Creative businesses, artists and cultural organisations can access grants from the Australia Council for the Arts, Create NSW, Creative Victoria, Screen Australia and state arts bodies. Programs support new works, touring, international creative export and community cultural engagement across all creative disciplines.
In Victoria, victoria's business grant landscape combines strong state programs through business victoria, launchvic and creative victoria with substantial commonwealth support.
Open programs
8 totalThe Live Music Festivals Fund helps Victorian contemporary music festivals across the state to stage their events. It provides funding support to experienced organisers of live music festivals with capacity of more than 1,000 attendees.
A grant program providing funding to community groups and not-for-profit organisations based in regional Victoria to program and present shows in their area. The program supports local skills development and capacity building by encouraging the development of long-term plans and audience development strategies.
A program that supports schools to undertake creative learning projects in partnership with creative professionals, collectives, or organisations. Projects provide students, teachers, and creative partners with diverse and challenging learning experiences, operating as a 'creative-in-residence' program that enhances education outcomes across curriculum from Foundation to Year 10, plus VCE Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate, and Towards Foundation curriculum.
Supports Victorian and arts and cultural organisations or professional creative practitioners to tour a professional production, performance, exhibition or program to or from regional and outer-metropolitan Victoria. Funding is available for activity commencing from 1 April 2026 and ending by 4 December 2028.
A Victorian Government initiative providing grants of up to $11,000 to licensed live music venues and local venues in outer-metropolitan or regional Victoria to support Victorian artists' fees for live music gigs. The program aims to create more paid opportunities for local artists and support 10,000 live music gigs across the state over four years.
Supports Victorian-based contemporary music industry artists and professionals across all genres and career stages to undertake projects with creative and/or commercial outcomes. Funding can be used for creation of new works, collaboration and partnerships, professional development, marketing, tour support, and more.
A competitive funding program that invests in Victorian creative organisations to strengthen the state's creative economy. The program funds non-government, not-for-profit creative organisations across all creative forms and regions, supporting their leadership, operations, organisational infrastructure and capacity.
Supports projects led by Victorian professional artists, creative practitioners, groups/collectives and creative micro to small organisations. The fund comprises two focus areas: Uncovering Talent for first-time Creative Victoria funding recipients, and Projects for applicants with a proven track record. Applicants can apply through dedicated streams for First Peoples, Deaf and Disabled creatives, or General.
Grant information is sourced from official government websites and updated regularly. Always verify current eligibility and deadlines before applying.