Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program

The $2.2 million Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program (the Program) will run over 3 years from 2025-26 to 2027-28. It is an action under Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan (Equity). This is a 4-year plan with $8.1 million for activities to build equity for artists, arts workers, and audiences with disability across Australia.

The Program will match early to mid-career artists and arts workers with disability with arts, cultural, screen and digital games organisations for temporary paid job placements of up to 12 months, for any art form and any position level across Australia. This includes people from diverse backgrounds who may face multiple barriers to building careers in the sectors. Intersectional barriers need to be considered throughout the design of the grant activities.

The Program may be delivered by a single grant recipient, multiple grant recipients or through consortia arrangements (refer to section 7.2 of the grant guidelines). The grantee/s will be responsible for the recruitment, selection and matching processes and oversight of the placements, in close consultation with the Office for the Arts in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (the department). This includes providing support to participants and host organisations over the life of the placements and assisting host organisations to ensure they are accessible and culturally safe prior to placements starting. Placements are expected to start in 2027.

More detailed information about the Program and grant opportunity is available in the grant guidelines.

An important note: this application form is for applications to deliver the Program and not for organisations seeking to host temporary job placements or for individuals seeking to apply for placements.

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The objectives of the Program are:

• to support d/Deaf and disabled artists and workers in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors to build professional skills and networks to advance their careers
• to support arts, cultural, screen and digital games host organisations to become more accessible, equitable and culturally safe
• to collect data on the impact of temporary job placements for d/Deaf and disabled artists and workers in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors, and the host organisations.

The intended outcomes of the Program are:

• enhanced access to sustainable career pathways for d/Deaf and disabled artists and workers in the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors
• more accessible, equitable and culturally safe host organisations
• an evidence base for future policy development.

The Program will also contribute to the priorities of Equity and Australia’s Cultural Policy, Revive, by:

• providing opportunities for d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers to advance their careers
• uplifting the arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors’ awareness and capabilities to support and access this workforce.

Please review the Guidelines and FAQs before proceeding.

Grant Guidelines:

• PDF version
• Word version
• Easy Read version

Frequently Asked Questions

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• Word version

The eligibility criteria reflect the operational objectives and policy intent of the Program. The department cannot consider an application if it does not satisfy all the eligibility criteria.

Section 4 of the grant guidelines provides information about who is/is not eligible to apply for a grant, and the required qualifications, skills or checks.

Please review section 4 of the grant guidelines before answering the question below.