This program partners schools and creatives to embed creativity into students' learning and understanding across curriculum areas.
Creative learning encourages the use of insight, imagination, intuition, connection, questioning, immersive practice, reflection, process driven practice, design, research, fieldwork and observation.
The two program categories, Collaboration and Residency, support activities utilising arts-based practice to engage students in their learning beyond arts curriculum areas. These activities do not replace the learning in The Arts curriculum subject areas.
Projects will support access, participation and overall engagement for students (K to 12) and develop educators’ capacity to use creative pedagogy through professional learning with creative practitioners.
The funded project should be designed as a series of transformative creative learning experiences that is inclusive of multiple curriculum areas and demonstrates deep learning through creativity.
The Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) recognises that the following five (5) program objectives are interdependent.
Applications must align with the primary objective and, where relevant, the supporting objectives.
To increase the competitiveness of your application, it is recommended that your activity demonstrates alignment to four (4) or more of the key program priorities.
Grants of up to $20,000 for projects involving artists-in-residence in school environments, with the activity including approximately 25 days of engagement per school.
Open to all Western Australian Primary and Secondary Government and Non-Government Schools, including Catholic and Independent Schools, and creative practitioners.
Grants of up to $60,000 for projects and/or programs designed to connect Western Australian arts organisations and creative practitioners with schools.
Open to Western Australian arts and culture organisations, independent practitioners, local government authorities, schools, not-for-profit community organisations and/or not-for-profit community services organisations.
If you are unsure which category your project is best suited to please refer to the Activity Support Document or contact a Grants and Program Officer – creativelearning@dlgsc.wa.gov.au or call 6552 7400.
Closing soon
Closing 4:00pm 27 March 2025
You must read the guidelines before submitting an application as they provide essential information.
Learn more about the Creativity for Schools program and the projects done by Waddington Primary School and Curtin Primary School.
Creative Learning Partnerships Program