Deadline: 7 January 2020

Gordon Darling Foundation is accepting applications to provide funding for a range of visual arts projects Australia-wide.

Focus Areas

Funding may be provided for:

• catalogues and publications
  • that are scholarly, preferably with well-researched new information.
  • that provide a permanent record of an exhibition, collection, or work of an artist or movement.
  • that are not souvenir or promotional publications.
• marketing or promotional costs will only be funded if they aim to reach new audiences, especially young audiences.
• professional education initiatives, including individual professional development.
• collection management initiatives, including database development and conservation.
• research projects leading to the recognition and publication of material of significance.
• internationally known speakers for symposia.

Funding Criteria

• The Foundation encourages applications from all over Australia.
• The Foundation will consider funding projects that provide new or increased audience access to the visual arts.
• Projects will be expected to attract considerable public exposure (applications should include details).
• The Foundation may be the sole grant provider, the lead donor, or a participant in a collaborative funding with other private and/or public donors.
• The Foundation will not normally support projects that have been almost fully funded from other sources.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Foundation can only provide funding to Public Institutions in Australia. Applicant organisations must have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
• Individuals wishing to apply for funding for projects must partner with a Public Institution which then takes on responsibility for the project.
• The Trustees will normally award only one application per organisation in any twelve-month period.

For more information, visit http://www.gordondarlingfoundation.org.au/guidelines.php