Local creative professionals with big ideas to transform their practice and build their skills and careers are invited to apply for the latest round of the state government’s creative R&D program, the Creators Fund.
The fund, which aligns with grants in the medical, science and technology fields, supports creative professionals to undertake the kind of intensive research, development or experimentation that leads to career defining, ground breaking creative work.
Member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing, encouraged artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, writers, and other creative professionals from across Gippsland to apply.
“Innovation takes time for research, experimentation, and development – finding time and resources to create the best possible product or process is often a deterrent to our creators,” she said.
“That’s why the creators fund is such an important pillar of the Victorian government’s investment in the creative industries – I encourage people to see what support is available to them.”
Applications are open to Victorian individuals and collectives working in any creative field including digital games, literature, craft, theatre, music, screen, dance, visual art, fashion, and design. Grants between $20,000 and $50,000 are available to support activities for up to six months.
Since its launch in 2018, the creators fund has supported almost 160 Victorian creatives state-wide, working in all creative fields.
Previous recipients include industrial designer Nyein Aung, whose grant supported the design of a new bed for palliative care use, and screenwriter Alexander Swords, who developed a method for narrative design in games that is now used by developers across the globe.
Writer Maxine Beneba Clarke recently landed a new book deal for a children’s poetry collection she researched and developed with creators fund support.
Creators fund applications are open to professional creatives, including creative collectives, and there are dedicated streams for First Peoples creatives, and deaf and disabled creatives.
Applications close 3pm on Wednesday, February 22, with the deaf and disabled stream closing 3pm on Wednesday, March 1 2023.
For more information, visit https://creative.vic.gov.au/funding-opportunities/find-a-funding-opportunity/creators-fund
