💰 Current Grant Opportunities 💰
CreateSA invests in artists, organisations and communities to support initiatives that explore new ideas, strengthen practice and build connections across South Australia’s arts and culture sector.
Our current round of arts and culture grants support activity for individuals, groups, organisations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers across several streams.
🔗 Find out more and apply via the link in bio or visit create.sa.gov.au
📅 Submissions close 29 June.
📧 Speak with a Grants Officer: [email protected]
#CreateSA #APlacetoCreate
Arts and Culture Grants Program February 2026 outcomes announced 🎨
CreateSA has announced the outcomes of the February 2026 Arts and Culture Grants Program round, supporting artists, organisations and creative practitioners across metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia.
⭐ More than $1 million awarded across 60 projects
🎨 Funding supports literature, visual art, craft and design, and performing arts
👥 Supporting 335 artists, 152 arts workers and 61 others across the state Find out more in our news article. Link in bio. Image: Gravity and Other Myths by Andy Phillipson
✨ The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Advisory Panel provides strategic and expert advice to guide and strengthen CreateSA’s work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture in South Australia.
Expressions of Interest are open until 12 May 🎨
Learn more and apply at www.create.sa.gov.au. Link in our bio.
Applications are now open for the 2026 round of CreateSA's Richard Llewellyn Deaf and Disability Grants 💫
Named in honour of South Australian disability advocate, Richard Llewellyn, these annual grants support d/Deaf and disabled artists, arts workers and projects to improve access, participation and creative opportunities across South Australia.
Funding is available across four categories for individuals, organisations and groups with applications open until 11 May.
Find out more and apply at www.create.sa.gov.au.
Image: Tutti Arts artist Lewis Constantine. Photographed by Emmaline Zanelli.
🚀 The first round of Project Support Grants for 2026 are now open!
Our Project Support Grants provide funding for South Australian musicians and music businesses to develop new work, build skills and grow audiences. If you’re planning a project between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027, now’s the time to apply for up to $15K
⏰ Applications close 29 April
🔗 Find out more and apply on the @createsa_ website
💡 Online info session 8 April
Links in our bio!
Photo: @spacejamsfest . Captured by Adam Ovadia.
Help shape the future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture in South Australia.
Expressions of Interest are now open for CreateSA's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Advisory Panel.
EOI's close on 12 May. Apply now at create.sa.gov.au. Link in bio.
South Australia will become the first Australian state to host a Healing Arts Week 🎨
Scheduled for early 2027, the state‑wide program will take place across metropolitan and regional South Australia, with opportunities for the public to participate in person or online.
Part of an internationally recognised initiative delivered in cities including London, New York, Barcelona, Paris, Jaipur and Singapore, South Australia’s Healing Arts Week will feature exhibitions, performances, workshops, cultural activities and knowledge‑sharing events.
The program will bring together artists, health professionals, researchers and communities to explore how arts and culture can support physical, mental and social wellbeing.
🔗 Learn more in our news article. Link in bio.
⭐Congratulations to all the 2026 Adelaide Fringe award winners!
CreateSA was pleased to present the Edinburgh Fringe Tour Ready Award to @thecramcollective for their premiere work, Meteors. Following a sold‑out season at @themilladelaide , Meteors is packed and ready to reach audiences across the globe 🌏☄
@adlfringe #ADLFringe #CreateSA
We hope you all have a fabulous summer festival month and get out to experience plenty of the phenomenal creativity on offer across the state ✨
The South Australian Government is currently in the caretaker period ahead of the State Election on Saturday 21 March 2026.
CreateSA’s office remains open to serve the community during this time. However, we will only be sharing essential updates as required.
We look forward to reconnecting with you all soon.
Adelaide is getting a new arts and culture hub! 🎨✨
The State Theatre Company, State Opera and Country Arts SA will join the ABC to create a vibrant new cultural centre within the heart of the city.
Located at the Tapangka site on Franklin St, the hub will feature a state-of-the-art gallery, studios and rehearsal spaces, helping to shape the future of arts and culture in South Australia.
#APlaceToCreate
🎨 REGIONAL ARTIST OPPORTUNITY🎨
Carclew is calling for local visual artists to lead creative learning programs with children, young people and communities in Whyalla and the Riverland as part of Young Regional Futures — an initiative supporting regional arts engagement and local creative ecosystems.
Does this sound like you or somebody you know?
Learn more and submit an Expression Of Interest via @carclew 's website.
EOI's are open until Thurs 26 Feb⏰
Image credits:
1. Carclew Mini Makers workshop, 2026.
2. Carclew in Schools workshop, 2025, photo by Emmaline Zanelli
Big news!
Adelaide has joined the World Cities Culture Forum – a leading international network of more than 45 creative cities across six continents 🌍💫
Joining the Forum provides valuable opportunities to learn from international peers and showcase what makes our creative sector so distinctive on the global stage. It boosts Adelaide’s ambition to be a leading global cultural capital by growing international networks and strengthening ties to policy makers around the world.
As a partner of this global network, Adelaide will look to collaborate with other cities in the network on initiatives that align with our State’s Cultural Policy, 'A Place to Create'.
The Forum shares ideas and solutions built around the principle that culture is a golden thread in cities by supporting communities, improving health and wellbeing, attracting tourists and boosting economies.
🔗Link in bio to learn more.
@worldcitiesculture@cityofadelaide #CreateSA #APlaceToCreate #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #WCCF #WCCF_Adelaide #UNESCOcityofmusic
Image credits:
1. Adelaide riverbank by @josh_geelen
2. 'Horizons', Illuminate Adelaide 2025 by @samuelgravesphotography
3. WOMADelaide 2015 by Grant Hancock
4. 'Candlelight Concert' by Jiayuan Liang
5. Strut & Fret 'LIMBO' @thegardenofud@adlfringe@satourismcommission
6. Harvest Rock by @mitchlowephoto
