Need a head start? $10K can kickstart your career

In the wake of Australia Council’s new grant model announcement, there is one program that remains unchanged and vital - ArtStart.
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If you are an emerging artist with your sights on a successful future, then you have two more weeks to present your proposal to the Australia Council for the Arts (AusCo) to be in the running for a $10,000 kickstarter grant.

ArtStart was established in 2009 to assist creative arts graduates to develop a business strategy for the arts practice as a professional artist. The Australia Council awarded 220 ArtStart grants last year.  Since the program’s inception in 2009, just over 1,000 grants have been given out.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina