Triennial Project Grant

INDEPENDENT MAKERS AND PRESENTERS - TRIENNIAL PROJECT GRANT -

The Triennial Project Grant is focused on projects with a performing arts outcome and is designed to support the creation and presentation of new work through a staged commitment over three years.

This opportunity recognises the benefits that an extended development process can offer some arts projects. If you think your project may be eligible, contact us for guidance.

The grant supports performing arts projects undertaken by independent artists and practitioners as individuals or groups, for the development and implementation of their artistic practice, and the presentation of work through performances and events. Presentation outcomes can be independently produced or can occur within arts and non-arts festivals.

It is anticipated that in the three-year period of the grant, the practitioners driving the project will undertake development stages, showings and further development, all of which will lead to a major presentation of the work in South Australia with the potential or realisation of national and international exposure.

Assistance is also available for touring of work and expansion of markets throughout Australia and internationally.

The grant will support all stages of development and presentation, including creative and project development, research, making of work, concentrated periods of work on a project, performances and seasons, and touring regionally, nationally or internationally.

Eligibility

Applicants must be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status and live, or be primarily located, in South Australia.

The following applications are ineligible:

 projects already completed, or due to be completed, before the commencement of the funding period. Funding will not be provided retrospectively  projects without professional outcomes, such as amateur productions, the self-publication of literary works, fundraising, competitions, awards and prizes, as well as projects forming part of a course of study, including graduation activities  screen-based projects aimed at the cinema, film festivals or television, and media projects with a purely commercial outcome. Some activity will be eligible when incorporated into projects in other artform areas. Speak to Arts South Australia if you are unsure  start-up business costs and the purchase of basic equipment. Speak to Arts South Australia if you are unsure.

Criteria

You must address the Criteria specified in Essential reading before applying . Artistic Merit and Viability are the two key criteria to consider in your proposal. Address the Engagement and/or Development criteria as they relate to your proposal - your proposal may meet all criteria. You do not need to respond to each individual bullet point.

In addition, the following criteria apply specifically to the Triennial Project Grant funding program:

 the track record, creative achievement and skill of the artist or artists  the quality and depth of the ideas  the context in which the work is being presented  existing and potential resources being brought to the project, including other funding and your own contribution.

Application Advice

Use the Triennial Project Grant application form to apply for this grant.

You should discuss your application and budget with the relevant Arts South Australia Arts Development Officer, and look at past grant recipients as a guide.

Eligible expenses

Eligible expenses include What this category does not fund

LITERATURE

 Living allowances  Manuscripts aimed at the  Stationery costs education sector  Hire of an office or  The preparation of work equipment intended for, or the costs  Travel associated with, self-  Accommodation publication  Artist’s fees  Individual writers seeking to employ an editor to work on a manuscript or to market their own titles  Film, TV and games scriptwriters (who should contact the South Australian Film Corporation)  Purchase of equipment

------What this category does not fund Eligible expenses include

PERFORMING ARTS  Amateur productions  Performers’ fees  Purchase of equipment  Creatives’ fees (such as  Film, TV and games composers, choreographers, scriptwriters (who should designers, etc) contact the South Australian  Producers’ fees Film Corporation)  Commissioning fees  Seasons of work and touring regionally, nationally and internationally  Living allowance, daily allowances and salaries for creative and technical personnel  Travel, freight and direct presentation and production costs  Materials, venue and equipment hire  Marketing costs  Administration and accountancy ------What this category does not fund Eligible expenses include

VISUAL ARTS & CRAFTS  Framing costs  Artists’ fees  Purchase of equipment  Living allowance, daily allowances and salaries for creative and technical personnel  Curatorial costs, catalogue essay writer’s fees, design costs, materials, photography  Travel, freight and direct presentation and production costs, catalogue printing  Materials, studio and equipment hire  Exhibition costs  Marketing costs

 Administration and accountancy

When applying for funding for touring, it is expected that the funds requested would cover travel and freight costs, as there is a further expectation that the presenter of the work would be meeting the majority of on-the-ground costs (artist and technical staff wages, accommodation etc.) or that these would be included in the fee charged to the presenter, programmer or venue.

Rates of pay for artists can vary depending on the skills and experience the artist brings to the project. Where an award or industry standard clearly applies, applicants are encouraged to comply. Where there is no award, it is advisable to quote industry standard rates for artists. For guidance on awards and rates of pay or other arrangements, contact:

 Australian Writers' Guild (AWG)  Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA)  National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)

Projects undertaken on a collective or profit share basis need to demonstrate professional best practice. If a collective or profit share contract exists a copy should be included with your application. If no contract exists, provide an outline of arrangements.

Where the presentation of a work will result in box office income the amount must be shown in the income column of the budget and should be conservatively estimated at 40% of the capacity of the venue.

Support material

Support material is extra items submitted in support of your written proposal. Support material will be viewed by assessment peers and tabled at the assessment meeting.

Only submit material that is directly relevant to your proposal and ensure that visual support material is high quality. Support material will not be accepted after the closing date.

Support material may include:

• books, publications, manuscripts, programs, catalogues etc. These items can be paper-based and provided with your original application • URL links to vimeo, youtube or other websites are preferred

• music and video support material must be supplied in a format that is easily duplicated and playable on a range of devices. Edited highlights of 3 – 5 minutes are recommended

• all digital support material must be fully PC and Windows compatible and accompanied by a short written description for conceptual installations or multimedia.

Visual art, craft and design applicants are required to submit images in PowerPoint form. The PowerPoint must be accompanied by an image list, including dates and full descriptions of the works. A total of nine (9) images for individual applicants or twenty (20) images for a group can be submitted.

Written materials such as CVs, letters of support and media clippings should be included as part of the written application. They are not considered support materials as such, but are useful for providing a history of the artist.

It is recommended that the electronic copy of your application and your support material are submitted together on a single USB. All USBs and files contained on them must be clearly identified with the applicant’s name and project title.

The total combined size of your application and support material must not exceed 6MB of data. Your support material must be in a format which is of the highest quality achievable within the data limit.

Hard copy support material can be collected from Arts South Australia after notification of the result of your application. If not collected within two months of notification, Arts South Australia will dispose of material.

Key Dates

Closing date: 5pm, 6 August 2018 Notification date: October 2018 Commencement date: 1 November 2018

Amounts available

$40,000 each year for three years (with second and third year support conditional upon reaching agreed targets). Who to talk to

Peter Grace Manager, Artists’ Grants & Awards Program Phone: 08 8463 5429 Email: [email protected]

Julia Moretti Arts Development Officer, Artists’ Grants & Awards Program Phone: 08 8463 5455 Email: [email protected]