Opportunities – Covid-19 Edition

Grants

Australia Council for the Arts | Resilience Fund
Split into three streams – Survive, Adapt and Create – these grants of up to $10,000 for individuals/groups and $20k for organisations have a rolling application timeline and are open now.

City of Sydney | Covid-19 Response Grants
This fund in two streams provides up to $20k for individuals and orgs for developments and other projects in and around the City of Sydney. Applications close Mon 27 April.

City of Melbourne | Quick Response Artist Grants
Assistance of $4000 in 2020 is available now through our quick response arts grants. Support is for online content or development of new or unpresented work. It’s easy to apply and applications are assessed each week with notification shortly thereafter. Applications for quick response arts grants will remain open until the total funding pool has been exhausted.

Copyright Agency | COVID-19 Emergency Funding
Support for writers and visual artists to create new work. Two main closing dates: 1pm Tues 14 April & 1pm Tues 23 April.

Darebin City Council | FUSE Fund
There is $50,000 in this fund and a limited number of grants will be awarded in the following categories: Up to $1000; Up to $5000; Up to $20,000. Applications close Tues 14 April.

City of Literature | Script and written project pitches
Victorian-based writers can pitch for a commissions of a minimum of 30 new creative works of any genre and form. All works pitched must be new and unpublished. We will pay $300 for each selected piece. Pitches are open to mid April.

Creative Victoria | First People’s Investment Program (Pilot)
Provides opportunities for First Peoples individuals, groups and organisations through funding in 3 different streams: Connect to Country, Develop Your Skills and Create Something New. Applications close Wed 15 April.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum | Northern Beaches Council Arts and Creativity Grants
Grants up to $10,000 are available support individuals and organisations to investigate new ideas/designs, establish new ventures, or develop collaborative innovation projects. Applications close Mon 30 April

Copyright Agency | Cultural Fund
Support for significant organisations and individual Australian writers, journalists, editors, English and literacy teachers and visual artists. We also offer grants to leading organisations to help build literacy skills for children and young adults. Applications for individual artists close Mon 14 September, Org applications due Mon 11 May & Mon 28 September.

Jobs

Agri Arts | Connecting Artists with Farmers offering Work

InBetween | Casual and emergency work for artists between gigs

Jobs for Artists | Group for jobs postings

Art Tasker  – like Airtasker but for Artists has been developed in response to COVID19

Doctors without babysitters (meet Arts Workers without work) | Melbourne Facebook group with a self-explanatory name

Brisbane Artists/Childcare Connection | Same idea for Queenslanders

The Freelance Collective: list of freelance creative workers available to work

Jobs with Orgs

Please note: these listings were available at time of posting

Brisbane Festival | First Nations Creative Producer. Applications close Mon 30 March. More info>>

Griffin Theatre Company | Associate Producer – Marketing. Applications close Mon 30 March. More info>>

TAFE SA | Lecturer, Technical Design – Lighting. Applications close Mon 30 March. More info>>

Brisbane Festival | First Nations Curator. Applications close Mon 30 March. More info>>

Museum of Contemporary Art | Registrar. Applications close Mon 30 March. More info>>

Excelsia College | Theatre Manager. Applications close Mon 30 March. More info>>

Museum & Art Gallery Northern Territory (Magnt) | Assistant Registrar. Applications close Thurs 2 April. More info>>

Midsumma | Production Manager. Applications close Fri 3 April. More info>>

The Events Centre Caloundra | General Manager. Applications close Mon 6 April. More info>>

Bundanon Trust | Marketing and Communications Manager. Applications close Tues 14 April. More info>>

M+ West Kowloon | Head, International Relations. Applications close Wed 15 April. More info>>

Barkly Regional Arts | Chief Executive Officer. Applications close Fri 17 April. More info>>

Bundanon Trust | Head of Curation and Learning. Applications close Mon 20 April. More info>>

Taste of Tasmania | Festival Director. Applications close Thurs 30 April. More info>>

Creativity Australia | General Manager. Applications close Thurs 30 April. More info>>

Hobart City Council | Senior Cultural Heritage Officer. Applications close Thurs 30 April. More info>>

UNSW | Associate Lecturer. Applications close Fri 8 May. More info>>

Online Shows, Workshops & Classes

Betty Grumble’s Grumble Boogie: Daily disco dance class from your favourite local person of interest. Tune in on Instagram Live at 10am every day! @bettygrumble

Liesel Zink’s Contemporary Dance for Loungerooms: weekly online contemporary dance classes designed for you to do in your loungeroom https://www.facebook.com/groups/contemporarydanceforloungerooms/

Perth Festival | Online Arts Experiences You Need To See

Elektrolab | Creative Tech Workshops: register to get classes in a range of creative tech and apps.

Media Mentors | Micro-skills workshops in media presenting. Courses are FREE and start 25 March. Email takeoff@mediamentors.com.au

CutCommon | Resume writing tips

Residencies

Please note: we do not know what will happen with gatherings and travel in the coming months. These were all still valid at the time of publication.

ImPulsTanz | ATLAS Choreographic Training Programme
A module-based training programme embedded in the ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival, this training programme offers artists a dynamic environment to intensively work on their artistic and choreographic development over a month. Applications close Tues 31 March.

PACT | @PACT Residencies – APPLICATIONS EXTENDED
Offer time, space, mentorship and financial investment for three solo artists and one collective to develop new works in 2020, placing a strong emphasis on artistic process with each residency having a development showing which will be open to the public and industry. Applications close Fri 3 April.

PACT | PACT House Curatorship – APPLICATIONS EXTENDED
A curatorial opportunity for two emerging curators to collaboratively realise a live art event, working as a pair on one of four PACT House events planned across 2020. Each PACT House will start with a curated market-style activation in the courtyard, migrating across the day into a ticketed event inside the theatre, foyer and throughout the PACT venue. Applications close Fri 3 April.

ACCOMPLICE | Precipice Arts Lab
Interdisciplinary artists working across artforms, ideas, methodologies and identities are invited to apply for a stipend to participate, held 11 – 14 August, followed by APAM 15 – 18 Aug. Applications close Thurs 16 April.

Department of Local Government, Sports & Cultural Industries | Create X
Offers up to $20,000 to artists, creative industry professionals and arts organisations to undertake collaborations and cultural exchange opportunities with Singapore, Malaysia or Indonesia. Applicants must also organise a reciprocal residency in Western Australia. Applications close Thurs 16 April.