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The program supports the development and growth of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high quality arts and cultural experiences.

Individuals and groups (unincorporated bodies/partnerships) that deliver arts projects are welcome to apply to this program however: 

• individuals must have Australian citizenship or permanent resident status
• groups including unincorporated bodies, partnerships and individuals informally collaborating on an activity must be based in Australia
• organisations applying for funding must apply through the Arts Projects for Organisations program
• applications to this program cannot be auspiced/administered by an organisation
• individuals being auspiced by an organisation must apply through the Arts Projects for Organisations program
• if you are applying on behalf of Aboriginal people you must provide evidence of significant Aboriginal involvement in the conception, development of and participation in the activity. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the department to discuss how this can be demonstrated prior to applying
• although WA residency is not a requirement to apply for a grant, if you are applying from outside WA you will need to show the benefits to WA artists, creatives, arts or cultural workers in your application.

• projects or activities that do not involve or benefit Western Australian practicing artists, creatives, or arts or cultural workers
• purchase of capital equipment including instruments, equipment, software, licences, subscriptions, computers, tablets (iPads) and/or uniforms
• capital works such as construction or purchasing of studios, work spaces or gallery spaces
• activities already funded by the department through any of our funding programs
• activity relating to radio broadcasting
• display, restoration or conservation of cultural and/or historical material
• costs of manufacturing and/or producing prototypes
• activities relating to podcasts and audiobooks that do not involve creative arts practitioners
• fundraising, competitions, prizes and trophies
• the work of State Government or Commonwealth Government departments
• activity that will be academically assessed or any school curriculum based activity
• facsimiles, genealogical works and histories of local governments, clubs, districts and organisations
• activities related to an individual’s membership in a national organisation
• ongoing staffing or operational costs
• digital games development activities
• film and television activities such as:
  • the development or production of narrative shorts or features, pilots for television series, web series, mainstream animation for example conventional character-based narrative cartoons
  • documentaries, including documentaries on the arts
  • screenwriting activities or script development for film and television
  • stand-alone documentation activities
  • education activities, or activities where members of the public take part, where the main or only art form being used is film or digital, unless it’s in support of an artist’s work
  • film festivals, unless they support works created by practicing artists.