Arts Opportunities & Grants

The City of Holdfast Bay offers a range of opportunities for artists, creatives, and performers living and working in our city. Whether you are emerging or professional, artists can be supported in many ways in their creative practice.

We value the opportunity to connect people through creativity and provide workshops to encourage people to learn new skills, expand their thinking, or tap into their creative side. If you are interested in facilitating a creative workshop, we would like to hear your ideas.

The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is back, and entries for the 2025 competition are now open. This is a unique chance for artists to showcase their talent and highlight the importance of Adelaide's Park Lands, the only city in the world surrounded by such incredible green spaces.

The 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize offers a variety of categories, ensuring inclusivity and a broad representation of artistic expression. The $20,000 First Prize, open to all art forms, will be awarded to the most outstanding work.

Whether you paint, draw, sculpt, or create digital art, you can create artwork that reflects how the Park Lands inspire you.

Entries close on 31 January 2025.

The Events, Festivals, Arts and Cultural Grants aim to support local community events and festivals and provide opportunities for not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations, groups, collectives, and individuals to deliver innovative, creative arts and cultural activities or works of art in the public realm.

This program aims to represent various art forms and activities that contribute to public spaces and/or promote cultural vitality, creativity, and connection within the city. The program also supports activations and innovations, encouraging participation by people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

The Events, Festivals, Arts, and Cultural Grants are now open, to find out more information, click here

To discuss your idea or ask questions, please contact the Arts & Cultural Coordinator.

How Much Can You Apply For?

Applicants may apply for up to $3,000 per event, festival, public art or cultural project.

Matched or additional funding towards the project will be looked upon favourably but not essential.

Funds will be available from mid-October 2024 until exhausted.

Join the Creative Holdfast Artist Register to receive information about creative opportunities, events, and our Creative Holdfast Program.

Are you holding an arts or cultural workshop, exhibition, performance, or event in the City of Holdfast Bay?

We have a role in celebrating our community and its creativity and want to help promote Holdfast Bay's art and cultural activities and events. If you have something coming up, please get in touch to let us know ‘What’s On’, and we will endeavour to help promote your creative initiative or event via our Creative Holdfast Program.

Stay tuned for upcoming arts opportunities and information.