The Creative Corner can help you find the right grant for your project or initiative. Here is a useful list of funding sources we have put together. If you require more information on specific grants listed please contact the organisation directly.
DLGSC.
Arts Projects for Organisations.
Amount – from $5,000 to $80,000
Opens – 8 April 2025 Closes – 15 May 2025
The program supports the development and growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high quality arts and cultural experiences. Offering between $5000 and $80,000 funding for arts and creative industry organisations to deliver a one-off project or a program of activity.
DLGSC.
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups.
Amount – from $5,000 to $80,000
Opens – 8 April 2025 Closes – 15 May 2025
The program supports the development and growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high quality arts and cultural experiences. Offering between $5000 and $80,000 funding for artists and creative industry professionals to deliver a one-off project or a program of activity.
DLGSC.
Arts Short Notice Activity Program.
Amount – up to $10,000
Opens – Now Closes – 5 June 2025
The Arst SNAP for individuals and groups offers funding for regional, national and international short notice activities for artists and creative industry professionals. Funding up to $10,000 for regional, national and international short notice activities for artists and creative industry professionals.
DLGSC.
Contemporary Music Fund.
Amount – up to $15,000
Opens – Now Closes – 5 June 2025
The CMF assists homegrown contemporary music artists with projects that enable them to produce and promote their work, along with building links nationally and internationally. Funding up to $15,000 for short notice opportunities for individuals, bands and music industry professionals.
Regional Arts WA.
Quick Response Grants.
Amount – Up to $3,000 for Individuals and $5,000 for Organisations
Opens / Closes – Monthly rounds February to November. Each round opens the first day of the month and closes final day of the month.
Quick Response Grants are intended to assist regional artists, arts organisations and communities to take up professional or skills development opportunities, or respond to small project opportunities that arise at short notice.
The objectives of the Regional Arts Fund (RAF) are to support and promote participation in, and access to, arts and culture in regional and remote Australia by:
- Encouraging and supporting sustainable economic, social and cultural development in regional communities;
- Developing partnerships and networks which leverage financial and/or in-kind support for specific projects and encourage ongoing collaboration;
- Developing audiences and broadening community engagement with the arts;
- Increasing employment and professional development opportunities for, and raise the profile of, regional and remote artists; and
- Supporting quality and viability of artistic and cultural activity.
Screenwest.
Funding and Incentives
Screenwest funds project development and production for film, TV and digital games, as well as skills development opportunities for Western Australian practitioners.
Grant Finder Tool.
Shire of Augusta Margaret River.
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has partnered with Australia’s most powerful grant search engine. Grant Finder is an online tool that allows you to explore the full range of competitive and entitlement grants from Federal, State and Local Governments as well as philanthropic trusts and foundations.
Grant Finder easily connects local businesses, community groups, non-for-profits and sporting clubs with grants from Federal, State and Local Governments as well as philanthropic trusts and foundations.
