Creativity and Wellbeing for Young People

Supporting projects for children and young people to engage in authentic creative and artistic experiences, promoting positive social and emotional wellbeing.

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Healthway recognises the importance of providing opportunities for children and young people to engage in authentic creative and artistic experiences, promoting positive social and emotional wellbeing.

The program will support the engagement of creative practitioners to use the arts as a vehicle to reach priority communities and increase opportunities for young people to engage in continuous creative activities to encourage agency, creativity, connection and resilience while supporting their overall mental, social and emotional wellbeing.

Stage 1: Expressions of interest

To be invited to apply for a Creativity and Wellbeing for Young people grant, you will first need to submit an overview of your project concept, relevance and alignment to the objectives. Expressions of interest are due no later than 4pm Thursday 6 February 2025.

Stage 2: Application Invitation

Successful expressions of interest will be invited to apply to the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Healthway through the submission of a funding request. Applicants will be advised of the submission deadline upon notification of the outcome of their expression of interest.

Program objectives

  • Provide opportunities for participation and engagement in arts and creative activities for young people in Western Australia.
  • Foster positive social, emotional and mental wellbeing outcomes for young people participating in arts and creative activities.
  • Increase the long-term sustainability of employment opportunities for artists delivering and creating work with young people.
  • Increase accessibility and engagement of creative experiences for young people with a particular focus on those who identify as: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD), LBGTQIA+, or are impacted by a level of socio-economic disadvantage.

Competitive projects will demonstrate alignment to all program objectives.

Applications are open to:

  • Western Australian-based* arts and/or cultural organisations
  • Western Australian-based* creative practitioners
  • local government authorities
  • Western Australian-based* not-for-profit community organisations and/or not-for-profit community service organisations.

 *Must have a Western Australian office, or be currently residing in Western Australia, with a Western Australian address.

Eligible applicants will be able to apply for up to $75,000 for projects and/or programs.

This program may fund up to 80% of your activity costs. You must demonstrate at least 20% income (either in-kind or cash) or your expression of interest will be ineligible.

How to apply

Email your expression of interest and support materials to creativelearning@dlgsc.wa.gov.au

We strongly suggest speaking to a project officer prior to commencing your expression of interest.

Telephone 61 8 6552 7400
Toll free (country WA callers only) 1800 634 541
Email creativelearning@dlgsc.wa.gov.au

Funding overview

Funding closed

Who can apply

  • Artists
  • Local governments
  • Not-for-profit organisations
  • Organisations

Guidelines

You must read the guidelines before submitting an application as they provide essential information.

Creativity and Wellbeing for Young People guidelines

Successful applications

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TRIM IDProgramFunding RoundProgram CategoryDisciplineApplicantProject titlePost Code - Location (Applicant) (Applicant)DescriptionAmount AwardedApplication StatusGrant amount requestedApplication Received DateDecision DateFinacial Year
Community arts and cultural developmentCommunity Arts Network Western Australia LtdStrange TimesStrange Times will work with young people from the outer eastern suburbs of Perth on a creative engagement program focussing on developing skills in film-making, editing and design, leading to small production outcomes. Professional teaching artists will be based at the Swan City Youth Service where the program will be targeted to young people facing a number of barriers to participation in arts and cultural activities.75,000
Community arts and cultural developmentBreaksea IncorporatedBreaksea Regional Youth Ensemble (Lower Great Southern and East Kimberley)Across a 12-month period, Breaksea's experienced team of professional facilitators and community leaders will establish, rehearse and celebrate two new youth choirs. Working with youth in the Lower Great Southern and children in the East Kimberley region, Breaksea will deliver weekly term-time sessions for participants.75,000
Literature and writingCentre for Stories LimitedThe SparkThe Spark is a program that will not only ignite development, support and community for young storytellers between the ages of 13-18. The program aims to encourage ongoing engagement with the craft of writing. With online and in person training opportunities, networking opportunities with published writers, publication and story sharing opportunities.74,619
TheatreBlack Swan State Theatre Company LtdBlack Swan Creative Ground Holiday Workshop ProgramBlack Swan's Creative Ground Workshops are a series of immersive arts activities for young people, aged 10 -17yrs, delivered in Albany, Port Hedland and Geraldton during 2024 - 2025 school holidays. The program's primary goal is to strengthen social-emotional learning of participants, deepen a sense of connection, belonging and agency. 75,000
Community arts and cultural developmentBoss Arts Creative Aboriginal Arts and Culture Program The Program involves delivering school holiday workshops for young and emerging Indigenous artists in the areas of contemporary and traditional Indigenous performance and visual arts. Led by prominent Nyoongar performer Della Rae Morrison and working with a diverse group of Indigenous community with ages from 10 years and up, the workshop series is designed to promote greater engagement of marginalised Indigenous community in the arts and to empower the expression of Australian Indigenous cultures through performance.75,000
Community arts and cultural developmentCity of Melville ART CLUBART CLUB is a term based, after-school program that engages of at-risk and / or First Nations children and young people in meaningful exploration through the arts to build social and emotional wellbeing. Each artist will facilitate a full term of weekly activities, mentoring participants towards a creative outcome that relates to each artist?s own area of practice. 75,000
Community arts and cultural developmentRavensthorpe Arts CouncilARTitude Adventures: Creative Play for Social WellnessThe project will further enhance the accessibility and outreach of the Artitude program and create an inclusive pilot Creative Play Program specifically designed for school students in Years 1, 3 and 4 at the Hopetoun Primary School. The programs have a strong emphasises on involving parents and carers as key stakeholders, and responds to a significant gap in children's creative and emotional development in the Hopetoun and Ravensthorpe regions.75,000
Community arts and cultural developmentEllenbrook ArtsArts Creativity and Wellbeing for Young People The project is a collaborative workshop series between Ellenbrook Arts and the Ellenbrook Youth Centre. Providing a creative outlet for expression and self-discovery, the project aims to improve the mental health and overall well-being of the participants. The culmination of the workshop series will be a public exhibition and event hosted at the Ellenbrook Art Gallery, showcasing material created by participating youth in a range of disciplines, including visual arts and performance.75,000
Page reviewed 16 December 2024
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