Community arts grants

Feast Festival is an arts and cultural event that brings together a variety of LGBTQIA+ performers, artists, communities, and audiences. With a history that dates back to 1997, Feast has been and continues to be a welcoming and safe environment for the community to express themselves.

We are providing a subsidy of up to $180 to assist individuals and groups with costs associated with registering for Feast Festival.

Eligibility

The subsidy is available to artists across all art forms who:

• are residents of The City of Campbelltown, to exhibit and showcase their work within the local Community
• are non-residents, to exhibit and showcase their work at a venue in the City of Campbelltown (venue fees apply).

How to apply

Register for Feast Festival via the Feast Festival website.

Register

Proceed to check-out to finalise any outstanding fees to complete your Feast Festival event listing. The rebate is then applied automatically at check-out via the Feast Festival registration platform.

All artists or groups who receive support through this initiative are asked to include the following statement on promotional material: ‘Proudly supported by Campbelltown City Council’.

Adelaide Fringe is an open-access arts festival held annually in Adelaide during February and March. It's the largest arts festival in the southern hemisphere, transforming the city. It's an inclusive event, welcoming both emerging and established artists across all art forms.

We are providing a subsidy of up to $200 for artist registration or venue hire for one of Council's facilities.

Eligibility

The subsidy is available to:

• Artists and performers exhibiting within a Campbelltown City Council facility
• Artists who reside in the Campbelltown City Council exhibiting in another council area

The subsidy is only provided for costs associated with Adelaide Fringe.

How to apply

To apply or discuss your interest, contact the Community Arts Project Officer on 08 8366 9218 or elovell@campbelltown.sa.gov.au.

You will be required to provide your Adelaide Fringe proof of payment and registration to receive your reimbursement.

All artists or groups who receive support through this initiative are asked to include the following statement on promotional material: ‘Proudly supported by Campbelltown City Council’.

The South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is an open-access visual arts festival held annually during the month of August.

We are providing a subsidy of up to $200 for artist registration or venue hire for one of Council's facilities.

Eligibility

The subsidy is available to:

• Artists exhibiting within a Campbelltown City Council facility
• Artists who reside in the Campbelltown City Council exhibiting in another council area

The subsidy is only provided for costs associated with the SALA Festival.

How to apply

To apply or discuss your interest, contact the Community Arts Project Officer on 08 8366 9218 or elovell@campbelltown.sa.gov.au.

You will be required to provide your SALA Festival proof of payment and registration to receive your reimbursement.

All artists or groups who receive support through this initiative are asked to include the following statement on promotional material: ‘Proudly supported by Campbelltown City Council’.

The intent of the funding is to facilitate projects that achieve some or all of the following:

• Enhance the wellbeing of the Campbelltown community through artistic activities and pursuits that create cultural wealth
• Encourage participation in arts and cultural activities for individuals, groups and the broader Community
• Encourage, support and promote innovation and skill development in the arts
• Celebrate local and emerging culture and identity
• Promote and encourage enduring and sustainable arts activities including generating  cultural tourism or income generating opportunities for artists.

All art forms and cultural projects, which have social outcomes (i.e workshops, performances, exhibitions and events, that support community diversity, cultural expression, experiences and participation) may be applied for.

Projects will need to demonstrate:

• The project is inclusive (i.e. how the community can be involved)
• The project is arts-based and which art forms will be used
• The project results in an artistic community benefit that is sustainable or has a lasting legacy
• The applicant has the resources and capacity to complete the project successfully
• The project meets one or more of the grant aims and objectives

Community arts project grants are open to:

• A not-for-profit constituted body such as an incorporated association or a company
• by limited guarantee, or
• An individual must be auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that is able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the grant and activity, or
• A school - schools are encouraged to partner with community groups in activities that benefit the wider community.
• In addition to the above criteria, organisations and individuals must also:
• Be located or deliver activities within the Campbelltown City Council
• Have a public liability insurance policy for a minimum of $20 million coverage
• Determine legislative requirements related to the funded activity (e.g. if the funded activity involves contact with children, a Working with Children Check may be required)
• Have no outstanding debts to Council
• Provide an incorporation number
• Provide an ABN or a completed statement by supplier form

How to apply

Before completing an application, we advise all applicants to discuss their project idea with Eliza Lovell, Community Arts Project Officer, on 08 8366 9218.

To apply for a grant, complete the Community Arts Project Grant Application Form. There are no closing dates for grant applications.

Make sure your application addresses the identified guidelines and criteria.

A selection panel will assess applications against the eligibility criteria and grant aims and objectives. The Community Arts Project Officer is not a member of the panel.

Successful applicants

The applicant will receive notification of their successful grant.

Successful applicants will need to provide appropriate acknowledgment of Council’s grant by including the following statement in any relevant publication or promotion material: ‘Proudly supported by Campbelltown City Council’s Community Arts Grant program’.

Projects must be completed within 12 months of receipt of the grant, and a full project acquittal and report will need to be submitted to Council 1 month after project delivery.

The following projects were funded by the Campbelltown City Council community arts grants program.

Offering

Artists: Isabelle White and other artists, and Gums Land Care Group
Art form: Visual arts exhibition
Location: Brookside Cellars Community Arts Centre
Date: Nature Festival, September and October 2026

‘Offering’ is a collaboration between twenty contemporary artists producing new works around Nature Festival's 'seed' theme, poetically connecting audiences to concepts of regeneration, seed sovereignty and wilderness. 'Offering' invited community members to take part in building a Community Artwork, which included observational botanical drawing guided by The Gums Land Care Group, and constructing a Community seed pod sculpture with exhibiting artists.

Pictured artwork by Isabelle White.

Stillness in Nature

Artists: Vicki Mau and Michelle Krieg of Artfelt  Ventures
Art form: Visual arts workshops
Location: Brookside Cellars Community Arts Centre
Date: 2026

'Stillness in Nature' is a 7-week series (2-hour sessions) exploring a range of visual arts mediums at Brookside Cellars Community Arts Centre.

Pictured artwork by Vicki Mau and Michelle Krieg.

The Poetry Laboratory

Artists: Bruce Greenhalgh and Friendly Street Poets
Art form: Performing arts/literature
Location: Brookside Cellars Community Arts Centre
Date: 2025 and ongoing

'The Poetry Laboratory' began as a seed of an idea, growing into an ongoing series meeting on the third Tuesday of each month. Each session has an invited guest speaker to introduce the focus poet. The latter half of the evening is open mic; a chance to read and perform a poem with a thematic link.

Photo by Tony Kimberlin.

Meditate and Create

Artist: Azadeh Wilson
Art form: Visual arts workshops
Location: Brookside Cellars Community Arts Centre
Date: February and March 2026

Azadeh delivered two 4-hour meditate and create workshops with live music, exploring drawing and painting.

Pictured artwork by Azadeh Wilson.

Creekside Intergenerational Art Classes

Artist: Rashi Viz
Art form: Visual arts workshops
Location: Brookside Cellars Community Arts Centre
Date: December 2025 to January 2026

Rashi facilitated a series of intergenerational art classes exploring a variety of art mediums, culminating in an exhibition at Brookside Cellars Community Arts Centre.

Pictured artwork by Rashi Viz.

‘Art to Heart’ Community Arts Project

Artists: Vicki Mau and Michelle Krieg
Art form: Visual arts workshops
Location: Rostrevor Baptist Church community shed
Date:  August and September 2023

'Art to Heart' creative wellness workshops welcomed women from various cultural backgrounds who were interested in art and social connection. The project involved delivery of an 8-week series of 2-hour sessions exploring themes including creativity, personal strengths, joy, belonging/home and self-confidence via a range of creative modalities such as painting, drawing, collage, and clay. Participant feedback and identified outcomes were 'improved mental health' and 'increased confidence with art' and additionally, 'feeling part of a group'.