Australia: 2021-22 Arts and Culture – NXT Gen ARTS
Deadline: 15-Nov-21
The Northern Territory of Australia is offering 2021-22 Arts and Culture – NXT Gen ARTS to support structured career development for early career artists aged 18-25 years through a professional arts practice placement with an arts organisation, with the aim to increase employment pathways and opportunities for youth in the NT arts and culture sector.
This category requires the artist to enter into a written agreement with the host organisation to provide professional arts practice with a three month program.
Objectives
access to development and training opportunities for Territory artists or arts workers
increase skills, knowledge, capacity of artists and arts workers
showcase and profile Northern Territory arts and culture
employment of Northern Territory artists and arts workers
contribute to Northern Territory arts sector development
Funding Information
Up to $10,000 per application for a three month placement.
Available to Individuals aged 18-25 at the time of application.
Outcomes
Expected outcomes of a three month paid placement with a host organisation include:
Managing yourself as a professional artist:
Develop a professional resume and biography and professional social media profile
Understand and ensure cultural safety and manage health and wellbeing
Arts management – the business of being an artist:
Finances, budgeting and invoicing – draft and understand the basics of and working to a budget.
How to apply, manage and acquit a grant, how to seek and apply for sponsorship support, and how to build philanthropic relationships
Develop a project plan as a basis for delivering any project
Arts Industry – participation and contributing to creative industries:
Understand copyright, intellectual property, professional indemnity and insurances
sign up to relevant industry bodies and stay informed
Take up networking opportunities as they arise to connect, collaborate and learn.
Eligibility Criteria
Each grant category specifies whether individuals, groups or organisations are eligible to apply:
Individuals
Individuals are practising NT artists, arts workers or cultural practitioners. Individual applicants must be:
an Australian citizen or have permanent residence status
over 18 years of age
a current resident of the NT
Groups
Groups are two or more individuals who do not form a legally constituted organisation.
If your group is applying for a grant, you must identify an individual in the group to apply on behalf of the group. This person will be legally and financially responsible for the grant. The individual must meet the criteria for individuals and apply as an individual in GrantsNT.
Organisations
Organisations must be not-for-profit, legally constituted, have their main place of business registered in the NT and be producers of, or operate in support the arts.
Entities registered and operating outside of the NT cannot apply, however, can partner with eligible NT arts organisation to apply and administer on their behalf.
NT Government agencies and associated entities, local government bodies, education institutions and hospitals are ineligible.
Non-compliant Organisations are ineligible which includes being ineligible to act as an Administering Body.
For more information, visit https://grantsnt.nt.gov.au/grants/arts-and-culture-nxt-gen-arts-2021-22