrielle Hall-Lomax | To support artist fees to develop photographs for a new photobook, ‘Bless the Well’ | $4,993 |
| Lisa Cahill | To support travel costs to present at the 2026 Glass Art Society Conference at Corning Museum, USA | $5,000 |
| Jemima Parker | To support phase two of the contemporary fiction Young Adult manuscript, ‘Scorched’ | $1,759 |
| Liz Lea | To support the development and promotion of ‘Diamond’, a new dance production | $5,000 |
| Madeline Cardone | To support workshop attendance at Pilchuck Glass School (USA) to learn kiln-formed glass and plasma techniques | $5,000 |
| Karen Viggers | To support a 10-day writing and research retreat at Wilsons Promontory National Park for a new novel | $4,414 |
| Declan Shrubb | To record songs for ‘Tramdemic: The Musical’, Act 2 | $4,900 |
| Caitlin Baker | To support artist fees and production costs for ‘The Good Boy Game’, a new play | $5,000 |
| Lina Foti | To support attendance and industry engagement at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2026 | $5,000 |
| Cathy Franzi | To support attendance at the International Academy of Ceramics Congress as a New Artist Member and to exhibit in three significant exhibitions in Jingdezhen China | $3,830 |
| Simone Rodrigues | For creation and production of a professional music video for Shadows of the Undertow’s debut studio album | $4,972 |
| Mikhael O'Brien | To support the marketing and release of ‘Planticulture’ a new digital game | $4,300 |
City of Design Major Project Funding - 2026
Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
Australian Dance Party | To support the delivery of ‘Clothing the Loop’ is a sustainable fashion parade, with workshops, panel discussions and live performances | $49,998
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Eggpicnic | To deliver ‘Stories in the Dark’ an animated public installation in Civic Square that shifts with daylight, revealing Canberra’s ignored or erased species. | $49,694
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Tuggeranong Community Arts Association | To develop ‘Weaving Waters’, a collaborative protest artwork creating a temporary Murray Cod sculpture by Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s lakeside. | $50,000
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Travis Bullock | To deliver ‘The Canberra Kinetic Sculpture Expo’,a one-day public event showcasing human-powered, amphibious art sculptures at the National Carillon. | $46,500
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Such and Such | To deliver ‘Clubb Chess’, a three day interactive exhibition celebrating contemporary Canberra artists and designers through the lens of chess games. | $49,993
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Canberra Game Developers Association Incorporated | To deliver ‘Digital Dissent’ is a showcase of microgames made by local designers, mentored by local industry experts, and co-curated by the NFSA. | $50,000
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Matthew Curtis | To support the delivery of 'Revitrification’, reforming glass waste into bespoke architectural panels and sculptural components to display at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. | $39,245
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Liz Lea | To deliver ‘Alter,’ an Austral/Asian collaboration. Presented by dancers living with and without disability. | $48,040
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Christopher Samuel Carroll | To deliver ‘WALTER BURLEY GRIFFIN WANTS HIS CITY BACK’ is an original, anarchic musical theatre about the design of Canberra. | $49,260
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Canberra Youth Theatre | To deliver ‘Nightwalks with Teenagers’, created with local youth, who plan, design and lead public walks through Canberra at night. | $25,000 |
Canberra Contemporary | To support the activation of Tal Fitzpatrick’s solo exhibition ‘Quietly Seething: Fate, Fury and Transmutation’ at Canberra Contemporary. | $24,090 |
M16 Artspace | To support ‘Bespoke Utopia’, an exhibition presenting 10-20 visual artists showcasing works that celebrating the idea of slow design and resist design practices for mass-scale production. | $7,400 |
Harriet Schwarzrock | To support the delivery of 'Delightly’, featuring constellations of interactive luminous glass objects exhibited at the Canberra Glassworks. | $16,000 |