Regional Arts Touring funding supports projects that provide access to arts and culture for audiences living in regional NSW.

Funding is available for tours of all artforms, including performing arts, music, visual arts, literature, history, museums and multi-arts. Applicants should demonstrate strong audience development and engagement strategies.

It aims to:

• provide people in regional NSW with access to a high calibre and diverse range of artistic and cultural experiences, no matter where they live.

• support best practice programming in regional and rural facilities.

• build audiences by encouraging and promoting regional and local support for arts and culture.

• build the viability of NSW arts and cultural organisations by developing new markets and audiences.

What can I apply for?

Funding is available for a wide range of touring activity which may include but is not limited to:

• a Sydney-based dance company touring to three regional NSW destinations and delivering workshops with young people

• a regional NSW theatre organisation touring a performance to one Western Sydney and two regional NSW locations

• an artist/curator from Western Sydney touring an exhibition to multiple regional NSW galleries

• a band touring regional NSW to support an album release.

Funding is not available under this program for filmmaking and screen production, mainstream animation and film festivals (see screen.nsw.gov.au for funding opportunities in this area).