Art Equipment Grant

You can apply for up to $10,000 to buy minor equipment for producing, presenting, promoting and selling artworks by Northern Territory (NT) artists at NT arts facilities.

Who can apply

You can apply if you're an NT arts organisation.

You must meet the eligibility requirements in the Arts Grants Program guidelines.

Priority is given to:

  • regional and remote arts organisations
  • Aboriginal-owned art centres.

Arts organisations and strategic arts venues receiving more than $400,000 in operational funding per year are not eligible for this grant.

What you can apply for

Examples of what you can use the grant for:

  • equipment like printing tables, curing units for textiles, pottery wheels, kilns, printing presses, and tools for sculpture and carving
  • tools for stretching canvases, framing and documenting artwork
  • software and hardware for music recording, production and digital storage, including microphones, instruments and amplifiers
  • sound and lighting equipment for galleries, stages, and amphitheatres
  • furniture for storing and displaying artworks, such as plan drawers and retail displays
  • equipment to support health and safety needs and accessible facilities for artists.

What you can’t apply for

You can't use the grant to buy:

  • motor vehicles
  • arts materials such as fabric, paint, glue, clay
  • permanent fixtures
  • office equipment, computers, printers and software.

How to apply

The grant is open until 31 May 2025 or until the funding runs out.

To apply online go to GrantsNT.

You will be notified of your application 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.


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