ACT sector welcomes overhaul of funding programs

Minister for the Arts Gordon Ramsay recently announced changes to the funding process, which have been largely welcomed by organisations in the national capital.

18 May 2018 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

The 2018 Enlighten Festival, Canberra. Photo credit: katacarix / Shutterstock.com

With over $1 million in funding available from artsACT in the 2018-2019 calendar year, the ACT government has simplified the application process and overhauled several funding streams.

ACT artists can now apply for funding up to $5,000 at any time of the year, giving them access to support for their arts practice when they need it.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts