Arts Grants

Grant Amount: Up to $3,000 

Apply for this grant if you are an individual or organisation with a small to medium scale project, you want to attend professional development opportunities to support your creative practice. 

This category is ideal for projects that support emerging artistic practice, develop and trial new ideas and support the generation of new work. Funding also supports the costs of attending recognised professional development opportunities to further develop your creative practice. Opportunities and work must be of benefit to the Hume community. 

Examples include: 

• Support to develop a new exhibition, composition, or other artwork.
• Small community projects (for example, to initiate classes, groups, room hire).
• Creative production costs (e.g. printing, studio use, mastering). 
• Professional development and learning opportunities to support your chosen creative or heritage practice. 

All applicants must: 

• Have a strong commitment to their chosen arts or heritage practice demonstrated through evidence of performance, public presentation, or documentation of a body of creative work. This includes literature, music, theatre, musical theatre, opera, dance, circus, heritage, comedy, puppetry, arts festivals, photography, visual arts and crafts, 
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community arts, and experimental arts. 
• Be a resident of Hume City (individuals). 
• Have a recognised legal structure (organisations) (i.e. company or incorporated association).
• Have no outstanding grant acquittals or outstanding debts owing to Hume City Council.
• Not have received funding in the 2025/26 Arts Grants round.

View the full guidelines(PDF, 1MB) to learn about the Individual and Organisation criteria 2026/27 Arts Grants.

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Grant Amount: Up to $20,000 

Apply for this grant if you have a larger scale project that can demonstrate significant benefit to the arts sector and/or community. This category requires matched funding and public outcomes of significance. Matched funds are valued at 25% of total project cost; both cash or in-kind contributions are acceptable. Matched funds are at a ratio of 1:3 - for every $3 applied for from Council, the applicant must demonstrate a contribution of at least $1. 

Examples include: 

• Medium to long term participatory projects (including matched funds from other partners).
• Medium to large scale works of public art and performance. 
• Collaborative projects with leaders in the arts sector. 

All applicants must: 

• Have a strong record of achievement in the arts sector. This includes literature, music, theatre, musical theatre, opera, dance, circus, heritage, comedy, puppetry, arts festivals, photography, visual arts and crafts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community arts, and experimental arts.
• Have a recognised legal structure (organisations) (i.e. company or incorporated association) or be auspiced if applying as an individual or any other category (see p.6). 
• Be Hume-based and/or run the proposed activity or project from a location within Hume and/or show that it will substantially benefit residents of Hume City (organisations). 
• Have no outstanding grant acquittals or outstanding debts owing to Hume City Council.
• Not have received funding in the 2025/26 Arts Grants round.

View the full guidelines(PDF, 1MB)  to learn about the Individual and Organisation criteria 2026/27 Arts Grants. 

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Session 1 – Tuesday 9 June, 6pm -7pm 

Session 2 – Thursday 11 June, 11am -12pm

Session 3 – Wednesday 17 June, 1pm -2pm 

Email artsandculture@hume.vic.gov.au to receive a Zoom link.

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