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Application period extended for the UK│Australia Season 2021-22

13 September 2020
Culture and Capability Grants and Funding
On a pink and purple background, the words UK AU United Kingdom / Australia 2021 2022 appear.

Australia-based arts organisations and individuals are invited to submit project proposals for inclusion in the UK|Australia Season 2021-22. Australian applications for the Season have been extended until Monday 5 October 2020.

The UK│Australia Season 2021-22 is a joint initiative by the British Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to celebrate and strengthen creative ties between the two countries.

Under the theme ‘Who are we now?’ and particularly in light of the COVID pandemic, the Season will reflect on both nations’ shared history and culture. The Season will explore the UK and Australia’s current relationship, and imagine our future by bringing together artists, universities, and civil society leaders from both countries in a diverse and inclusive way.

Applications from Australian arts organisations and individual artists working across all art forms, including Indigenous arts, are welcome.

Project proposals do not have to be limited to touring works. For example, projects can include residencies, a festival focus, symposia, workshops, site specific work, digital work, exhibitions and broadcast. 

The Australian program will take place in the UK from August to November 2021, and the UK program in Australia from September 2021 to March 2022.

Funding opportunities available

Australian organisations applying for inclusion in UK|Australia Season will have the opportunity to also apply for grant support in two ways:

1.The British Council’s UK|Australia Season Grant

The UK|Australia Season is supported by the British Council Board of Patrons.

Australian projects to be presented in the UK can bid for up to AUD $40,000 under the UK|Australia Season Grant. This grant is only available to organisations.

Organisations can apply for this grant during the application process on the Australia-based applications page on the British Council website.

2.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP)

.Find more information on the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP). This opportunity is open to both individuals and organisations.

Australian applications for the Season must be made via the SmartyGrants portal by Monday 5 October 2PM AEST.

Find out more

Visit the British Council website or email the UK | Australia Season team for more information.

A webinar for Australia-based arts organisations and individuals looking to find out more about the Season is available on YouTube. The panel included representatives from the Australian High Commission in the UK, DFAT and British Council Australia, who shared key information around the Season concept, funding opportunities and eligibility criteria. There was also an extensive Q&A session for live participants. Audio commences at 8:03.