Regional and Remote Festivals Fund

The Regional and Remote Festivals Fund supports arts and cultural activity at regional and remote festivals in Western Australia.

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This program is closed. Previous applicants to Regional and Remote Festivals Fund can apply to the Arts Activities in Regional Communities grant program when it is open.

Funding overview

Funding closed

Amount available

  • Regional and Remote Festivals Fund: Up to $50,000

Successful applications

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TRIM IDProgramRoundProgram CategoryDisciplineApplicantProject titlePostcodeDescriptionApplication StatusGrant Amount RequestedAmountApplication Received DateDecision DateYear
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023MusicNannup Music Club Incorporated2023 Nannup Music Festival Artistic Program6275Funding will support the production and delivery of the 2023 Nannup Music Festival artistic program. Returning in March 2023 celebrates original music, arts and community. 40,0002022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023Cross-art formBunbury Fringe Inc.Bunbury Fringe 20236230Bunbury Fringe Festival will; runs for days including an extensive range of shows, workshops and activities. The program consists of major elements, Fringe Hub and Fringe Buddies programmed satellite events scattered throughout the city.48,4932022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023Circus and physical theatreMatthew YatesMatthew Yates Karnidale 2023 and The Lunar Circus International Training Project6288The application is to support The Lunar Circus International Training project, two week Circus Training project, wherein participants will receive training from over 50 tutors. The training period culminates in delivery of Karnidale 2023, two-day festival featuring over twenty-five circus performances in purpose built site in Karridale in January 2023.49,9502022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023Multi-arts festivalsFremantle BiennaleFremantle Biennale First Lights Gracetown6160The application is to support development and presentation of First Lights Gracetown, drone light and cinematic sound storytelling show led by Viv Brockmann Webb and Mitchella Hutchens, in partnership between Fremantle Biennale and The Farm Margaret River. The site-specific work will be performed in Gracetown in February 2023 as free community event.49,7702022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023Literature and writingArts Margaret River IncArts Margaret River Inc Margaret River Readers Writers Festival 20236285The Margaret River Readers Writers Festival is three-day literary festival, which includes author sessions, workshops, immersive experiences, talks and performances. The application will support delivery of festival programming including the Young Readers and Writers Program, the Fringe WORD writer development program and new one-day literary event in Busselton.50,0002022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023Literature and writingCity of Greater GeraldtonBig Sky Readers and Writers Festival 20236530The grant will support the curation and delivery of the artistic program for the Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival 2023 to be held in Geraldton, 28 September 1 October 2023. Big Sky has been an annual event in the Mid-West since 2005 and is widely recognised in literary and arts circles, both locally and across Western Australia.22,5252022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023Multi-arts festivalsCity of KarrathaBest Coast program for the Red Earth Arts Festival 20236714Best Coast 2023 is curated multi-venue, interactive event that champions the diversity of Western Australia Artists. Best Coast celebrate WA as state where we have come from, acknowledging collectively where we are at, and to aspire to inspire our rural community to an inclusive future. diverse program of live performance and art making will be presented on Ngarluma Country (commonly known as Karratha) on Saturday 6th of May, as part of the annual Red Earth Arts Festival (REAF).49,5012022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2022 to 2023Multi-arts festivalsGascoyne in May IncGascoyne Travelling Arts Festival6701The Gascoyne Travelling Arts festival is multi arts festival which celebrates the peoples, history and places unique to the Gascoyne while building the region's social capital and bringing high quality arts experiences to our communities. It spans six weeks, is staged over 17 locations across 3000 km touring circuit of the remote region of the Gascoyne and features local, national and international artists. The program includes visual arts, music, physical theatre, comedy projection art.49,9952022-23
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021Multi-arts festivalsShire of YalgooOpen Air Sculpture Gallery as part of the Emu Festival6635Funding will support the development of the Open Air Sculpture Gallery as new component to the Emu Festival held in Yalgoo in 2021. Led by contemporary artists with the local community, the gallery will include series of five public sculptures. 20,0002020-21
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021Literature and writingCity of Greater GeraldtonBig Sky Readers and Writers Festival 20216530The grant will support the curation and delivery of the artistic programme for the Big Sky Festival 2021 in Geraldton. 24,9502020-21
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021Multi-arts festivalsShire of Mount MagnetSciArt and Astro-Photography activities6638The grant will support the SciArt and Astro-Photography activities as part of the Astro Rocks Festival in Mount Magnet. SciArt will engage with local Indigenous artists to collaborate with an artist in residence creating artwork as part of the Festival. Astro-Photography will deliver community engagement activities which will culminate in an exhibition.14,1002020-21
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021Multi-arts festivalsShire of MerredinWar Stories Illumination Projections6415Funding will support the creation of slide projection series featuring collection of war images and footage that will be projected onto the building walls within the town. The stories projected will connect the past and the present and engage the community as part of the inaugural Memorial Festival.35,0002020-21
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021Multi-arts festivalsYork Arts Events IncThe York Festival 20216302The grant will support the presentation of the York Festival, multi-arts annual festival created for the local community that also attracts visitors to the Avon Valley. 48,5412020-21
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021MusicBig hART IncSongs for Peace 20216718Funding will support Big hART's presentation of Songs for Peace, locally driven festival bringing together award-winning musicians with the community of Roebourne. The festival offers fresh opportunities for music, cultural exchange and tourism in the Pilbara. 50,0002020-21
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021Visual arts and craftsAnnette NykielWe Must Get Together Sometime exhibition and activities6215The grant will support artists in presenting an exhibition as part of regional satellite event at Mandurah Arts Festival during the Indian Ocean Craft Triennial the. As part of the project, contemporary artworks will be developed for the exhibition and artists will undertake educational workshops and cultural events. 49,7102020-21
Regional and Remote Festivals Fund 2020 to 2021Community arts and cultural developmentEsperance Community ArtsPlants and Culture: Kaddatji Nyungar Boodja Community Sculpture project6450Funding will support the Esperance Tjlatjraak Rangers to run workshops to share their knowledge of local plant species and their cultural uses. Artists will work with community members to create large scale sculptures of four culturally significant plant species to be displayed at the Esperance Wildflower Festival in 2021. 47,0802020-21
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