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Budget hole as Arts Vic moves the goalposts for funded companies

Small-to-medium organisations have been shocked by the sudden introduction of new eligibility criteria prohibiting triennially-funded companies from applying for project funding.
31 Jul 2013 12:00
Richard Watts
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Small to medium organisations have been shocked by the sudden introduction of new eligibility criteria prohibiting triennially funded companies from applying for project funding.

The new guidelines prohibit organisations funded via Arts Victoria’s triennial Organisations Investment Program from applying for additional funding for special projects, including national and international tours.  

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

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