Public Art on Private Assets Grants

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Maximum amount per application: $5,000 on a dollar-for-dollar basis

Total amount available per Financial Year: $20,000

Applications can be made throughout the year but may be put on hold once funds are exhausted

Available to Businesses, property owners or residents

Wattle Range Council Public Art on Private Asset Grant

Wattle Range Council recognises that public art can enhance the experience of place, define local character and identity, and bring colour and energy to a public space.

Public art can also contribute economically through cultural tourism and provides artists with exciting professional development and career opportunities

"The Public Art on Private Assets Grants aim to encourage business, organisations, and property owners to commission public art."

Council is seeking applications for public art projects that reflect the theme of wind and water.

Ongoing maintenance of the public art will be the responsibility of the applicant.

The Wattle Range Council Public Art on Private Assets Grant Fund has been established to encourage business owners, organisations, and property owners to commission public art.

Council allocates up to $20,000 per financial year to the program. Grants of up to $5,000 may be awarded on a dollar-for-dollar basis unless special circumstances apply.

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To be eligible for assistance, you must be:

Wattle Range business, property owner or resident (If the Applicant is not the building owner, written consent of the owner must be submitted with the application)
A new public art project such as mural, sculpture, memorial, community art, digital new media
Visually and physically accessible to the public
Artist and/or installer and/or auspicing organisation has Public Liability Insurance applicable for this type of work (Note: One-off Community Insurance may be available through LGRS).

Eligibility points of note

Grants of up to $5,000 are awarded on a dollar-for-dollar basis unless special circumstances apply.
Businesses must be able to contribute at least 50% of the total cost of the project or where the artists engaged has a disability applicants must be able to contribute 25% of the project, unless extenuating circumstances can be demonstrated.
Application can be made at any time throughout the year, however applications may be put on hold once funds are exhausted.
Applicants are welcome to contact Council and check on the remaining program balance prior to applying.
Your project should be ‘Shovel Ready’, all grants must be completed within 12 months of awarding of the grant.

Indigenous public art projects

National best practise in Australia emphasises that non-Indigenous commissioners of public art which seeks to represent Indigenous cultures and/or histories or is associated with Indigenous heritage sites should ensure that there is appropriate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander direction, participation, support and consent during both the planning and creation of the artwork.

Development application, fees and charges

All applicants should contact Council prior to submitting the funding application to determine if development approval is required for the project and if so, obtain preliminary advice on the likelihood of the proposed project obtaining the required approvals.

Community Groups who are recognised as being an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation can apply in writing to the Chief Executive Officer to have development application fees waived. Only Council related fees and charges can be waived. Development application fees such as lodgement fees and fees that are required for external referrals, public notification advertising fees or as a Levy to the State Government or other third-party agencies will not be waived.

Guidelines

A full copy of the Grant Guidelines and Application Form can be downloaded below or alternatively hard copies can be collected at any Council Offices.

Public Art on Private Assets Grants Guidelines

Public Art on Private Assets Grants Application Form

Further information is available by contacting Council 08 8733 0900 or council@wattlerange.sa.gov.au.

How will my application be assessed?

The first stage is an eligibility check where Council staff will consider your application against the eligibility criteria. If the application meets all eligibility criteria it will proceed to the assessment stage where Council will evaluate how the proposed works fit with the below priorities:

Shows artistic merit and quality of concepts
Responds to the characteristics of the site including consideration for access, topography, vegetation, visual amenity, views, use
Creatively engages with local stories, identities, sense of place and cultural heritage * Support place making though engaging and activating public space
Supports community spirit, community development and builds community capacity. This may be achieved by mentoring local community members through the project, involving them in the vision and execution of the end product
Minimises need for ongoing maintenance artwork, wherever applicable should have an anti-graffiti coating.

Both the eligibility and assessment stages are undertaken by Council staff. Where the property is a State or Local Heritage Place, professional advice from Council’s Local Heritage Adviser or Heritage SA will be obtained. The decision of awarding grants will be made by Council.

Application form