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Small Project Grants (Quick Response) supports professional development opportunities for NSW-based professional artists, groups and arts and cultural workers (including museum workers) that are time sensitive and respond to short notice invitations with career-building significance.

Objectives are to:

• Invest in NSW-based artists and arts/cultural workers (including museum workers) to participate in outstanding and relevant time-sensitive professional development opportunities
• Increase the capacity of NSW-based artists and arts/cultural workers in becoming arts and cultural leaders
• Enable artists, groups, and arts/cultural workers (including museum workers) to participate in outstanding and relevant time-sensitive opportunities
• Contribute to the creation, development and/or presentation of new work related to career development.

You must be an artist or arts/cultural worker (including a museum worker) who:

• is 18 years (at the time of applying) and above
• is an Australian citizen or permanent resident and
• has resided in NSW for at least 12 months at the time of applying.

Examples of activities include:

• invitation to attend a forum, presentation, or performance opportunity statewide, nationally, or internationally
• mentorship or residency opportunity statewide, nationally, or internationally
• a skills development initiative
• attendance at a significant arts and cultural event.

Your proposed activity must be time sensitive. It should:

• start 5 weeks after your application has been submitted
• be completed within a 4-month period after the start date you have entered in your application
• include confirmation supporting material to substantiate the urgency
• demonstrate why the activity can only take place in this timeframe and how it is a significant career opportunity
• address why your activity is unable to be planned for or supported by other Create NSW funding rounds.