There are a variety of national and state bodies which provide funding to develop and tour exhibitions.
National
Visions of Australia is an Australian Government Program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the development and touring of cultural material across Australia. The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts supports and administers this program.
website:
http://www.arts.gov.au/arts/visions_of_australia
Australia Council:The Visual Arts/Craft Fund supports the presentation and promotion of contemporary art and craft and a limited number of international tours for Australian exhibitions.
website: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/
Austrade: The Australian Trade Commission assists organisations and galleries to attend trade fairs and major international exhibitions.
website: www.austrade.gov.au/
Asialink Arts, a non-academic department of the University of Melbourne, facilitates projects with Asia including touring exhibitions.
website: www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/our_work/arts
Regional Arts Australia represents the broad and complex interests and concerns of those working with and for the arts in regional, rural and remote Australia.
website: www.regionalarts.com.au
Several organisations facilitate the exhibition and touring of film and video works, including dLux Media Arts (http://www.dlux.org.au) Experimenta (http://www.experimenta.org/) and Cinemedia ( www.cinemedia.org )
Philanthropic organisations including the Gordon Darling Foundation, Ian Potter Foundation, The Myer Foundation and the Besen Family Foundation generously support the visual arts sector in a variety of ways. See Philanthropy Australia's publication ÔThe Australian Directory of Philanthropy'.
website: www.philanthropy.org.au/publications
State
VICTORIA
- Arts Victoria
- NETS Victoria's Exhibition Development Fund
- Regional Arts Victoria
- Regional Exhibitions Touring Initiative (RETI), Museums Australia (Victoria)
QUEENSLAND
- Arts Queensland
- M&GSQ's Touring Exhibition Partnership Plan
- Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF)
- Gambling Community Benefit Fund
- Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund
NEW SOUTH WALES
- Arts NSW MGnsw Incoming Touring Exhibition Grants
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- Arts South Australia
- South Australian Youth Arts Board (SAYAB)
TASMANIA
- CAST Touring through the Exhibition Development Fund
- Arts Tasmania
- Tasmanian Regional Arts through the Regional Arts Fund
For information on your state funding organisations, contact the NETS Australia office in your state.
How we can helpÉ
NETS is an important avenue to accessing touring exhibition project funding both from state agencies and Visions of Australia and the Australia Council. Consider discussing a partnership with your state office.
