Regional Arts NSW has opened applications for two Regional Arts Fund grant rounds:
• Regional Arts Fund Project Grants
• Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants
Project Grants supports high-quality arts projects that benefit regional and remote artists, arts workers, audiences and communities. Applicants can apply for up to $30,000 for projects starting in 2027. Applications close Monday 17 August. Read more….
Quick Response Grants are open for the 2026/27 financial year, supporting urgent opportunities such as professional development, skills development and small projects. Individuals can apply for up to $3,000 and organisations for up to $5,000. Quick Response Grants are available on a monthly basis from February to November, with all applications being assessed at the beginning of the following month. Read more…
The Regional Arts Fund is managed by Regional Arts Australia on behalf of the Australian Government Regional Arts Australia contracts Regional Arts NSW to deliver the program and award grants to artists, arts workers and organisations in NSW.
Image credit. Noa Rotem at ‘Displace I Call Home’, July 3 2025, held at Byron Theatre. Photo by Kate Holmes.
Image: ‘PERMANENT SMOKO’, PUBLIC PALACE Broken Hill Residency with Slag Heap Projects, 2025. Photo by Grace Dewar.