Grants and Funding
‘I’m tired of barely being paid.’ Artists are living below the poverty line
Did artists feel the recent indexed wage increase? No. They largely remain on the poverty line. And this week’s speculated…
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 11-17 August 2025
New award opportunities, commission for Queensland playwrights and grants up to $80,000.
You're killing me: tax reform for artists is needed now
An urgent call for tax reform, as studio artists and creatives miss out on annual wage index but still forced…
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 4 to 10 August 2025
Now open: 2026 Stella Prize, Emerging Artist Award, Songwriting Competition, Peter Porter Poetry Prize and more grants and opportunities.
Arts prize winners and finalists: 29 July to 4 August 2025
William Barton portrait awarded Archibald People's Choice, memoir of war wins National Biography Award. This week's prize winners and finalists.
$5 million arts strategy announced for Western Sydney
The NSW State Government has released a new three-year arts strategy for Western Sydney.
ANU's planned restructure threatens studio arts practice
Details of the proposed changes at ANU's School of Art and Design have sparked grave concerns.
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 28 July to 3 August 2025
ArtsPay releases No Fuss funding, 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards now open, callout for new romance anthology, New York residency…
Top arts prize winners, shortlists and finalists: 22 to 28 July 2025
Winners of LGBTQIA+ choir competition, 2025 Pinnacle Awards, plus arts grant recipients sharing $15 million and more.
7 strategies to cope with grant rejection (at any stage of your career)
Grant rejection is a reality for artists at every stage of their career, but with the right mindset, support and…