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NT Arts Grants Now Open

The Northern Territory Government’s 2010 Arts Grants Program is now open for applications.

There are a range of grant categories available for artists, groups, and arts and community organisations.

This year’s round includes an additional category, Community Grants, which aims to support community based arts activities with a strong focus on community involvement in all stages of the project.

Apply for an arts grant now.

Regional Arts Australia Volunteer Awards

Open 19 February and Close 26 March 2010

The Regional Arts Australia Volunteer Awards recognise, reward and encourage regionally-based artists and cultural volunteers who have made a substantial contribution to the arts in regional communities in Australia.

The awards program is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, through its Community Partnerships section and is managed by Country Arts WA in Western Australia.

Award categories

  • Sustained Contribution - To recognise and reward a regionally based arts volunteer who has made a signfiicant contribution to the arts in regional Australia over a period of five years or more.
  • Outstanding contribution - To recognise and reward a regionally based arts volunteer who has made an outstanding contribution to an arts project, event, organisation or community in regional Australia.  Young people are particularly encouraged to nominate.

Visit the Regional Arts Australia Volunteer Awards website for more information.

Important: All Northern Territory nominees must submit nominations by COB Friday 26 March to

Elli Vukasovic, A/Communications Officer, Arts NT

Postal address: PO Box 496, Palmerston, NT, 0831

Physical address: Level 1 AXA Building, 9-11 Cavenagh Street, Darwin City

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