Apply for an art equipment grant

If you're an eligible arts organisation, you can apply for funding to buy equipment to produce, present, promote and sell artworks by Northern Territory (NT) artists.

You can get up to $10,000 per application.

Find out more below including how to apply. You can also read the following information in the guidelines.

Art equipment grants guidelines PDF (448.0 KB)
Art equipment grants guidelines DOCX (56.4 KB)

Who can apply

To be eligible, you must be register as an non-profit incorporated community arts organisation that:

• produces, presents, promotes and sells artworks and art products in the NT by NT artists
• follows reporting requirements relevant to the Act and governing body.

If your organisation is not registered in the NT, you must also:

• have established a positive track record of at least 3 years of grant funding auspiced through an NT arts and culture organisation
• deliver activities that benefit artists, arts organisations and the arts sector in the NT.

Priority will be given to regional and remote arts organisations and Aboriginal-owned art centres.

Who can't apply

You are not eligible if you're a leading arts organisations, strategic arts venues, festivals and events receiving more than $400,000 in operational funding per year.

What you can apply for

• Printing tables, cure units for hand printed textiles, pottery wheels and kilns for ceramics, paper or textile printing presses, tools for sculpture and carving, microphones, musical instruments and amplifiers
• Equipment for stretching canvasses and framing, photographing and documenting artwork
• Software and hardware for music recording, production and digital storage
• Sound and lighting equipment and fittings for galleries, stages and amphitheatres
• Furniture for storing and displaying artworks - including plan drawers for art prints and retail displays
• Work health and safety needs and accessible facilities for artists

What you can’t apply for

• Motor vehicles
• Arts materials such as fabric, paint, glue and clay
• Permanent fixtures
• Office equipment, computers, printers and software

Before you apply

With your application, you must outline:

• why the equipment is needed and how it will be used to enhance arts production, presentation, promotion and sales
• explain how often the equipment is used and how it will be installed, stored and maintained
• who and how many artists or arts workers will use the equipment
• the benefit of the equipment to artists, your organisation and region
• budget including quotes for equipment costs, transport and installation costs
• why equipment is to be purchased from a non-NT service provider (if applicable).

How to apply

Apply online via GrantsNT.

After you apply

You will be notified of the outcome within 20 working days of submitting your application.

You can only start activities after the funding agreement is signed.

Contact

For help or more information, contact Arts NT.