Funding for SA art organisations and artists with a disability

The Richard Llewellyn Deaf and Disability Arts provides organisations and artists with funding to pursue art projects and to develop the careers of deaf and disabled artists.

Overview

The Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust provides funding for:

• individual artists with a disability and
• organisations

The aim of the Trust is to ensure professional artists with a disability receive funding to support their creative and artistic goals.

The funding categories are:

• Individual grants of up to $10,000 to individual artists
• Emerging grants of up to $3000 to emerging artists at the start of their career
• Organisation grants of up to $25,000 to organisations where artists with a disability will benefit and have involvement
• Short notice grants of up to $3000
• Access grants of up to $10,000 to increase access to arts and cultural activity by South Australians with a disability

What are the eligibility criteria?

South Australian artists, arts workers, arts managers with disabilities can apply. You can be an individual or organisationIndividuals must:

• be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status
• be based in South Australia for at least 12 months
• identify as having a disability
• identify as either an artist, arts worker or arts administrator

Organisations must be based in South Australia and have a project that involves South Australian professional practising artists with a disability.

Organisations must be one of the following:

• a not-for-profit community organisation and group
• an arts and cultural organisation, including those receiving ongoing Arts South Australia funding
• a Federal, State and Local Government agency

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Richard Llewellyn Deaf and Disability Arts.