International Engagement Fund

The International Engagement Fund supports Australian artists and creative workers to undertake reciprocal exchange projects with confirmed international partners. This includes creative collaboration and development; cultural exchange and knowledge sharing; labs and practice-exchange models.

Activities can take place in-person, online, or in a combination of in-person and online (hybrid).

International organisations working with Australian artists or creative workers are eligible to apply.

Only one application can be made to this category per closing date.

Applications must meet at least one of Creative Australia’s International Engagement Strategy 2021–2025 priorities:

• rethink and expand the concept of mobility through testing dynamic engagement models that include digital, hybrid and in-person connection
• leverage technologies and digital platforms for creation, distribution, networking, and increasing discoverability of Australian work
• activate borderless thinking to build reciprocal and multilateral partnerships across regions and industries, and leverage co-investment
• strengthen First Nations exchange that is First Nations-led and self-determined
• amplify Asia Pacific engagement, and the perspectives of the Asia Pacific diaspora in Australia
• diversify income and revenue streams to foster sustainable careers and business models by increasing access to markets, information and networks and showcase Australian work to global audiences and influencers
• foster creative risk-taking, experimentation and innovation in creation, distribution, connection and profile-building
• centre equity and access and reflect Australia’s diversity
• embed sustainability through research and investment in best-practice models and frameworks to minimise the sector’s carbon footprint.

Supported activities must last no longer than two years from the proposed start date.