. ..Fund It...Grants, resources and opportunities for regional communities..              April 2011 The Myer Foundation | Small Grants Program The priority areas for The Myer Foundation's Small Grants Program are to build capacity of the individual through ensuring professional artists gain access to training, development and mentoring; to develop new works by individual Australian artists and small to medium-sized organisations in the areas of Indigenous arts, regional arts, and experimental and emerging art forms; and to support projects that contribute to a broad understanding of and engagement with the Humanities. Grants are capped at $30,000 and are generally made for a twelve month period only. Applications close 21 April 2011 For further information please visit  www.myerfoundation.org.au/programs Shed Development Grants All Sheds in Australia can apply for up to $10,000 (GST excl) for a range of financial support across three funding categories: Workspace Development; Building and Operational; and Shed Co-ordinator.  This allows Sheds and organisations supporting Sheds in the community to apply for funds to better respond to local needs. The funding available directly to Men’s Sheds includes provisions for Men’s Sheds to apply to the Australian Men’s Sheds Association  for items such as tools, equipment, purpose built workspaces, improvements to Sheds and the engagement of a Shed Co-ordinator. Applications close  Friday 29 April 2011 For further information please visit www.mensshed.org Riverina First Community Grant The Riverina First Community Fund is a philanthropic fund to be used to improve social, cultural and community services and facilities in Riverina communities. Projects are not expected to have a telecommunications focus. Funds can be used for capital works, as contributions to existing community initiatives, and as a financial contribution to assist and improve upon opportunities to access additional funds for community projects where a matching financial contribution is required. The grants are up to $2000 for individual projects by a community or not for profit group. Applications close Friday 29 April 2011 For further information please visit http://www.rdariverina.org.au/riverina-first-community-fund.html   Penguin Varuna Development Scholarship 2011 The scholarship winner will receive a substantial cash prize, residential time at Varuna, the Writers’ House, and 20 hours of professional editorial assistance from Penguin over one year.  New and emerging writers of adult fiction and narrative nonfiction should apply, including published writers trying a genre different from most of their published work. Applicants need to have an extensive (book-length) work in progress and are asked to submit the first 50 pages. Applications close Saturday 30 April 2011. For further information please visit http://www.varuna.com.au/ Splendid Arts Lab Splendid brings together knowledge and creative professionals from performance, public art, visual arts, architecture, design and digital technology to explore the ways that art can transform a public space and break open new possibilities for audience experience. Organisers are calling out for creatives of all stripes to participate in the 2011 Splendid Arts Lab. You must be a young and emerging artist – a practitioner under 30, or in the first 5 years of your practice. Successful applicants will attend a three week residential Arts Lab from Monday 25 July to Friday 12 August 2011. They will also participate in artist talks and a festival symposium, receive free tickets to Splendour in the Grass 2011, and have the opportunity to submit a proposal for a new work to be commissioned for Splendour in the Grass 2012. Participants will be given a fee to cover accommodation, travel and incidentals. Applications  close  Monday 2 May 2011 Phone 02 6622 2209 For further information please visit  www.splendid.org.au Arts NSW Grants Project Funding - Quick Response Support for individuals and the small to medium sector towards national and international professional development opportunities. Applications  close  Monday 2 May 2011 Arts Funding Program - Program Funding Open to organisations to fund the costs of delivering the principal artistic program and can include salaries and professional fees, administration and office-related expenditure and annual production costs. Applications close Monday 30 May 2011 For further information please visit http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/ National Library of Australia | Community Heritage Grants The Community Heritage Grants program provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups. The grants are provided to assist with the preservation of locally owned, but nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artifacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and audio visual material. Applications close Friday 6 May 2011 For further information please visit http://www.nla.gov.au/chg/ Australia Council for the Arts Grants Inter-Arts - Residencies Residencies for artists creating work through interdisciplinary and hybrid arts. Applications close Monday 2 May 2011 Music - Program Funding for organisations with a track record of achievement in presentation, service delivery, youth training or other relevant areas. Applications close  Thursday 5 May 2011 International Performing Arts Markets Travel Fund Supports Australian participation at key international performing arts markets. Applications close Friday 6 May 2011 Literature - New Work Assists in the creation of new work by developing and established Australian writers and picture book illustrators. Applications close Tuesday 17 May 2011 Literature - New Work - Digital and New Media Writing Assists Australian writers and illustrators working in the digital space to create digital and/or new media works with a literary focus. Applications close Tuesday 17 May 2011 Literature - Writers' Emeritus Award Acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers over the age of 65 who have made outstanding and lifelong contributions to Australian literature. Applications close Tuesday 17 May 2011 Literature - Fellowships Supports excellence in Australian literature by providing highly accomplished literary writers with financial support for two years to enable them to create new work. Applications close Tuesday 17 May 2011 For further information please visit http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants Casella Art Prize Casella Wines and Griffith Regional Art Gallery invite artists to enter works in the 2011 Casella Art Prize. This national art prize aims to discover new talent and support established artists within Australia. Artists entering the 2011 Casella Art Prize are to create an original painted artwork and interpret the theme 'Australia’s built and natural environment'. Artists will be in the running for the $5,000 Casella Art Prize for excellence in painting and the $2,500 Riverina Artist Prize. Applications close 20 May 2011 For further information please visit  http://www.griffith.nsw.gov.au/cp_themes/theatre/page.asp?p=DOC-POB-13-02-37 NAVA Grants Janet Holmes à Court Artists Grant Designed to provide financial assistance to professional artists for the public presentation of their work, these grants offer $500 to individuals and $1,000 to groups. Applications close Sunday 15 May 2011 Marketing Grant for NSW Artists This grant program aims to assist professional visual artists and craftspeople in NSW to effectively promote and market their work throughout NSW, interstate and overseas through creative and cost effective marketing initiatives and campaigns. Grants of up to $1,250 are available to individuals and grants of up to $2,500 are available to groups. Applications close Sunday15 May 2011 Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists In memory of Penny Meagher, artist and former Director of the Macquarie Galleries, a scholarship of up to $5,000 is awarded annually to a professional regional artist working broadly in the areas of painting, printmaking, sculpture or drawing. Applications close Saturday 28 May 2011-04-12 For further information please visit http://www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/navagrants Ian Potter Cultural Trust The Ian Potter Cultural Trust seeks to encourage the diversity and excellence of emerging artists in Australia. The Trust makes grants of up to $7,000 to early career artists practising in a wide range of disciplines within the arts, including the performing and visual arts, crafts, music, the media, literature, design, community arts and other areas. The Trust was established by The Ian Potter Foundation in 1993 to enable individual artists of exceptional talent to be given support to undertake professional development overseas, including postgraduate study. Applications close Monday 30 May 2011 For further information please visit  http://culturaltrust.ianpotter.org.au John Fries Memorial Prize now Open The John Fries Memorial Prize is an award of $10,000, this annual prize is open to all artists resident in Australia and New Zealand who are not enrolled as a student and whose work is not represented in the collection of  a regional, state, territory or national public art gallery. Artists of all ages and disciplines, whether members of Viscopy or not, are eligible to enter. Entries close Monday 6 June 2011 Phone Viscopy's Gallery Co-ordinator Tegan Nichols (02) 9310 2018 For further information please visit www.viscopy.org.au/john-fries-prize But Wait There's More... Indigenous Arts Fellowship From 2011 the value of the Indigenous Arts Fellowship has doubled (from $15,000 to $30,000) and it will be offered annually as part of Arts NSW’s implementation of the NSW Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Strategy.  The applicant’s proposal can include further study or training, professional research or the undertaking of a particular arts project. The Fellowship may be undertaken in Australia or overseas.  To be eligible to apply for this Fellowship, applicants must be an Indigenous Australian citizen currently resident in New South Wales or be an Indigenous Australian holding a permanent residence visa currently resident in New South Wales. Applications close   Monday 16 May 2011 For further information please visit  http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/index.php/funding-and-support/for-individuals/fellowships-scholarships-awards/indigenous-arts-fellowship/