Culture Grants in Australia (All States) — 2026

The Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance (AGIEI) program is a funding program designed to offset insurance costs for touring major exhibitions of cultural material. Generally, these exhibitions include works from international collections. The program aims to assist cultural institutions to provide access to significant cultural material the Australian public would not otherwise have an opportunity to access. By providing assistance with insurance costs, the Australian Government is able to encourage and support the staging of major exhibitions drawn from some of the world’s most historically significant and culturally rich collections. Eligibility: Organisations eligible to apply for funding include Commonwealth, state and territory government collecting institutions; incorporated not-for-profit public collecting institutions; incorporated not-for-profit bodies specialising in touring significant art and cultural collections; or Moorilla Estate Pty Ltd, trading as

The objectives of the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program are to: increase overall levels of touring by National Collecting Institutions with particular emphasis on multiple venue tours; promote broad access to Australian cultural material through touring works from the collections of the National Collecting Institutions, with particular emphasis on providing access for audiences in regional areas; promote international awareness of Australia’s cultural heritage through touring Australian cultural material from National Collecting Institutions overseas; expand Australian appreciation of international cultural material through enabling National Collecting Institutions to bring works from international collections for exhibition or touring within Australia; and encourage partnerships and collaboration between the National Collecting Institutions and with other institutions (archives, galleries, libraries, and museums) across the collections sector, particularly

The Australia-Korea Foundation (AKF) offers annual grant funding to support projects that promote the AKF objectives: increase public awareness of Australia in Korea, and of Korea in Australia, and the importance of the bilateral relationship; develop partnerships, collaborations and people-to-people links (including with diaspora) in areas of shared interest in the bilateral, regional and global context, and increase Australians’ ability to effectively engage with Korea and Koreans’ ability to effectively engage with Australia. Eligibility: To be eligible you must: • be one of the following: o an Australian entity with an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN) o an Australian consortium with a lead organisation o an Australian registered charity or not-for-profit organisation o an Australian local government body o an Australian State/Territory government body o a Corporate Commonwealth Entity o an Australian statutory

This program provides funding to Aboriginal community organisations across NSW to celebrate Aboriginal culture and hold key cultural events and activities. Funding can support projects such as women's or men's gatherings on Country, culture and wellbeing camps for Aboriginal youth, digital installations showing Aboriginal history, statewide music or cultural festivals, and online workshops.

The Visions of Australia Program provides funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations. The objectives of the Visions of Australia Program are to: increase access for Australian audiences to exhibitions of quality Australian arts and cultural material, with a particular focus on touring to regional and remote Australia encourage partnerships between organisations such as museums and galleries, particularly collaboration across the collections sector, to form curatorial partnerships and where appropriate, access to mentoring and skills transfer opportunities. Program funding is delivered through two streams: Development: for the costs of planning and producing an exhibition to tour. This includes research and design Touring: for the costs to produce the exhibition and the costs to transport, install and dismantle the exhibition as well as deliver public programs. The Program delivers two funding roun

The ILA Program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to express, conserve and maintain their cultures through Indigenous languages and arts activities. Funding supports conservation and revitalisation of Indigenous languages, language learning pathways, digital recording of languages, and creation and promotion of Indigenous community-based arts activities including traditional and contemporary art forms.

This program provides funding to Tasmanian artists and art groups to support travel costs for arts or cultural heritage opportunities. It supports travel locally, nationally or internationally, as well as bringing professionals to Tasmania for arts activities, professional development, or workshops.

Festivals Australia provides funding to support high quality arts or cultural heritage projects in regional Australia that participants and audiences can engage with. Eligible activities include parades, performances, workshops, installations, and exhibitions. The program supports the presentation of arts and cultural activities that enable people living in regional or remote Australia to participate in or attend arts-driven experiences at festivals or major community celebrations.

Creative Australia is offering fully funded scholarships for artists and arts workers to participate in transformative leadership programs ranging from 5 days to 10 months. Programs focus on systems thinking, ethical decision-making, and adaptive leadership practice, with support for travel expenses and access needs available on a limited basis.

Creative Australia offers targeted training and professional development programs to build the skills and capabilities of artists and arts organisations. Programs support workforce development, adaptation and innovation in leadership, governance, fundraising, business and entrepreneurial skills, and digital arts through coaching, mentoring, workshops, networking activities and formal training opportunities.

A significant multi-year investment program for arts and cultural organisations. This program supports creative arts organisations, groups and individuals who work across First Nations arts, visual arts, dance, theatre, music, literature, community arts and cultural development, and emerging and experimental arts.

Funding to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers create, develop and present new works across all art forms. Eligible projects include creative development, exhibitions, touring, performance opportunities, and research projects.

A targeted program by Creative Australia to support d/Deaf and disabled artists and creative workers in the arts, digital games and cultural sectors. The initiative provides recognition, professional development, and expanded investment opportunities for disabled creatives.

The ILA Program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to express, conserve and maintain their cultures through Indigenous languages and arts activities. Participation in the Closed Non-Competitive Grant Opportunity, including the Strategic Grant Opportunity is by invitation only and will support the Indigenous languages and arts sector to: strengthen and grow the Indigenous languages sector by directly contributing to the Australian Government’s priorities for Indigenous languages strengthen and revitalise Australian Indigenous languages provide funding stability for Indigenous language centre (ILC) operations provide funding stability for language activities delivered to support the broader languages sector support secure and sustainable employment and skills development for the Indigenous language sector fund strategic activities addressing identified Indigenous language and arts priorities Eligibility: Participation in the Closed Non-Competitive Grant Opportunit