EGC Arts Fund 2025-2026

Submissions are now being accepted. Submissions close at midnight 16 October 2025 (AEST).

 

CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND CREATIVES 

Got an amazing project to share? The EGC Arts Fund wants your Expressions of Interest (EOI)

We're looking for artists of all kinds to showcase works at HOTA and Experience Gold Coast Festivals.

 

Before you Apply

Steps to Apply

  1. Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI)
  2. If your EOI is successful, complete a full application
  3. If application successful, sign a funding agreement

If you have more than one performance idea, you will need to submit a separate EOI for each project.

Any questions about the fund guidelines, deadlines or questions in the form, please contact us on email egcartsfund@experiencegoldcoast.com or phone during business hours 07555 66199.

IMPORTANT: Remember to SAVE the form as you go

If you wish to leave a partially completed form, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft submission and start where you left off.

You can also download any form, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the form.

If you need more help using this form, you can also download the Smarty Grants Help Guide for Applicants

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Experience Gold Coast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region.

We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout Southeast Queensland.

Learn more about the Kombumerri families