The Western Sydney Making Spaces Initiative will provide funding to enable professional artists and arts organisations to create their work in new studios, artists’ residencies and rehearsal spaces in Western Sydney.

The Western Sydney Making Spaces Initiative seeks to open up new and innovative arts sites across Western Sydney to increase the footprint of arts making and arts participation across the region. It is designed to encourage property owners or managers to offer new or unused spaces for making and programming art works in 2017/18 and 2018/19.

The information on this page is a guide only. Before you apply, please read the Western Sydney Making Spaces Initiative Guidelines for more comprehensive information, including special eligibility requirements and assessment criteria for this funding category.

Applications close: 6 March 2017 (5pm, AEST – Sydney time)

Who can apply?

• Professional artists, creative partnerships, cultural groups and arts organisations based in NSW
  
• Community groups, unincorporated entities and non-government organisations based in NSW
  
• Government property owners managers based in NSW.
  

Term

Projects must commence on or after 1 July 2017 but can run until 30 June 2019.

Funding range

• $10,000 to $60,000 per application.
  

Objectives

• Develop new spaces or venues in Western Sydney outside the spaces currently funded for arts activities
  
• Support new creative hubs to build capacity and sustainability of arts practice in Western Sydney
  
• Increase visibility of arts and cultural practice across Western Sydney particularly in new areas in the region.
  

Assessment criteria

Applications will be assessed against the Assessment Criteria outlined in the Western Sydney Making Spaces Initiative Guidelines. Applicants are required to review the guidelines before submitting an application.

Application process

To apply, you must submit a completed online application form and the required support material. Applications must be submitted through the Arts NSW online application system available from 25 January.

Contact Us

Augusta Supple, Western Sydney Project Officer, Strategic Initiatives
Phone: 02 9995 0533
Email: augusta.supple@arts.nsw.gov.au

Arts NSW is committed to supporting applicants with disability. Information can be provided in alternative formats upon request (i.e. large print or electronic). If you require assistance with your application please contact Arts NSW on the details provided below.

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