Art Music Fund - 2026

The Art Music Fund provides AU$7,500 each for 11 established composers, nine from Australia and two from Aotearoa New Zealand, to create commissioned work with the intention of ensuring a long artistic life for the work and its composer.  

Partners in the work can include ensembles, orchestras, producers, recording companies, broadcasters, festivals and other parties with the aim of guaranteed multiple exposures by way of performances, recordings, broadcasts or digital dissemination.

A wide range of music styles are supported by the Fund including notated composition; electroacoustic music; improvised music; jazz; sound art; installation sound; multimedia, web and film sound and music; and theatrical, operatic and choreographed music. Each entry will be assessed by an external panel of musicians from a diverse mix of cultures, gender, geography, generation and genre.

Please note: The Art Music Fund is not intended to support popular contemporary music, nor folk music.