Creative NSW Collaboration Fund

The Creative NSW Collaboration Fund is an open, competitive grant program designed to support ambitious new or significantly evolved cross-artform works in NSW.

Key information

• Grant amount: Individual grant amount: Up to $750,000, ex GST.

• Application closes: 10 November 2026, 2:00 pm

The Fund is intended to back projects that bring together a number of creative disciplines and demonstrate strong public visibility, alignment with major festival periods, and potential to tour, remount or reach interstate or international markets.

The fund is to support ambitious, creative collaborations and partnerships that develop and present new or significantly expanded creative activity and build a critical mass of experiences during NSW’s peak summer and winter periods.

The program prioritises:

• creative led collaboration across artforms, supporting mid-tier to established practitioners to evolve their practice, networks, and develop new audiences at existing festivals or events, or in partnership with a NSW Cultural Institution,

• new activity that complements or uplifts existing festivals or events, or activates precincts or public spaces during these key periods,

• accessible and unexpected audience experiences.

Find out more and apply via the website.