Creative industries

Information for anyone engaged in the creative economy. Find resources, guidelines and support, connect with creative communities and more.

Audience members enjoying a performance

Information and resources

Become an Active and Creative Kids providers

Do you offer creative or physical activities for school-aged children? Apply to become an Active and Creative Kids provider and boost participation in your programs.

Event starter guide

A how-to guide for people organising events in NSW.

Planning a music festival

Understand who to talk to, what approvals you need, and when, so your festival runs smoothly.

24-hour economy toolkit for local councils

The Local Area Acceleration Toolkit helps councils plan and develop a 24-hour economy in their local communities.

Creative cultures and communities

Resources and support to foster diverse, vibrant and accessible arts and culture, from Create NSW.

Arts and culture sector resource hub

Guides, webinars, fact sheets, toolkits and other resources from Create NSW.


Grants for creative and cultural activities

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Arts and Cultural Funding Program
Grant amount varies per tour
For: Business, Individual, Local Government
These grants support projects that provide access to arts and culture for audiences living in regional NSW. Find the current opportunities at Create NSW.
Status: Closed
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From $10,000 to $50,000
For: Not-for-profit
The Safe Shooting Program aims to enhance sport shooting facilities across New South Wales in order to provide safe, inclusive and accessible shooting environments for local communities.
Status: Closed
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Up to $10,000,000
For: Business
Up to $10 million to support the growth of the innovation ecosystem, create a culture inducive to commercialisation and drive sustainable economic growth. Applications have closed.
Status: Closed
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Arts and Cultural Funding Program
Up to $5,500
For: Business, Local Government
Funding to host internships for emerging practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf in the arts, screen and cultural industries.
Status: Closed
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Up to $25,000
For: Business
This grant supports promising pre-revenue start up businesses to progress from proof of concept to a MVP stage of development.
Status: Closed
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From $2,000
For: Business
The Audience Development Program supports public initiatives that give audiences opportunities to see and experience high quality screen works.
Status: Closed
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NSW Bushfire Response R&D Mission
Up to $5,200,000
For: Business, Individual, Local Government, Not-for-profit
This grant supports a world-leading bushfire and natural hazards technology network by actively fostering the commercial development of technologies and services to better prepare NSW for future bushfires.
Status: Closed
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From $200,000 to $4,000,000
For: Business
This is a single round, competitive technology development and commercialisation program funded by the Future Economy Fund’s Commercialisation Pathways Program, which drives the commercialisation of highly innovative ideas into new products, processes or services. 
Status: Closed
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Up to $11,000,000
For: Business
This program helps technology businesses in the scaleup phase of their growth establish themselves in the Tech Central innovation and technology precinct by providing a rebate on eligible rental costs and fitout costs.
Status: Closed
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From $200,000 to $2,000,000
For: Business, Individual, Local Government, Not-for-profit
Funding is available to progress new and innovative devices and systems towards commercialisation within NSW across the branches of the biological sciences, including biomanufacturing, genetic engineering, synthetic biology, and agrifood.
Status: Closed
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