The initiatives include accommodation assistance; new support for creatives to engage with online platforms; and a suite of activities to provide employment or development opportunities, and audience engagement and skill-sharing for industry across the State.
Key elements of the initiatives include:
- Over $1 million for accommodation assistance – a six-month rent and outgoings waiver to support 38 arts organisations housed across Create NSW buildings
- $450,000 for a new COVID-19 Support Round – funding is available across four program categories; Digitise, Creative Koori Digital, Health and Wellbeing and Regenerate events
- $700,000 for new Screen Slate Development Fund – NSW production companies and producers can apply for a maximum of $100,000 to develop a slate of three or more projects for TV Drama, Factual, Features and Online
- $350,000 funding increase to Small Project Grants – this quick response grant mechanism offers grants from $500 to $5,000 towards eligible projects
- $180,000 for new rounds of Creative Leadership – six new fellowship opportunities (each valued at $30,000) for individual artists and groups to work with the Art Gallery of NSW, the State Library of NSW, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Hayes Musical Theatre and Byron Writers’ Festival.
- Webinars, factsheets and how-to videos – to support well-being and facilitate skills development for arts, screen and cultural workers.
To find out more about the various programs and to apply for funding, go to Create NSW’s COVID-19 initiatives page.
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