Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sportgrant
Creative Learning Residencies – WA Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport
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- Who Can Apply: Western Australian primary and secondary government and non-government schools; WA-based teaching artists and creative practitioners; WA-based groups, arts/cultural organisations, local government authorities, and not-for-profit community organisations.
- The Focus: Artist-in-residence projects bringing Western Australian creatives into schools to engage K-12 students in creative learning across curriculum areas.
- The Funding: Grants up to $20,000; the program funds up to 80% of activity costs, and applicants must show at least 20% income.
- Key Requirements: Complete an Online Grants application with core questions, project outputs and a budget, plus 3 mandatory support materials: school declaration of support, creative practitioner profile(s), and a residency timeline. Optional support material: text (max 10 A4 pages), images (max 10) and audio/video (max 6 minutes).
DeadlineThursday, December 3, 2026
AwardUp to $20,000 in funding
DurationApproximately 25 days of artist engagement, of which a minimum of 15 days must include direct engagement with students.
LocationWestern Australia, Australia
Open toArtists in Washington
ParticipationOn-site
Disciplinescreative learning, arts education, artist in residence
Application notesApplications are submitted through the Online Grants portal; four rounds per year aligned to school terms (see the key dates calendar: https://www.cits.wa.gov.au/funding/creative-industries-funding/key-dates-calendar). Next round opens 9:00am 20 October 2026, draft review deadline 4:00pm 19 November 2026, closes 4:00pm 3 December 2026 AWST, project start 15 March 2027. Support materials cannot exceed 5 MB per item and must not use file-sharing services such as Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive. Activities already funded through the Creative Learning Partnerships Program are excluded.
Contactcreativelearning@cits.wa.gov.au
Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport
Organization based in Perth