Grants | DCA Creative Industries
Gemma Robins
The Creative Industries program supports projects that strategically develop the potential capacity both creatively and commercially for musicians, fashion designers and industry related businesses. The program aims to raise the profile and commercial potential of the WA contemporary music and designer fashion industry and support businesses that turn original creativity into functional products and services for local, national and international markets.
Commercial Development: This category supports fashion designers, musicians and businesses to access commercial markets, develop skills and infrastructure and build new markets/audiences. Applications are accepted from individuals, groups and organisations, subject to meeting DCA’s general eligibility criteria.
Skills Development: This category supports fashion and music industry professionals wishing to seek industry experience or collaborate with other industry professionals, locally, nationally or internationally. Projects should aim to nurture the business and creative skills of the applicant, with a focus on the pursuit of professional and creative excellence.
Sector Development: This category supports the implementation of strategies that have clear commercial and creative benefits, not only for participants, but for the WA designer fashion or contemporary music sectors as a whole.
Creative Industries Travel Assistance: The Travel Assistance category offers a contribution towards travel, freight and accommodation costs for WA musicians, designers and industry professionals to research new markets or attend relevant industry events that have strategic significance to the development or promotion of career/business.
Creative Industries Grants closes Thursday 8 October 2015.
