Apollo Bay Arts operate a number of arts-based activities, events, and groups. We also provide financial and physical support, membership, workshops and mentorship opportunities for creatives.
Through our Creative Arts Grant, we provide funding to local artists, art projects and community-based artist groups. The funding is allocated at the discretion of the Apollo Bay Arts inc. Committee to a diverse range of artists, events, workshops, and creative industries’ needs.
The Apollo Bay Arts grants are possible due to the funds raised by the Apollo Bay Arts organsiation and members, in particular via the annual Apollo Bay Art Show. The financial budget for the funding program is set annually by the Apollo Bay Arts committee.
Our Aim is to:
- support and enable local creative artists and groups to provide creative art projects
- promote local arts activities and performances
- facilitate and attract creative industry workshops and events
- enhance health, well-being and quality of life through regional creative arts
Our grant funding
- Maintains and / or deepens relationships with our communities and artists / arts groups
- Supports our members in their endeavours to provide arts initiatives in our community
- Promotes our aim and purpose as an arts-based organisation
Creative Arts Grants fall within the ABAi Funding Framework. Download the document to read more.
The ‘Creative Arts Grant’ fosters both individual, project based and community arts in the Apollo Bay and southern Otway region. The funding is open to a range of artistic endeavours including literary, painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, digital art, musical, animation and performance.
PROCESS
Applicants must:
- Read the Grant Guide along with ABAi values and purpose on our ABOUT page to ensure you and your project comply with the grant requirements.
- Download the form (link below in orange)
- Save as your own file and enter details directly into the form
- email the grant application form to with up to four images of previous artwork by the artist/s submitting for reference.
GRANT GUIDE – Who can apply, how much, and what are the rules?
Grant Acquittal Form (To come)
Any queries please email us at with the subject: Creative Arts Grant Enquiry.
Note: Grants may be provided in the form of non-cash provisions or in-kind support. For example: exhibition gallery space, access to Pottery Club kiln, free venue space for activities such as workshops at Apollo Bay Arts venues or in conjunction with Apollo Bay Arts events etc.
Past Creative Arts Grant Recipients
2025 :
- Apollo Bay Agricultural Show -A grant of $1500 to fund musicians fees, with six sets of live performances.
- Peter Day ‘Adrift’: A large fish sculpture made from upcycled marine debris – part of a sculpture making project with Apollo Bay P1-12, then installed as an ‘artism’ event over the over Melbourne Cup weekend 2025 at the Apollo Bay Fishermens Co-op.
- U3A – Art materials and workshops.
2024: Seasonal Singers Vocal Nosh
Grant of $1000 provided for the Apollo Bay Seasonal Singers to access professional development skills for regional singers with two professional singing teachers. This culminated in a singing festival on March 23, bringing together other regional choirs and end in a community feast.
2023: Apollo Bay Theatre Collective
Apollo Bay Arts provided a grant of $2300 to the newly formed Apollo Bay Theatre Group to put on the theatre production of ‘Minefields and Miniskirts’.
2022: Studio Forrest
Apollo Bay Arts provided a grant of $1500 to Studio Forrest to develop a collaborative interpretive drawing work on silk with artist Anna Reynolds.