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We have collated some information, resources and initiatives that artists and the creative sector may find useful during this pandemic.
Grant funding opportunities
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Australia Council for the Arts The 2020 Resilience Fund (total pool of $5 million) is designed to provide emergency relief to support the livelihoods, practice and operations of Australian artists, groups and organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are three streams you can apply for - Survive, Adapt and Create. The program is open now with no closing dates. |
Useful sector information and resources
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Australia Council for the Arts Future Form is an opportunity for small to medium arts organisations to transform and innovate their core business model. Our cultural and creative sectors are facing significant forces of change. Future Form provides time and space for participants to reimagine and respond to the future. The deadline has been extended to 26 June 2020. |
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Create NSW COVID-19 measures (repurposing of existing funding totalling $6.34 million) to support independent artists and small to medium arts, screen and cultural organisations impacted by COVID-19. Closing dates depend on the funding category, with most categories closing 19 May. |
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The Artists’ Benevolent Fund The Artists' Benevolent Fund will offer eligible artists a one-off payment of $2,000 to provide immediate assistance following a disaster or catastrophic event in their lives. No deadline date for submissions. |
Paid opportunities
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Blak Bloggers Blak Bloggers is a pilot program as part of YIRRAMBOI’s Resilience in Isolation. If you are a First Nations creative experiencing physical distancing in isolation, you are invited to submit your content proposal. Contact Collaborations Producer Kalinda Palmer for further details and have your writing published by YIRRAMBOI. This is a pilot program and a paid opportunity.
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Contact Collaborations Producer Kalinda Palmer: kalinda.palmer@melbourne.vic.gov.au |
Donation campaigns to support artists in emergencies
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Donations, administered by National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA), to assist reinstating the Artists’ Benevolent Fund so that artists can be offered some assistance in times of emergency. Donations of $2.00 or more are tax-deductible. |
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1000x1000: Crisis Cash for Artists campaign, administered by Theatre Network Australia and Creative Partnerships Australia, to enable one-off emergency payments to independent artists in the performing arts. |
Surveys
Surveys to collect data on the impact of COVID-19 on artists and the creative sector, due to cancelled gigs, postponements and subsequent loss of income
This data is being collected to show the effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on the arts and cultural sector, and to provide the evidence needed to secure ongoing support from governments and other funders.
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Lost my Gig Australia – for the live event community |
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Lost Work for Creative Sector Workers and Creatives of Colour |
Take the Lost Work for Creative Sector Workers and Creatives of Colour survey |
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Ausdance National COVID-19 Impact Survey for the Dance Sector |
Take the Ausdance National COVID-19 Impact Survey |
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NAVA COVID-19 arts impacts (visual artists and visual arts organisations) |
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Assessing the Impact on the Writing Sector |
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Effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on screen production |
Complete the Effect of Coronavirus on screen production survey |
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Culture Counts COVID-19 Impact on Cultural Industries |
Take the Culture Counts COVID-19 Impact on Cultural Industries survey |
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PAC Australia COVID-19 Impact on Venues |
Peak bodies and service organisations
These websites are updated regularly with the latest news, fact sheets, resources and interesting articles in response to COVID-19.
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Accessible Arts – peak arts and disability organisation across NSW |
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Arts Hub - Australia's leading independent online resource dedicated to the world of the arts |
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Arts Law Centre of Australia – the national community legal centre for the arts |
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AUSDANCE NSW – peak body for dance in NSW |
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Australian Festival Association - represents the shared interests and importance of the Australian festival industry |
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Australian Writers’ Guild - the professional association representing writers for stage, screen, radio and online |
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Diversity Arts Australia - Australia’s key organisation for diversity in the arts |
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Live Performance Australia – the peak body for the live performance industry |
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Museums and Galleries NSW (MGNSW) – service organisation for small to medium museums, galleries and Aboriginal keeping places. |
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Music NSW - the state music body in NSW |
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National Association of Visual Arts - the national peak body for the visual arts, craft and design sector |
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Screen Producers Australia - unites screen businesses to campaign for a healthy commercial environment |
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Theatre Network Australia – the leading industry development organisation for the performing arts |
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Writing NSW - the state’s leading provider of services to writers |
| Government stimulus and COVID-19 Relief Packages | Learn more |
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Australian Government Job Keeper payment JobKeeper payments are eligible to businesses, not individuals. It's goal is to enable a business that has suffered a significant downturn to retain its employees by claiming a wage subsidy. That subsidy is called JobKeeper. |
Job Keeper payments |
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Australian Government Job Seeker payment JobSeeker Payments are for people who have lost their job or had a significant reduction in wages from an employer not eligible for JobKeeper Payments. |
Job Seeker payments |
| NSW Government | NSW Government COVID-19 support |
Online arts programs and initiatives
For a regularly updated collection of online exhibition programs, collections, virtual tours, classes and workshops, from NIRIN the Biennale of Sydney to the New York Metropolitan Opera, visit Museums and Galleries NSW
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