THE NATIONAL REGIONAL ARTS FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PRACTICE

**OPENING JANUARY, 2025**
Expressions of Interest for the 2025 National Regional Arts Fellowship Program will be opening on 20 January 2025. Guidelines, FAQ’s and application forms will be available online from 9am, 20 January 2025.

Key Dates
Expressions of Interest open: 20 January 2025, 9am AEDT
Expressions of Interest close: 23 February 2025, 11:59pm AEDT

About this Opportunity
Two streams of fellowships will be available, with a total funding pool of $120,000.

1. Creative & Professional Development
Funding per recipient: $20,000
Total fellowships available: 5

The Creative & Professional Development Fellowship provides $20,000 to regional artists and arts workers to support creative practice or professional development, with a focus on sustainability. At least one Creative & Professional Development Fellowship will be awarded to an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander applicant, and at least one will be awarded to a d/Deaf applicant and/or an applicant with lived experience of disability.

2. Early Career Development
Funding per recipient: $10,000
Total fellowships available: 2

The Early Career Development Fellowship provides $10,000 to regional artists and arts workers who are in the early stages of their practice or career and have had less access to funding opportunities. It supports the development of creative practice or professional development opportunities, with a focus on sustainability. At least one Early Career Development Fellowship will be awarded to an applicant who is under 25 years of age.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL REGIONAL ARTS FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM

The program is contemporary, flexible and relevant to artists practicing, working and living in regional, rural and remote Australia. It is designed as an applicant-led approach, addressing the needs of the individual in that time and place; offering a guaranteed income (for a short period) for an artist/ practitioner to develop their work, skills and networks or research.

The fellowships value best practice, build connection, generate exchange and strengthen that national network of regional artists and communities.

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