Looking for grant funding?

Written By BOHIE

Grant applications can be tough! Luckily the Greater City of Geelong has a ripper Funding Centre to break it all down for you. In their words “The Funding Centre brings together grant opportunities offered by government, philanthropic and corporate grant-makers in one place, providing an easy grant search solution for the community. Grants are available for not-for-profits, businesses, individuals and schools.” What could be better?

Well, now I mention it - I’ve curated a list of grants that could be relevant to your next mural or community engagement project.

Here’s 10 relevant grants for mural and community engagement projects, with brief descriptions and application details:

  1. Stronger Communities Programme
    Supports community-led projects in rural and regional areas. Open year-round; dates vary by round.

  2. Small Grants (James N Kirby Foundation)
    Funding for arts, community development, and education. Open year-round; dates vary.

  3. Visions of Australia Program
    Supports cultural tourism projects. Open year-round; dates vary.

  4. Arts Short Notice Activity Program
    Funding for time-sensitive arts activities. Open year-round; dates vary.

  5. Community Development Fund
    Supports local projects promoting community health and wellbeing. Ongoing.

  6. Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) - Prepare & Recover
    Focuses on disaster recovery and preparedness projects. Year-round.

  7. Living Libraries Infrastructure Program
    Funding for community library space development. Annually.

  8. Creative Projects Fund - Projects
    Supports creative projects with social impact. Open year-round; dates vary.

  9. Heywire Youth Innovation Grants
    Funds creative, youth-led projects in regional Australia. Open year-round; dates vary.

  10. Regional All Abilities Participation Grants
    Supports accessibility and inclusion projects. Open year-round; dates vary.

For full details, eligibility, and deadlines, visit the Geelong Grants and Funding Centre.

BOHIE

Based in Braidwood, NSW, BOHIE creates art, illustration, public space murals, and creative workshopping experiences that explore wonder and connection to each other and to the natural world.

She works alongside educational institutions, government agencies, community focus groups and stewards of the natural world to design change-making campaigns for each creative project. Bohie utilises a research-based methodology to find inspiration for her artworks, resulting in 2D images which are laden with deeper stories and symbolic meaning.

This narrative driven conceptual development injects her unique authenticity and grass-roots integrity into the public arena, which she sees as a conscious challenge to public advertising. In a time of rapid change, extreme instability and a globally recognised feeling of imminent threat, Bohie’s art provides messages of hope and empowerment for a changed future.

https://www.bohie.com.au
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