Visions of Australia

Details of a Pandanus basket, type C photograph called The Bathers, Slipcast ceramic vessels, The Ngurrara Canvas

Visions of Australia

NOTE: All Visions of Australia program documentation can be accessed on the left hand side of this webpage.

Visions of Australia aims to enable more Australians to enjoy our diverse culture by accessing exhibitions of cultural material. It provides funding to eligible organisations to develop and tour exhibitions of Australian cultural material across Australia.

Exhibitions should have a predominantly Australian source or theme.

There are two funding rounds each year. Applications close on:

All applications must be in the required format and must be received by the advertised closing dates. Late applications and applications that are emailed or faxed will not be accepted.

Contemporary Touring Initiative

The Contemporary Touring Initiative can assist Collecting Institutions and other Organisations with the costs of developing and touring major exhibitions of contemporary Australian visual arts and craft across Australia.

The closing date for applications for funding under the Contemporary Touring Initiative is 25 August, for projects commencing on or after 1 February the following year. All applications must be received by the closing date. Late applications and applications that are emailed or faxed will not be accepted.

Image acknowledgements

  • Mavis Ganambarr, Basket 2006, (detail) Pandanus fibre, natural dyes, fibre string 48 x 38.2 cm (diameter). Photo: Peter Eve;
  • Anne Zahalka, The Bathers, 1989 type C photograph 74 x 90 cm;
  • Belinda Winkler, Swell, Slipcast ceramic vessels, dimensions variable. Photo: Phil Kuruvita;
  • The Ngurrara Canvas painted by Ngurrara artists and claimants coordinated by Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency, May 1997, 10 x 8 m.

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Contacts

The Program Officer
Visions of Australia
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

Tel: 02 6275 9517
Toll free: 1 800 819 461
Email: visions.australia @environment.gov.au