Arts and Culture Grants
The Friendship by PYT- Fairfield. Creative Communities Grant recipient 2024 photo by Tammy Dang
Creative Communities Grant Workshops
One-off grants of $6,000 are available to not-for-profit groups and organisations to support creative projects that empower communities to voice important issues, while further developing cultural knowledge and artistic skills.
Grant applications open 2 March and close 2 April 1PM 2026
Creative Communities Grant Workshop: gain skills to deliver a successful project
Council will host free one-day workshops to assist not-for-profit community groups and organisations to submit a quality grant application. In this workshop participants will build skills and knowledge to develop and deliver successful community projects with a creative focus. Lunch provided
Places Limited. Bookings essential via Eventbrite
The same content is delivered in both workshops. Only one booking per person.
For further enquires contact the Social Planning and Community Development Division scd@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au or 9725 0222
Access: If you require a language interpreter or have additional access needs contact scd@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au 10 days prior to the scheduled workshop. Venue is wheelchair accessible with accessible toilet
Workshop Option: Thursday 12 February 2026 10am-4pm
Workshop Option: Saturday 14 February 2026 10am-4pm
Venue: Fairfield City HQ 17 Kenyon St, Fairfield
This training will cover the following:
- Principles of community-led arts programs?
- Pitching and presenting a compelling case for your project
- Transforming an idea into a proposal
- Using evidence and data to support your project idea
- Developing project timelines and budgets
- Auspicing for creatives and unincorporated organisations
- Fostering partnerships
- Budgeting principles
2025 Creative Communities Grant recipients in the table below
| Title |
Organisation |
Description |
Funded Amount |
| Home |
PYT Fairfield |
Young people create a theatre work that explores the challenges young people face with employment and living in Western Sydney. |
$6,000.00 |
| Cultural Enrichment for Children with Disability |
Special Children Services Centre Inc. |
Lion dance workshops for children with disability. |
$5,000.00 |
| Voices in Ink |
Cass Care Limited |
Vietnamese calligraphy for cultural and social connection. |
$6,000.00 |
| Hailstones Fell Without Rain |
Sweetshop Literacy Movement |
Development program for local South American writing |
$6,000.00 |
| Dancing with the Roots |
Black Feature Circle |
Intergenerational dance project. |
$6,000.00 |
| Youth Art Workshops |
Dai Cultural Association |
Creative workshops aimed at engaging recently arrived youth. |
$6,000.00 |
| Burgeoning Words |
Think & DO Tank Foundation Limited |
A literary program to cultivate engagement with diverse literatures through a bilingual book club. |
$6,000.00 |
Please see video case study examples of past Creative Communities Grant projects below.
Other funding sources for artists/cultural workers and organisation
Create NSW is the NSW government arts and culture driver
Creative Australia is the national funding and advocacy organisation for the arts
Screen NSW is the NSW government organisation for support and funding to the screen sector
Community Connective is a not-for-profit sector resource for Western Sydney
Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program is a federal government program supporting creative excellence
Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Program supports multicultural projects across NSW