William Fletcher Foundation Artist Grants

After 35 years of providing tertiary student grants, the Foundation believes there is a need to provide a broader support for artists throughout the community. They now welcome applications from any artist who is an Australian resident, and who fulfils their selection criteria regarding the skills and aesthetic principles that they seek to encourage.

In assessing the suitability of any candidate for a grant, the Foundation is committed to supporting talented artists who are sincerely devoted to maintaining and developing the skills of drawing and painting. This does not rule out innovative approaches to these practices, but it does exclude technological alternatives such as CGI that dispense with traditional material such as chalk, ink, graphite, silverpoint, pastel, watercolour, gouache, or oil paint. The art field may vary from painting to sculpture, multimedia, printmaking or ceramics, but there must be a basis or history of the drawn element.

If you have previously received a grant from the Foundation, you are welcome to apply for further grants or residencies in following years.

A range of support is available, including:

Support grants for students
- These are aimed to help students with their studies and so are generally aimed at undergraduate students, but artists studying at private and other art courses may be eligible.
- These will be grants of $1,000 to $2,000
- Any student artist who is an Australian resident and is taking a course in art tuition is eligible to apply for a support grant.

Development grants for mid-career artists
- These are aimed at emerging to mid-career artists to help with the development of their practice. These will be in the range of $5,000 to $10,000
- If an artist has applied for either a Rome or Bundanon Residency, they will automatically be assessed for a Development Grant, if unsuccessful with their residency application
- You only need to apply for a Development Grant if you do not wish to apply for either Residency
- Any artist in the above category, who is an Australian resident and whose work reflects our priorities and sensibilities, is eligible to apply for a development grant
- $20 application fee.

Provides grants for the development of talented Australian artists.