Each year a designated number of grants are available to each state or territory reflecting the population spread of the country of which the Strategy is based.

Grants of $100,000 only are available. The new commission proposed must be presented to audiences by 30 June 2028.

Each year a designated number of grants are available to each state or territory reflecting the population spread across Australia.

In the 2 June 2026 closing date, grants will be awarded to applicants residing in all Australian states and territories.

Please note that successful recipients of Major Commissioning Projects grants in this round are not eligible to apply for this grant again until 2030. They are also not eligible to apply to the Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups grant category until the September closing date in 2028.

Who can apply

You can only submit one application to each closing date for Major Commissioning Projects.

You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident residing in Australia, and a practicing artist across visual arts and crafts.

You or your group must have a confirmed invitation to present a new commission at an institution before 30 June 2028. The institution can be Australian or international, and must pay you a cash artist fee. Institutions are defined as a galleries or organisations with a publicly accessible space for the presentation of visual arts and crafts.

Who can't apply

You can't apply for this grant if:

• you have already applied to this closing date of Major Commissioning Projects
• you have received a Major Commissioning Projects grant in the last four funding rounds
• you have already received funding from Creative Australia for the proposed project
• you have an overdue grant report
• you owe money to Creative Australia
• you are an organisation
• you live overseas
• your presenting institution has not offered you a cash artist fee, as evidenced in your budget and the support letter from the presenting institution.

• Website: https://australiacouncil.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/