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FUNDING SOURCES

If you can manage to make your project self-funding, so much the better. Applying for funding is time-consuming and your project must conform to criteria laid down by someone else. There are many sources of funding other than these, but this is a good enough start.

Australia Council for the Arts Ozco is the federal government's main funding organisation.

All the state governments fund the arts, some generously, some not. They all have different guidelines and place different importance on different things. In NSW the Premier controls the NSW Ministry for the Arts - though whether this is because he sees it as a high priority or something he just wants to keep his eye on is an open question.

A good source of information about grants, prizes and other opportunities for artists is the Regional Arts NSW e-Bulletin: a free monthly online publication. Sign up for at the Regional Arts NSW website at http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au

Or go to this site Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts if you are looking for funding for festivals, want to know stuff about regional arts funding, artbank etc