Bouddi Foundation for the Arts
2025 Grants Program
The Bouddi Foundation for the Arts grant applications for 2025 closes soon on Monday 2 June 2025.
Whatever artistic genre you may be practising, there are grants waiting to help you make a career in it! You can apply online – https://www.bouddiarts.org.au/applications.html
WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING
The BFA is offering grants of up to $5,000 to young artists on the Central Coast between the ages of 15 – 30 years. You are eligible if you live, work or have a meaningful connection with the Central Coast (e.g., grew up here, etc).
WHAT KIND OF ART?
Fields of artistic endeavour addressed by the grants program include music, the visual arts, performing arts, literature, community arts, Aboriginal arts, film, electronic arts, and craft. Over the years we have awarded grants to ballet and Indigenous dancers, visual artists, singer/songwriters, composers, filmmakers, musical theatre performers, theatrical designers, circus artists, musicians (both contemporary and classical), actors, comedians, writers, curators, scriptwriters, opera singers, tap dancers, sculptors, puppeteers, digital artists, audio engineers, luthiers, and more.
WHAT CAN THE GRANTS BE USED FOR?
The grants may be used for any purpose that advances the development of an artist’s talents including, but not limited to, the purchase of equipment and materials; tuition and education; attendance at symposia and workshops; participation in performances; membership of professional and artistic bodies; recording and publication costs.
They encourage young, Central Coast creatives to submit their application in time, online at www.bouddiarts.org.au/applications.html
