Creative Hobart Grants
Creative Hobart supports cultural and creative programs that:
- encourage community participation
- attract cultural tourism
- make Hobart a truly wonderful place to live, work and visit.
Creative Hobart Grants are offered in two grant categories. The grants provide funding for eligible organisations and groups to deliver one-off activities. These involve artists and communities in the creation, direction and management of cultural projects.
The projects must take place in the Hobart municipal area and contribute to Hobart as a creative city.
Our Major Cultural Organisations Grants assist eligible organisations with operational and ongoing program support.
Please read the relevant guidelines for program objectives, eligibility information and assessment criteria.
All applications are assessed against the assessment criteria. It is important to note that meeting all criteria does not guarantee that an application will be successful.
See the projects funded in previous grant rounds on the grant recipients page.
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To start an application you will first need to register online with SmartyGrants. Click 'Apply online' below and then 'Log In' on the following page. You can then register as a user and start your application. From this page you can also preview the application form.
Creative Hobart Small Grants
This grant support the delivery of artist led creative activities, projects, and events. These must be in the Hobart local government area and align with the City's Strategic Plan.
Funding requests should focus on paying artists and creative practitioners. They must also allow for the community to engage with the project.
The Creative Hobart Grants Guidelines(PDF, 253KB) outline the application process, eligibility and assessment criteria.
Amount: $1000 - $5000
Funding to support projects commencing after 1 January 2026
Applications open: Monday 4 August 2025
Applications close: 3 pm Monday 1 September 2025
Notification of outcome: mid-late November 2025
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Creative Hobart Medium Grants
This grant support the delivery of artist led creative activities, projects, and events. These must be in the Hobart local government area and align with the City's Strategic Plan.
Funding requests should focus on paying artists and creative practitioners. They must also allow for the community to engage with the project.
The Creative Hobart Grants Guidelines(PDF, 253KB) outline the application process, eligibility and assessment criteria.
Amount: $5000 - $15 000
Funding to support projects commencing after 1 January 2026
Applications open: Monday 4 August 2025
Applications close: 3 pm Monday 1 September 2025
Notification of outcome: mid-late November 2025
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Major Cultural Organisations Grants
The Major Cultural Organisation Grants provide support towards ongoing programs and operational funding.
To be eligible for the Major Cultural Organisation Grant, applicants must be:
- located in the City of Hobart municipality
- constitutionally established to primarily support and deliver creative outputs and outcomes
- a not-for-profit organisation
- having an annual income of at least $1.5 million
- employing professional permanent staff
- delivering year-round public outcomes
- being infrastructure-based organisations with public presentation space.
The Major Cultural Organisations Grant Guidelines(PDF, 213KB) outline the application process, eligibility and assessment criteria.
Amount: over $10 000
Funding to support projects commencing after 1 January 2026
Applications open: Monday 4 August 2025
Applications close: 3 pm Monday 1 September 2025
Notification of outcome: mid-late November 2025
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