A Very Belated List of Current Non-Governmental Funding Opps
Hi everyone,
I'm very sorry for the radio silence on this. COVID19 quarantines and isolations have hit me hard and various circumstances have left me feeling rather disconnected from the arts world. I've been spending most of my time on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and have actually been pretty active and creative on there - hit me up if you're also a player!
There's been a fair amount of funding opportunities that have come and gone as a result of COVID19. I hear that a lot of people find the idea of writing yet another grant while still grappling with isolation very exhausting, and I get that. It can be a lot of pressure to come up with some new project if you're not even sure you'll be able to legally or personally make it happen!
In any case, here is a very belated list of funding and support opportunities from non-Government sources that may be of interest to you. Some are international, but I've picked out ones that welcome applications from Australia. If you know of any others, please feel free to share them.
INTERNATIONAL
Webtoon - Short Story Contest
US$15000, publication, and animation of short stories
Platform Comics - 10k Challenge
Cash prizes for teams making comics in 7 days
Gumroad - Creators Fund
US$500 to US$5000 for a variety of creative projects
Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism
US$500 to US$5000 for artists making innovative journalistic work for major media outlets
Awesome Foundation
$1000 monthly grants for "awesome" projects worldwide (including Melbourne chapter)
AUSTRALIA-WIDE
Theatre Network Australia - 1000 x 1000 Crisis Cash for Artists
$1000 for high-risk independent artists in the performing arts with no other funding options
Playwriting Australia - Ignition
$16000 plus $9000 stipend for playwrights from First Nations and/or Culturally Diverse backgrounds to write new plays
Playwriting Australia - Rapid Fire
Financial support and workshopping for culturally diverse playwrights
Playwriting Australia - Erin Thomas Playwright Fund
Support for playwrights from regional or rural areas to work with a dramaturg or director on making digital work
Playwriting Australia - Max Afford Playwrights Award
$15000 prize money and up to $15000 creative development for young playwrights (18-40)
Flying Fruit Fly Circus - Making Our Way Out
$2000 seed funding plus in-kind support of up to $6500 for developing new circus and physical theatre works
Black Rainbow - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQI Support
Microgrants for LGBTQI Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Psychiatry Philosophy + Arts - Writing Competition
$100 for young women writers aged 12-25 about anxiety and artistic expression
Red Cross Australia
Emergency Relief for people on temporary visas
Support Act
Crisis and funeral financial relief for artists in music industry
Arts Front - Keeping Connected
$210 payments to artists who do not have or are at risk of losing Internet service
Vitalstatistix - Adhocracy 2020
$3000 - $5000 for experimental socially-engaged work
Transurban - Community Grants
Up to $5000 for social and environmental projects benefiting areas near Transurban roads
STATE-BASED
VIC
Inner North Community Foundation - Rapid Response Grants
Up to $1500 for projects by/for people in Darebin, Moreland, and Yarra
Chunky Move - Solitude 1
$6000 for research and development for independent dance artists working within isolation
Melbourne Fringe - Deadly Fringe Visual Arts Commissions
$2000 for work from First Nations visual artists
Melbourne Fringe - ShowSupport
$2500 towards making a Melbourne Fringe show with the support of a patron
Melbourne Fringe - Jewel Box Grants
$1500 for people of colour making work for Melbourne Fringe (same app as ShowSupport)
Multicultural Arts Victoria - Shelter
$400 plus $100 non-exclusive licensing fee for First Nations or Culturally Diverse artists making online work reflecting on current isolation situation
Constant Ecology
$3500 at-home residency to creatively respond to current ecological crisis
NSW
Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW - Emergency COVID-19 Assistance
Urgent assistance for financial distress (medical, housing, etc) due to COVID19
WA
Artist Relief WA
Financial support for WA artists facing distress due to COVID19
QLD
Metro Arts - New Projects for New Times
Proposals for new COVID19-friendly projects to be presented late 2020
GENERAL RESOURCES
Auspicious Arts (Funding, Resources)
Multicultural Arts Victoria (For artists/artsworkers, for community organisations)
Paper Cat Press Weekly Roundup
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resource
Save Our Scene - resources for electronic music artists
On The Move - Coronavirus: Resources: Arts, Culture and Cultural Mobility
The Big Artists Opportunities List
ArtLife - digital resources for disabled artists
Australian Communities Foundation - COVID-19 National Funding Platform