Brisbane City Council’s Creative Grants Now Open!

Have a creative project you’ve been dreaming about? If your an emerging artist and taking the next step in your creative career, Brisbane City Council can help bring your vision to life. 

Lord Mayor’s Creative Fellowships — up to $10,000 

This fellowship helps you build your skills and career through access to structured professional development. It is open to eligible emerging Brisbane artists and creative workers with less than 10 years of professional practice. Please note, this fellowship can only support development opportunities where activities start after 22 March 2027 

Key dates 

• Applications NOW OPEN
• Applications close at 3pm on Monday 16 November 2026.  
• Outcomes advised Late March 2027 

Find out more by visiting Council’s website

Image captions 

Hero image: Creative Sparks recipient 2023-2024:  Egan Sun-Bin ‘Scenes from a Yellow Peril by Nathan Joe’ Photo by Nathaniel Knight 

Gallery image 1: Creative Sparks recipient 2023-2024:  Emma Churchland ‘Cake’ Photo by Jade Ellis 

Gallery image 2: Creative Sparks recipient 2023-2024:  Paul Hodge Grey ‘Black Box’ Photo by Darren Thomas 

Gallery image 3: Creative Sparks recipient 2024-2025: Counter Pilot ‘Nervous Sleepers’ Photo by Mike Willmett 

Gallery image 4: Creative Sparks recipient 2022-2023 – Christine Ko ‘Departure’ Photo by Louis Lim

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