Next Steps - Professional Development - Round 2 - 24/25

This funding focuses on professional development for individual artists, arts and cultural workers to enable participation in skills development opportunities, workshops, courses and creative sector conferences and networking events. The purpose of this funding is to strengthen communities through equitable access to vibrant arts and cultural experiences.

This funding will:  

• enable career development for artists and arts and cultural workers  
• support opportunities that develop cultural leadership capacities, skills and knowledge  
• promote professional networking and collaboration  
• encourage personal wellbeing and resilience.  

Who can apply

Individuals:  

• Applicants must be 18 years or above 
• Currently living in NSW (minimum12 months) 

Types of projects funded under this grant

The project must be a clearly defined arts and cultural activity. It must benefit individual NSW artists or arts and cultural workers. It must provide professional and/or skills development opportunities to advance their careers.  

These activities might include:  

• research, training, coaching, or mentoring, or 
• attending workshops, conferences, nationally or internationally.