Funding & support

Arts and Cultural Funding Program

Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program provides funding opportunities for arts and cultural organisations, professional artists and arts/cultural workers across a wide range of artforms and disciplines.More



NSW Grants (devolved funding)

Some Arts and Cultural Development Program funds are managed by sector service organisations to support arts and cultural activities at local and regional levels. Organisations offering small grants or devolved […]More



Create NSW Holiday Break Program Spring in your Step performance at Bom Funk Dance Studio. Photo: Images Instantly

Create NSW and Office for Regional Youth Holiday Break Program

Applications for the Create NSW 2023 Holiday Break Program for Spring/Summer school holidays have now closed. Create NSW and the Office for Regional Youth are partnering to respond to the […]More



Northern Rivers Conservatorium. Image: Ernesto Sumarkho

Arts and Cultural Assets Program (ECAP Arts)

Applications for the Arts and Cultural Assets Program (ECAP Arts) – a program delivered under the 2022 Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package (CLIRP), Essential Community Assets Program (ECAP) have closed. […]More



Casula Up Late, Casula Powerhouse. Photo: Chantel Bann

2023 Culture Up Late Western Sydney

Applications for Culture Up Late Western Sydney round have now closed. <Back to Arts and Cultural Funding Program Accessibility If you are an applicant with disability or who is d/Deaf, […]More



Last Season, Force Majeure, Sydney Festival 2021. Image: Brett Boardman

Regional Arts Touring

Arts and Cultural Funding Program 2022/23 Applications for Round two of Regional Arts Touring have now closed <Back to Arts and Cultural Funding Program Overview Regional Arts Touring funding supports […]More



Image: MOSTRA by Stanislava Pinchuk and Henry Wilson, 2022. Photo Zan Wimberley

NSW Design (Early Career) Fellowship – Powerhouse Residency

Arts and Cultural Funding Program 2022/23 Applications for the NSW Design (Early Career) Fellowship – Powerhouse Residency have now closed <Back to Arts and Cultural Funding Program Guidelines The information […]More



Business Skills Development Program

Create NSW will be offering selected ACFP applicants the opportunity to undertake a Business Skills Development Program with Creative Plus Business. In each of the funding Rounds, during the assessment of applications, […]More



2018 Createability intern Joel Pragnell on the set of ABC’s Play School. Image: courtesy Joel Pragnell

Createability Internship Program

Applications for the Createability Internship Program are now closed. <Back to Funding and Support The information on this page is a guide only. Please read the full Guidelines before completing […]More



Standing ovation for Ben Wood as KENNY in the 2021 Ensemble Theatre world premiere. Image: Karen Watson

NSW Performing Arts COVID Support Package

Applications are open for the NSW Performing Arts COVID Support Package. Overview The aim of this package is to provide urgent financial support to performing arts venues, producers and promoters […]More



Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery. Image: ©Lake Macquarie City Council

Creative Capital

The Creative Capital fund has been introduced to meet the demands for facilities to support the creative economy and improve access to and participation in quality cultural experiences across NSW. Cultural equity is at the heart of the new Creative Capital Program and will ensure that more people have access to and can participate in the arts.More



Creative Leadership opportunities

Arts and Cultural Funding Program Creative Leadership Opportunities is the Fellowship program supports NSW artists, practitioners and arts/cultural workers to undertake self-directed professional development programs or significant opportunities to support […]More



credit: Merrigong Theatre’s The Sirens’ Return, Port Kembla Pool. Photo: Jeremy Park

Multi-Year Funding

Arts and Cultural Funding Program Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Multi-year funding for arts and cultural organisations (including LGAs) are now closed. <Back to Arts and Cultural Funding Program Accessibility […]More



Privacy policy and access to information

Arts NSW is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.More