2026 Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)

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Eligibility

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Eligibility Questions

To check if you/your group are eligible to apply for this fellowship, complete the questions below:

What are you applying as? * Required
Response required.
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To see the definition of a group, please click here
Are you/members of the group 18 years old and above? * Required
This is at the time of application.
Are you or anyone in your group currently working for Create NSW or have you worked for Create NSW within the last 12 months?  * Required
Is your fellowship for contemporary music, filmmaking, screen production, mainstream animation, digital games, or film festivals? * Required
The definition of contemporary music can be found here. For contemporary music opportunities, please click here. For filmmaking opportunities, please click here.
Have you been a previous recipient or shortlisted artist for the Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging)? * Required
Do you/the group identify as being an early career artist/s or arts and cultural worker/s? * Required
An early career artist or arts and cultural worker is someone who is at the beginning of their career, has created a modest independent body of work but hasn’t yet established a solid reputation as an artist within their artform.
Has your proposed professional development program started or already taken place? * Required

Unable to continue (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "What are you applying as?" on page 1
  • "Are you/members of the group 18 years old and above?" on page 1
  • "Are you or anyone in your group currently working for Create NSW or have you worked for Create NSW within the last 12 months? " on page 1
  • "Is your fellowship for contemporary music, filmmaking, screen production, mainstream animation, digital games, or film festivals?" on page 1
  • "Do you/the group identify as being an early career artist/s or arts and cultural worker/s?" on page 1
  • "Has your proposed professional development program started or already taken place?" on page 1

Based on your response to the above eligibility question, you are unable to continue. Refer to the guidelines for more details.

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Eligibility Confirmation (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "What are you applying as?" on page 1
  • "Are you/members of the group 18 years old and above?" on page 1
  • "Are you or anyone in your group currently working for Create NSW or have you worked for Create NSW within the last 12 months? " on page 1
  • "Is your fellowship for contemporary music, filmmaking, screen production, mainstream animation, digital games, or film festivals?" on page 1
  • "Do you/the group identify as being an early career artist/s or arts and cultural worker/s?" on page 1
  • "Has your proposed professional development program started or already taken place?" on page 1

Please declare that this application meets the eligibility criteria: 

I confirm that I've read the guidelines and the information supporting my/our eligibility is accurate. * Required
Response required.