Information about the Australian Government’s new ArtStart Program is now available on the Australia Council website. Applications for the second round close 8 March 2010).

http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/artstar

“The ArtStart program provides financial assistance to artists who have recently graduated in creative arts to help them establish a professional arts practice or gain employment as an artist. Grants are provided to fund services, resources and activities that help graduate artists to build an income-generating career in the arts practice they have studied.”

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