Our Creative Boost Grants provide emerging creatives with a quick boost of cash up to $500, to support you when you’re just starting out.
Eligible emerging artists can use the funds to purchase essential services and materials or pay for immediate costs. You may be developing small projects, building digital skills or developing your audience. It may be to support you to continue your creative practice.
These funds can be used for activities such as:
- The purchase, hire or upgrade of technology or equipment, training in new skills that will enable you to continue or adapt your practice (such as computer software or programs, cameras and associated equipment, sound equipment, workshops and seminars)
- The purchase of materials and tools pertinent to a creative practice (such as paints and brushes, metals, timber, and textiles, printing and framing, materials to create merchandise)
- Paying for costs associated with your practice (such as studio rental, website hosting fees etc)
- Building your audience (e.g. advertising, creating an online business, running workshops etc)
Creative Boost Grants are for graduates from eligible programs (final year students are not currently eligible).
Key dates:
Applications open on Monday 27 February 2023
Applications close on Sunday 26 March 2023 at 11:59pm ACDT
For activity occurring between 1 May 2023 and 31 October 2023
For more information:
Contact Helpmann Academy (08) 7089 0720 / info@helpmannacademy.com.au
Image: Ailish Nienhaus received a Creative Boost Grant in 2022 to pay for the installation and connection of a new electric kiln, in order to expand her practice as an emerging potter and sculptor. Photo by Jack Fenby.