Grants & Funding

Market Development

This grant supports artists and organisations to build a national and international profile.

Market Development

This grant supports artists and organisations to build a national and international profile through the development of relationships, networks and market opportunities. The category covers all art forms and the activity must benefit South Australian artists.

Important note:

To assist you with your application, read the Arts and Culture Grants Program General Guidelines before you apply.

February 2024 round July 2024 round October 2024 round February 2025 round
Grant amount up to $15,000 up to $15,000 up to $15,000 up to $15,000
Open date 20 December 2023 20 May 2024 23 August 2024 18 December 2024
Closing date 5 February 2024 at 5pm 1 July 2024 at 5pm 7 October 2024 at 5pm 3 February 2025 at 5pm
Notification date 12 April 2024 6 September 2024 13 December 2024 18 April 2025
Funded activity commencement date 29 April 2024 23 September 2024 30 December 2024 5 May 2025

Who can apply

  • Independent artists/groups and arts workers
  • Funded organisations: small-to-medium organisations, major organisations
  • For-profit arts and cultural organisations such as private galleries, agents, publishers, producers and presenters can apply where a direct benefit to South Australian artists can be demonstrated

Who is ineligible

  • Artists residing outside South Australia
  • Organisations funded through the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF) formerly known as Major Performing Arts (MPA) Companies
  • Statutory Authorities

You can apply for:

  • Travel to national or international markets, art fairs, events or festivals, where it can be demonstrated that South Australian artists are the key beneficiaries of the activity
  • Costs to bring key industry representatives to South Australia for meetings or presentations
  • The development of marketing materials for promotion related to market development
  • Tour development, including small-scale presentations of new work (that hasn’t toured previously) in a new region or market, noting that this category is not intended to support full-scale touring

This category does not fund:

How to apply

Read the How to Apply guidelines before you begin preparing your application.

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