Funding for arts tours in Victoria

Touring Victoria provides arts organisations or practitioners with funding to tour a professional production, performance, exhibition or program to regional and outer-metropolitan Victoria.

Overview

Touring Victoria provides support for Victorian arts organisations or artists to tour a professional production, performance, exhibition or program to regional and outer-metropolitan Victoria.

The program aims to:

• ensure that people in Victoria can access a range of professional arts experiences
• support professional Victorian-based presenters, galleries, arts companies, and artists to deliver quality touring shows throughout Victoria
• support new touring circuits throughout the State and sustain main-stage touring activity
• enhance the quality, quantity and diversity of touring throughout Victoria.

There is no upper limit to funding. However, if you are intending to apply for more than $25,000, you will need to discuss your tour with Touring Victoria prior to the closing date.

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, you must:

• be a Victorian arts organisation or professional arts practitioner with a history of presenting quality, professional arts products, or
• be a tour coordinator applying on behalf of an organisation or practitioner.

The following activities are not eligible for funding:

• marketing, administration and core organisational overhead costs
• tours that are mainly school-based
• competitions, eisteddfods, awards or fundraising activities
• tours of contemporary music.

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Touring Victoria.