Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund

Providing opportunities for Aboriginal artists to share their stories through the development of new, large scale work.

This program has been revised due to COVID-19.
Find out more about the changes to the program by viewing the Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund grant program guidelines.

Funding delivered through the Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund is intended to:

encourage the expression and preservation of traditional and contemporary regional Western Australian Aboriginal cultures, communities, and identities through the arts
support the development of significant and large-scale works created and produced by Aboriginal artists in regional Western Australia
enable employment opportunities for regional Aboriginal artists, arts workers and communities
showcase the unique stories of Western Australia’s First Nations peoples and engage new and diverse audiences.

Eligibility

Applications are open to Western Australian based:

Aboriginal artists, producers, storytellers, performers, writers and arts and cultural organisations
organisations that work with Aboriginal artists, producers and arts organisations whose applications demonstrate:
- evidence of significant Aboriginal involvement in the project, including concept planning, development of the work, decision-making and management
- partnerships underpinned by Aboriginal self-determination and cultural and creative control, articulated via an appropriate agreement, such as a Memorandum of Understanding.

The artist/s undertaking the work must be based in regional or remote Western Australia. Where a work draws on culture or stories local to a particular area, the application must demonstrate that the key personnel is representative of that area, or that appropriate consultation has occurred.

Any of the above parties can be the primary applicant; however, it is recommended that the application is prepared and submitted by the party that will take the lead on coordinating the commission.

Please note that if successful, the primary applicant will also be the one who is issued with the contract and is responsible for receiving payment and acquitting the grant. 

Guidelines

Refer to the guidelines for more information before applying.

Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund program guidelines

Funding overview

Closed

Who can apply

Amount available

Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund: Up to $300,000

Submit an application

Round	Open	Draft review	Close	Project start	Category
September 2020	9:00am 30 September 2020	4:00pm 22 October 2020	4:00pm 3 November 2020	1 March 2021	Aboriginal Arts Commissioning Fund

Successful applications

Page reviewed 14 September 2021