Ian Potter Cultural Trust’s Artist Grant Program in Australia
Deadline: 10-Nov-22
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust is inviting applications for the 1st Round of its 2023 Artist Grant.
A dynamic and well-resourced arts sector is central to a culturally rich, vibrant and innovative society. The Foundation is interested in enhancing the calibre and capacity of the arts sector and supporting excellent organisations to raise the bar of aspiration and achievement.
Specifically, the Foundation seeks to support first-rate artistic institutions and organisations in metropolitan and regional Australia which are distinctive in artistic achievement, imagination and innovation to:
foster development across a sector or art form.
host artists in high-calibre professional development and/or leadership opportunities of at least 12 months (e.g. fellowships, apprenticeships, mentorships, internships).
Funding Information
In general, the recommended minimum grant amount for institutions and organisations is $100,000 per year and grants are usually multi-year.
They encourage all organisations to apply regardless of their size; in the case of smaller organisations, the award can be for smaller amounts over multiple years.
Eligibility Criteria
They only fund organisations based and operating in Australia.
They can only make grants to organisations with BOTH Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Item 1 and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) status.
Important to Know
Applicants must speak with the Program Manager before preparing an Expression of Interest (EOI). Calls can be booked approximately 2-3 weeks prior to the funding round opening.
University applicants should contact their Advancement/Research Office prior to submitting an EOI or Application.
Please note that existing projects may not be eligible. Occasionally the Foundation will support a development or innovation to an existing project but please contact the relevant program manager before proceeding.
Applications for each program area are open once a year for consideration by the Board of Governors.
Ineligible
Projects that fall into any of the following categories will not be considered for funding:
Retrospective funding – projects which are already underway, or which will commence prior to the date indicated in their online application information are not eligible for consideration.
Recurrent expenditure for which there is no future provision.
Capital or endowment funds established to fund a chair or to provide a corpus for institutions.
Research for undergraduate, masters or doctoral students
Auspicing is not permitted – the organisation applying must be the one that will run the program or project.
Applications for public charitable purposes outside the Commonwealth of Australia
Applications for projects that have previously been declined by the Foundation cannot be resubmitted.
Applications will not be accepted from organisations that have not successfully acquitted previous grants from the Foundation.
They do not directly support schools.
Specific Exclusions
The Foundation does not support Arts events (such as festivals or fairs), performances or exhibitions. This exclusion also applies to the development or production of works of art, where this is the primary purpose of the project.
For more information, visit https://www.ianpotter.org.au/can-we-apply/funding-rounds/