To be eligible to receive a grant from the Arts & Culture Fund, you must:
- Be a resident of Baw Baw Shire looking to build you professional development in the creative industries, and/or a creative practitioner whose creative practice is primarily located in Baw Baw Shire, or an organisation or community group partnering with a Baw Baw Shire creative practitioner to develop a creative project that will boost the creative practitioner’s work and have broad benefit to the Baw Baw Shire community.
- Have your project located and delivered within Baw Baw Shire.
- Comply with Victorian Child Safe Standards.
- Hold and maintain Public Liability Insurance that covers at least $20,000,000 (unless your project will not be 'in public' in any way).
Applicants under 18 years of age are welcome to apply, but they must have proof of consent from a parent or guardian. Council Officers will need to confirm this consent in person with a parent or guardian if the application is successful.
Marginalised applicants (such as Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders, disabled people, and queer/LGBT+ people) are always welcome to apply.
As of the 2026/2027 funding year:
Before applying, applicants must attend an online Arts & Culture Fund information session OR a meeting with the Coordinator Arts & Culture to discuss their project. They will then be given an application link where they can fill in and submit their application.
There may also be certain types of applications that Council is prioritising in a particular year. If your application does not fall into one of these priority areas, you are still welcome to apply.
This year, the following applications are being prioritised:
- Applications from community arts groups and arts organisations.
- Applications from young artists, 25 years old or younger, or from groups where the majority of artists involved in the project are younger than 26.
- Applications where the proposed project is to make theatre, or will assist in the making of theatre.