Applications for the 2022 Creative Arts Fellowships at the National Library of Australia are now open, and will close on Monday 26 July 2021 at 1pm (AEST).
See the website for full details and application link https://www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/creative-arts-fellowship
Guidelines for the 2022 program
Creative Arts Fellowships offer $10,000 to support writers and artists to spend four weeks at the National Library researching and developing a new artistic concept, artwork or body of work inspired or informed by the collections. Two Fellowships are available:
Creative Arts Fellowship – using our collections, artists can progress or complete a new artwork or body of work. Artists may be working in any medium other than writing. This may include music, dance, visual arts, emerging or experimental artforms. The Creative Arts Fellowship is supported by the Friends of the Library.
Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing – using our collections, writers can progress or complete a new creative work. This may include working in any literary form or genre, but does not include works of non-fiction. The Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing is supported by the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust.
Creative Arts Fellowship benefits
The Fellowship offers:
- a four-week residency, to be taken in one period, which may be extended but without further funding
- $10,000 for use as a stipend, travel and accommodation support, and project expenses
- special and supported access to collections
- access to office facilities and a workstation in a shared space with other research Fellows
- copies of collection materials (within set limits and according to access and copyright conditions)
Note: The funding will only be paid to the individual. It is recommended Fellows seek financial advice as the grant may have tax implications.
Who can apply?
To be eligible, you must be:
- An individual creative practitioner or artist practising in a professional forum, that is, your artistic work is available and subject to public and peer review.
- An Australian Citizen or permanent resident.
Only one application per person is allowed. That is, you cannot apply for both a Creative Arts Fellowship and a Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing.
You cannot apply if you have received a National Library Fellowship within the last five years.