Development

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Development

This category is for the exploration of new ideas, the development of new skills, the creation of new work or a fresh interpretation of existing material. Development applications may include distribution costs.

Applications can be for one or more of the following activities:

  • Research and development and/or production and public presentation of a new idea or a new work
  • Professional and skills development of individual artists and/or arts workers
  • Commissions in fields such as writing, music composition and/or the visual arts
  • Collaborations designed to produce new work, either within or across artform areas, involving two or more individuals, groups or organisations, or artists working with the community, or
  • The revival and reinterpretation of plays, choreography and music and/or the mounting of visual arts or craft retrospectives in which the work is viewed in the context of contemporary practice.

Assessment Criteria

In addition to the assessment criteria of the Arts Grants Program, applications to this category must also address the following criteria:
  • Where your application is for an interpretation of existing material, you must articulate why the work is worth revisiting
  • Activities that are exploratory or open ended must include development and review processes
  • Projects involving Indigenous communities as key participants must demonstrate community support and appropriate consultation, including letters of support or commitment
  • Projects where young people will work with established artists must describe the range of benefits to the young people and how they contributed to the development of the project
  • Projects where professional artists will undertake a community cultural development project must describe the range of benefits to the participating community and demonstrate support from that community.
Applications directed to the Indigenous Arts Program should also address the assessment criteria of that Program.

Eligibility

See general eligibility requirements of the Arts Grants Program.

Support Material

Please see general support material recommendations of the Arts Grants Program.

Funding Cap

Not applicable.

Closing Dates

Please review closing dates for this grant.

Contact

Contact your Project Officer or call DCA on +61 8 9224 7310 or toll free for Country WA callers only on 1800 199 090. 
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