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Okay, so I was curious.
I decided to look at all the open opportunities on the toolkit, and I was literally shocked at the amount of funding available.
The sad part is that most of the time, these opportunities fail to reach artists. Most people rely on their social media algorithms to serve them new opportunities, and by that time, it’s already too late.
Right now, there is over $1.65 million available for Australian artists on the toolkit. 💌
Below, is a hand-picked June round up of opportunities. One for every artform. The total pool of funding and support amounts to $139,000.
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2026 Immersive Arts Commission 🎨
Closes 8 June 2026 | Australia-wide/WA
The boorda yeyi Immersive Arts Commission supports artists in creating ambitious, new, critically engaged work that uses immersive technologies. Valued at $75,000, it includes a $50,000 commission fee and $25,000 in-kind support from PICA. The commissioned artist will premiere the work at PICA in 2027 before it tours regionally.
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The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers 2026 📝
Closes 13 July 2026 | Australia-wide
The prestigious Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, presented in partnership by Emerging Writers’ Festival Hachette Australia, is back. Entries are open to unpublished writers of adult fiction and adult narrative non-fiction. The winner will receive $10,000 in prize money and a year’s mentoring with one of Hachette Australia’s publishers.
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2026 Diana Torossian Emerging Songwriter Award 🎼
Closes 15 June 2026 | Australia-wide
Entries for the 2026 Diana Torossian Emerging Songwriter Award are now open to songwriters aspiring to make a career in the music industry. First prize is a career-changing $20,000 worth of money-can't-buy songwriting and mentoring sessions with some of the industry’s leading names, plus $3,000 cash.
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Protostars 👨🎨
Closes 21 June 2026 | Australia-wide
Protostars is a direct grantmaking program. We give young people aged 18-25 in AU/NZ $1000 to work on their passion projects. A passion project is anything that allows someone to unlock and access their creativity by doing work that excites and energises them.
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Emerging Artist Grants 👨🎨
Closes 23 June 2026 | Australia-wide
Emerging Artist Grants The Ian Potter Cultural Trust offers grants of up to $15,000 to individual emerging or early-career artists. These grants primarily support structured professional development and networking opportunities, often in an international context. Applicants must be Australian citizens or Permanent Residents and demonstrate exceptional talent and commitment to their practice.
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Creative in Residence 🎭
Closes 10 July 2026 | Australia/NSW
The Library’s Creative in Residence program connects performing arts practitioners with the State Library of NSW's rich collections. It supports the development of new artistic work based on or inspired by the Library's collections. The program provides $15,000, and a twelve-month Residency for mid-career and established performing arts practitioners.
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Tubi x Black List Horror Initiative 🎬
Closes June 30 2026 | Global
The Black List and Tubi have expanded their partnership with a new initiative to provide both emerging and established writers with the opportunity to submit feature scripts within the horror genre with the intention for Tubi to produce and distribute the selected script. Writers can submit their entries beginning March 1, 2026 and the submission period will run through June 30, 2026.
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There are
173 more opportunities
available right now on the toolkit.
Join for $8/month. Cancel anytime.
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