Regional Arts WA
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Looking for grants, new opportunities, or simply fun and engaging things to do this month? We’ve gathered a list of opportunities and events we think you might find interesting.
Please note: unless RAWA is in the title below, these are external opportunities we’ve collected; RAWA doesn’t administer or run these. Please check each funder’s site for full guidelines and eligibility before applying.
This page was last updated 22 September 2026. Have an opportunity to share? Email us at enews@regionalartswa.org.au!
Grants
Are you looking for funding opportunities for your next creative project? You’ve come to the right place!
- 💛 RAWA Quick Response Grant | Up to $5,000 | Closes 30 Sep
- Creative Futures Fund 2026-2027 | Up to $1,500,000 | Closes 29 Sep
- CITS Arts Activities in Regional Communities | Up to $60,000 or $50,000 | Closes 1 Oct
- CITS Connecting to Country | Up to $25,000 | Closes 9 Oct
- First Nations Arts d/Deaf and/or Disabilities Project Fund | $5,000-$10,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- Contemporary Music Touring Program | $5,000 – $50,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- International Performance and Touring Activity (Category 1) | $5,000 – $75,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- International Professional and Artistic Development (Category 2) | $3,000 – $15,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- International Market and Audience Development (Category 3) | $2,000 – $10,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- Playing Australia Project Investment | Closes 13 Oct
- International Engagement Fund | $5,000 – $30,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- National Songwriting and Recording in Schools Stimulus | $5,000 – $100,000 | Closes 13 Oct
- CITS Connecting to Country | Up to $25,000 | Close 15 Oct
- ACF Boost 2027 | Matched funding | 19 Oct
- Four Year Investment for Organisations 2029–32 | Up to $550,000 per year | Closes 27 Oct
- CITS Regional Performing Arts | Up to $150,000 | Closed 29 Oct
- International Travel Fund: Market Development | $5,000 – $20,000 | Closes 10 Nov
- Translation Fund for Literature | $5,000 or $10,000 | Closes 10 Nov
- CITS Creative Industries Travel and Trade Program | Up to $5,000 or $10,000 | Closes 3 Dec
- CITS Contemporary Music Fund Development Program | Up to $20,000 | Closes 3 Dec
- CITS Creative Industries Travel and Trade Program | Up to $5,000 nationally, and $10,000 internationally | Closes 3 June 2027
- Lotterywest & Healthways Healthy Partnerships funding | Up to or over $5,000 | ongoing
Awards & Prizes
Someone has to win, why not you? Good luck!
- WA Music Award Nominations | Closes 29 Sep
- Coin Design Competition | Up to $50,000 | Closes 30 Sep
- Kilgour Prize 2027 | $5,000 – $50,000 aquisitive | Closes 5 Oct
- Cannery Art Awards Call Out | $12,000 pool | Closes 18 Oct
- Burnie Print Prize 2027 | $18,000 | Closes 30 Oct
- Lens @ Live: Albany Live Music Photo Competition & Exhibition | Closes 27 Nov
Opportunities & Resources
Call-outs, expressions of interest, courses and more – we hope you find something that speaks to you.
- CITS Volunteer Advantage Webinar Series 2026 | Register now | 16 Sep – 2 Dec
- PICA Shop Artist Takeovers | EOI closes 28 Sep
- Leadership Skills Workshops | EOI closes 29 Sep
- Night Rise Wheatbelt Observatories | EOI closes 2 Oct
- Fundraising Institute Australasia Training Scholarships | Closes 3 Oct
- 2027 ANAT Synapse residency program | Adelaide residency | Closes 14 Oct
- 2027 Enlighten Festival: Call-out for student artwork | Closes 29 Oct
- City of Albany Exhibition Callout | Closes 30 Oct
- Visiting International Publishers Program 2027 | Closes 10 Nov
- Mandurah Open Studios Registration | EOI 1 Oct – 26 Nov
- Water Corporation Mural Call Out | EOI open
- Nannup Music Club Artists in Residence | Nannup | EOI open
- The Pharmacy Art Store Cosignment | Albany | EOI open
- Box Office Artisan Store Cosignment | Albany | EOI open
- Art on the Walls Program | Albany | EOI open
- Live @ the Town Hall Artist Callout | Albany | EOI open
- Albany Artist Studio | Albany | EOI open
- Artists Relief Fund WA Targeted Assistance Initiative | Ongoing
- Creative Australia – Coaching and Advice | Ongoing
- Australian Cultural Fund | Crowdfunding Platform
Job openings
Are you ready for a new job position or traineeship?
- Tram Christmas Lights Tour Elves | Kalgoorlie-Boulder | EOI open
- Volunteer for GSAC | Moora | EOI open
- Youth Program Facilitator EOI | Karratha | EOI open
- Workshop Tutor | Albany | EOI open
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