Practice in Community Cohort 2
Closing Date:
5:00PM 7 August 2026 (AEST)

Key Information
The landmark program launched by Regional Arts Australia and Minderoo Foundation are delighted to announce expressions of interest are open for individual Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) artists working in regional, rural or remote Australia to become the second cohort of the transformative new multi-year funding initiative.
For full program information and details on how to apply click here
Grant Details
Practice in Community is open to individual artists who are committed to working with regional and remote communities through creative practice.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
- an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- must hold, or be able to obtain, an ABN
- over 18 years old
- living outside a Major City of Australia, as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Remoteness Structure – this means artists living in Inner Regional, Outer Regional, Remote, and Very Remote areas around Australia are eligible
- a resident within 100km of the community in which the proposed project will take place
- a professional, independent artist with at least five years of experience in Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD) or community-engaged practice
- able to demonstrate an established history of working with communities through creative projects
- available to undertake the program over the relevant two-year term for their cohort, on a part-time basis
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