This grant supports artists and organisations to build a national and international profile through the development of relationships, networks and market opportunities. The category covers all art forms and the activity must benefit South Australian artists.
Important note:
To assist you with your application, read the Arts and Culture Grants Program General Guidelines before you apply.
| February 2025 round | July 2025 round | October 2025 round | February 2026 round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | up to $15,000 | up to $15,000 | up to $15,000 | up to $15,000 |
| Open date | 18 December 2024 | 21 May 2025 | 27 August 2025 | 17 December 2025 |
| Closing date | 3 February 2025 at 5pm | 1 July 2025 at 5pm | 7 October 2025 at 5pm | 2 February 2026 at 5pm |
| Notification date | 18 April 2025 | 5 September 2025 | 12 December 2025 | 10 April 2026 |
| Funded activity commencement date | 5 May 2025 | 19 September 2025 | 26 December 2025 | 24 April 2026 |
Who can apply
- Independent artists/groups and arts workers
- Funded organisations: small-to-medium organisations, major organisations
- For-profit arts and cultural organisations such as private galleries, agents, publishers, producers and presenters can apply where a direct benefit to South Australian artists can be demonstrated
Who is ineligible
- Artists residing outside South Australia
- Organisations funded through the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF) formerly known as Major Performing Arts (MPA) Companies
- Statutory Authorities
You can apply for:
- Travel to national or international markets, art fairs, events or festivals, where it can be demonstrated that South Australian artists are the key beneficiaries of the activity
- Costs to bring key industry representatives to South Australia for meetings or presentations
- The development of marketing materials for promotion related to market development
- Tour development, including small-scale presentations of new work (that hasn’t toured previously) in a new region or market, noting that this category is not intended to support full-scale touring
This category does not fund:
- Touring of an established exhibition or work that has toured previously. You can apply for support for this in the Projects - Independent Artists and Groups or the Touring Support categories.
How to apply
Read the How to Apply guidelines before you begin preparing your application.
Application information
There are 4 key elements to your application as listed below.
Click the ‘Apply Now’ button below to commence an application. Type/copy text into the provided fields.
Project Summary (up to 300 words)
Project Detail and Rationale (up to 1000 words)
Refer to the Assessment Criteria and include:
- objectives of your activity
- professional benefits.
Artists/Creatives
Enter a short biography (up to 300 words) or upload a CV for each.
Project Plan and Timeline
Complete the table in the application form, including:
- dates/stages of your activity (highlighting the period of funded activity)
- how and where you will undertake or deliver the activity
- who will be involved at each stage
- expected outcomes at each stage.
Please Note: Project proposals must include information about how appropriate protocols (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; Working with Children in Art; COVID-19) will be followed.
Upload letters of support (up to five) and confirmations to the application form. Combine documents where possible.
Upload Support Material to the application form.
Refer to How to Apply for information about Support Material.
Complete the consolidated budget template in the application form.
Upload a detailed budget and notes to budget (including quotes to support major expenses) to the application form.
Refer to How to Apply for information about application budgets.
Recipients
July 2025
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
| ActNow Theatre | Communicating with Community: Digital Redevelopment | $14,992 |
Chamber Music Adelaide | Showcasing SA Chamber Music: A Three-Part Market Initiative | $14,992 |
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
Sasha Grbich | Artlink Special Issue with Experimental Art Anarchive | $12,661 |
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
A/Prof Danielle Clode | Promoting books (and French) in Tasmanian schools | $5,061 |
| Mr Darren Koziol | Dark Oz conventions 2025-2026 | $7,356 |
February 2025
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Gravity & Other Myths | Ten Thousand Hours at the Edinburgh Fringe | $15,000 |
| Lina Limosani | Engaging National Presenters to secure co-commissioning for the Premiere of ‘What Lurks on the Edge’ | $8,503 |
| ActNow Theatre | APAX 2025: Pitching ‘Josh and Sophia Don’t Play Together Anymore’ and ActNow Theatre to national presenters | $14,981 |
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Little Machine | The Little Machine presentation at Sydney Contemporary with SA Artists | $15,000 |
| Post Office Projects | 2025-26 POP x ACE Visiting Curators Program | $12,657 |
| Rebecca Hastings | New Market – New York | $6,078 |
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Tania Ingram | Marketing tour / festival speaker support | $4,030 |
October 2024
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
Lee-Anne Donnolley | Consolidate and extend current networks | $15,000 |
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) | SA Artists at Melbourne Art Fair | $14,984 |
July 2024
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
Darren Koziol | Dark Oz to Brisbane Supanova 2024 | $5,587 |
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) | International Curatorial Knowledge-Sharing Project | $15,000 |
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
Gravity & Other Myths Operations Pty Ltd | Performing Arts Markets Asia | $11,088 |
The Mill Incorporated | The Mill: National Performance Pathways | $14,972 |
duck! radio | Duck Radio Website Redevelopment Project | $13,028 |
February 2024
Applicant | Project Title | Amount Approved |
|---|---|---|
Windmill Theatre Co | Near Neighbour Strategy - market development project | $15,000 |
Australian Dance Theatre | Reconceptualising ADT's touring framework | $12,960 |
Motus Collective | Motus Collective market development | $12,251 |
Patch Theatre Company | International Market Attendance 2024 | $10,595 |
October 2023
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Ross McHenry | Waves album release market development support | $14,329 |
| Ian Boyd | StorySnorts Advertising Video | $13,050 |
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Contemporary Experimental | ACE International Curators Exchange | $15,000 |
| Tutti Arts | Tutti Arts Website Upgrade | $15,000 |
July 2023
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Koziol | Dark Oz to Brisbane Supanova | $4,670 |
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Brink Productions | New Website Build - www.brinkproductions.com | $15,000 |
| Ms Kathryn Hall | Sheltered - Melbourne Fringe Tour | $11,407 |
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Christian Lock | Market Development New Work Los Angeles - Christian Lock | $12,240 |
| Post Office Projects Incorporated | 2024 POP x ACE Visiting Curators Program | $9,014 |
| Mrs Alycia Bennett | Transport costs for work to be including in the Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change Exhibition | $1,463 |
February 2023
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Writers SA | Platform SA | $15,000 |
| Danielle Clode | Development of international markets for French exploration and bushfire books | $8,466 |
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Celia Craig | Carmen Perpetuum | $15,000 |
| Riverland Youth Theatre | Community Consultation and Rebrand | $15,000 |
| Lina Limosani | Networking activities for Bárbaros | $15,000 |
| ActNow Theatre | Responding to Racism - Digital Development | $14,875 |
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Buddle | XIV Florence Biennale | $14,921 |
| FELTspace Incorporated | Supermarket Ari Art Fair in Stockholm | $13,579 |
| Deborah Paauwe | To present new work at Sydney Contemporary 2023 | $1,500 |
October 2022
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Restless Dance Theatre | Building a Restless Global Audience | $15 000 |
| Connecting the Dots in Music | An invitation to Carnegie Hall, New York: Collaborations, co-design, research and performance partnerships to expand Lullaby Project Australia & Music For All Project: The Nest. | $15 000 |
| Access2Arts | Culture Club - Blind Focus | $14 884 |
| Applicant | Project title | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Print Magazine | fine print magazine website redevelopment | $15 000 |
July 2022
| Recipient | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Jason Sims | Attend exhibition opening HOFA, London | $2,250 |
Post Office Projects | POP x ACE 2023 Visiting Curators Program | $9,750 |
| Recipient | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Finegan Kruckemeyer | Seasons at major European theatres | $12,862 |
Chamber Music Adelaide | Chamber Music Adelaide - Digital Chamber | $15,000 |
February 2022
| Recipient | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten Coelho | Exhibit and Attend Frieze Art Fair Seoul Korea | $7,240 |
John Foubister | John Foubister website | $3,832 |
| Recipient | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
KneeHigh Puppeteers Inc T/A Open Space Contemporary Arts | OSCA market development | $15,000 |
February 2021
| Recipient | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Restless Dance Theatre | Promotional Videos to market the company's work | $8,660 |
| Recipient | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Writers SA | Literary Market Lab | $15,000 |
October 2020
| Recipient | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Gazzola | Of Boys and Men, market development | $5,244 |
| The Mill | The Emerging Producer Exchange | $9,784 |
| Andy Beecroft | Honey Pot – Arts Marketplace | $10,500 |
August 2020
| Recipient | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pulsing Heart | HEXADECA Market Development | $12,578 |
