We fund arts and cultural activities in Yarra through our Annual Grants Program, our Small Grants Program and other initiatives such as Creative Yarra Triennial Grants and the Room to Create Responsive Grants.
Grants
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Annual Grants Program
Annual Grants provide financial and in-kind support for community initiatives and projects that aim to enhance the health and wellbeing of residents and encourage people to participate in the cultural life of Yarra. We provide a total $210,000 per annum in annual grants.
Arts and Cultural Grants are distributed across three streams and support a diverse range of projects including community festivals and events, artistic development and presentation across all art-forms, arts projects that encourage participation and performances, presentations and activities that take place in Yarra City Council owned and managed spaces and beyond.
2019 Annual Grants are now closed.
Annual Grants provide financial and in-kind support for community initiatives and projects that aim to enhance the health and wellbeing of residents and encourage people to participate in the cultural life of Yarra. We provide a total $210,000 per annum in annual grants.
Arts and Cultural Grants are distributed across three streams and support a diverse range of projects including community festivals and events, artistic development and presentation across all art-forms, arts projects that encourage participation and performances, presentations and activities that take place in Yarra City Council owned and managed spaces and beyond.
2019 Annual Grants are now closed.
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Celebrate Yarra Triennnial Grants
Celebrate Yarra Triennial Grants are available by invitation only.
These grants currently fund the major festivals in the City of Yarra including:
- Victoria Street Lunar Festival
- Johnston Street Fiesta
- Leaps and Bounds Music Festival
The total amount provided for these grants is $160,000 per annum.
Celebrate Yarra Triennial Grants are available by invitation only.
These grants currently fund the major festivals in the City of Yarra including:
- Victoria Street Lunar Festival
- Johnston Street Fiesta
- Leaps and Bounds Music Festival
The total amount provided for these grants is $160,000 per annum.
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ENGAGE Yarra and CREATIVE Yarra
ENGAGE Yarra & CREATIVE Yarra offers two years of fixed funding from January 2020 to December 2021 for individual creative practitioners and organisations to deliver arts and cultural activities within the City of Yarra.
They are designed to provide security and reduce administration costs so that we can enable artistic activity to be developed over a two year period, support our creative community to build greater capacity and to deliver the best outcomes in our city.
Successful applicants
Successful applicants are offered two years of funding, with a CPI adjustment in Year 2 (pending budget approval). Previously successful recipients can reapply, but each funding round is competitive and repeated success cannot be assumed.
The maximum Year 1 grant amount for organisations is $30,000. Individual applicants are able to apply for a maximum year 1 grant amount of $15,000. Successful applicants may apply for other Council grants, but cannot hold multiple grants for the same activities.
Open to organisations
ENGAGE Yarra & CREATIVE Yarra are open to organisations providing dynamic and valuable arts and cultural activities in the City of Yarra and prioritises those with a proven track record and well-articulated plans. Organisations may apply for operational and/or project funding.
Individual creative practitioners
These streams are also open to individual creative practitioners who will need to demonstrate a commitment to realising a project or body of work over a two year time frame and be able to clearly demonstrate the outcomes of this work in their proposal.
Proposed activities
The proposed activities may take any art form but must be of high cultural and artistic merit and show a clear relevance with Yarra’s community. Whilst innovation and dynamism are valued, the activity does not need to be new.
How to Apply
Guidelines for Creative and Engage Yarra are available here. Applications open on Monday 18 February and should be made via the online application form. Applications close Monday, 1 April, 2019, 11:59pm.
Previous Creative Yarra Grants
CREATIVE Yarra were previously offered as a three year grant round from January 2017 to December 2019 for individual creative practitioners and organisations to deliver arts and cultural activities within the City of Yarra. The total amount provided was $170,000 per annum’.
Got a Question?
If you have a question about Creative Yarra and Engage Yarra grants, you can ask us online, or call us on 9205 5170 or 9205 5146.
ENGAGE Yarra & CREATIVE Yarra offers two years of fixed funding from January 2020 to December 2021 for individual creative practitioners and organisations to deliver arts and cultural activities within the City of Yarra.
They are designed to provide security and reduce administration costs so that we can enable artistic activity to be developed over a two year period, support our creative community to build greater capacity and to deliver the best outcomes in our city.
Successful applicants
Successful applicants are offered two years of funding, with a CPI adjustment in Year 2 (pending budget approval). Previously successful recipients can reapply, but each funding round is competitive and repeated success cannot be assumed.
The maximum Year 1 grant amount for organisations is $30,000. Individual applicants are able to apply for a maximum year 1 grant amount of $15,000. Successful applicants may apply for other Council grants, but cannot hold multiple grants for the same activities.
Open to organisations
ENGAGE Yarra & CREATIVE Yarra are open to organisations providing dynamic and valuable arts and cultural activities in the City of Yarra and prioritises those with a proven track record and well-articulated plans. Organisations may apply for operational and/or project funding.
Individual creative practitioners
These streams are also open to individual creative practitioners who will need to demonstrate a commitment to realising a project or body of work over a two year time frame and be able to clearly demonstrate the outcomes of this work in their proposal.
Proposed activities
The proposed activities may take any art form but must be of high cultural and artistic merit and show a clear relevance with Yarra’s community. Whilst innovation and dynamism are valued, the activity does not need to be new.
How to Apply
Guidelines for Creative and Engage Yarra are available here. Applications open on Monday 18 February and should be made via the online application form. Applications close Monday, 1 April, 2019, 11:59pm.
Previous Creative Yarra Grants
CREATIVE Yarra were previously offered as a three year grant round from January 2017 to December 2019 for individual creative practitioners and organisations to deliver arts and cultural activities within the City of Yarra. The total amount provided was $170,000 per annum’.
Got a Question?
If you have a question about Creative Yarra and Engage Yarra grants, you can ask us online, or call us on 9205 5170 or 9205 5146.
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Room to create grants
Yarra is often referred to as an “engine room” for the arts because of the many small to medium sized arts organisations that make up much of our creative footprint. There are over 50 live music venues, more than 60 galleries and artist run spaces, and numerous creative hubs and studios.
Room to Create Charitable Fund Strategic Grant - Applications Now Closed
The Room to Create Charitable Fund, established under the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, is one of the means for Council to directly support a valued sector by specifically assisting to create more affordable spaces.
Applications are now closed.
Organisations with joint Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) status can apply for and up to $30,000. Refer to the 2019 Room to Create Strategic Fund Guidelines here.
Room to Create Responsive Grants
The Room to Create Responsive Grant Program provides quick response grants, intended to help creative spaces and live music venues stay in Yarra.
The Program pool is $25,000 per annum and funding is capped at $2,000 for a standalone grant or at $5,000 for a matching grant – when the applicant is able to make a matching contribution towards the project.
Grants have been expended for the 2018-19 round, and will reopen 1 July 2019.
Yarra is often referred to as an “engine room” for the arts because of the many small to medium sized arts organisations that make up much of our creative footprint. There are over 50 live music venues, more than 60 galleries and artist run spaces, and numerous creative hubs and studios.
Room to Create Charitable Fund Strategic Grant - Applications Now Closed
The Room to Create Charitable Fund, established under the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, is one of the means for Council to directly support a valued sector by specifically assisting to create more affordable spaces.
Applications are now closed.
Organisations with joint Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) status can apply for and up to $30,000. Refer to the 2019 Room to Create Strategic Fund Guidelines here.
Room to Create Responsive Grants
The Room to Create Responsive Grant Program provides quick response grants, intended to help creative spaces and live music venues stay in Yarra.
The Program pool is $25,000 per annum and funding is capped at $2,000 for a standalone grant or at $5,000 for a matching grant – when the applicant is able to make a matching contribution towards the project.
Grants have been expended for the 2018-19 round, and will reopen 1 July 2019.
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Small Project Grants
Our Small Project Grants (SPG) offer funding of up to $1,000 per application, and provide a total of $25,000 per annum.
This grant round is open throughout the year. The assessment process is fairly quick, taking around three to four weeks from when you submit the grant.
- You can only receive 1 Small Project Grant per financial year.
- Each grant is limited to between $100 and $1,000 per application.
- You submit your application online.
Our Small Project Grants (SPG) offer funding of up to $1,000 per application, and provide a total of $25,000 per annum.
This grant round is open throughout the year. The assessment process is fairly quick, taking around three to four weeks from when you submit the grant.
- You can only receive 1 Small Project Grant per financial year.
- Each grant is limited to between $100 and $1,000 per application.
- You submit your application online.