Arts Business: First Nations Development Fund

Arts Business: First Nations Development Fund is sponsored by Creative Australia. This fund provides grants to First Nations individuals, groups, and micro-organisations in arts and culture to build sustainable business practices and support economic and capacity-building development opportunities.

Investments and opportunities (First nations arts) | Creative Australia Investments and opportunities First Nations Arts and Culture Awards Investments and opportunities We empower First Nations artists, communities and organisations, promoting intergenerational knowledge and fostering innovative cultural expressions. Creative Australia encourages applications from practising artists, arts workers and organisations.

Find out more about our application process. Register in our application management system Complete your application - Any - Opening Soon Open Closing Soon Closed Music Australia Core Contribution Fund Two-year funding for Australian music industry representative organisations whose primary activity is providing services to key areas of the contemporary Australian music industry.

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups Funding of between $10,000 and $50,000 for a range of activities and projects, both national and international, across all arts practices. Arts Projects for Organisations Funding of between $20,000 and $100,000 for a range of activities and projects, both national and international, across all arts practices.

First Nations Arts d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund Grants to support projects and professional development opportunities across all art forms, nationally and internationally, from $5,000 to $10,000. Capacity Building for First Nations Organisations First Nations led small to medium arts organisations are invited to submit a proposal for a one-off capacity building investment for the 2026 calendar year.

This one-off investment is only eligible to legally constituted organisations or enterprises. Storytelling and Recording: First Nations Project Fund Supporting First Nations media organisations and individuals to create storytelling and recording projects.

Mordant Family x Creative Australia: Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome Pursue your work in an inspiring, collaborative, and supportive environment, with accommodation and studio space in the AAR’s historic building in Rome. Arts Business: First Nations Development Fund Providing grants from $10,000 to $50,000 to build sustainable business practices and support economic and capacity-building development opportunities.

Tri Nations Exchange Program 2026 – 2028 Digital Specialist in Residence – for First Nations Organisations A digital capacity building residency for First Nations arts and culture organisations. Explore all investments and opportunities We encourage First Nations artists and creative workers to apply for all available grants and opportunities.

View all grants and opportunities Resources (First Nations Arts) Useful resources, guides and policies for the First Nations arts and cultural sector and general resources. Test Get in touch and a member of the First Nations Arts and Culture team at Creative Australia will reach out to you as soon as possible. We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and through this website to share knowledge, culture and art now, and with future generations.

First Nations Peoples should be aware that this website may contain images or names of people who have died. We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present. We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial.

We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.