Apply to deliver the Arts and Screen Employment Pathways Pilot Program

This first phase of the Program is seeking applications from organisations to act as a 'service provider' to deliver temporary paid job placements, through a competitive grants process. The Program can be delivered by a single grant recipient, multiple grant recipients or through consortia arrangements.

The Program will match early to mid-career d/Deaf and disabled artists and arts workers with arts, cultural, screen and digital games organisations, for temporary 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 sector.

Eligible organisations or entities that have experience and skills in disability access and equity, and experience in and understanding of the Australian arts, cultural, screen and digital games sectors, can apply to deliver the Program, either alone or in partnership with another organisation(s). Key personnel delivering the placements also need to have lived experience of disability.

The successful service provider(s) will be responsible for working closely with the Office for the Arts to:

• recruit, select and match host organisations and participants
• assist host organisations to ensure they are accessible and culturally safe before placements start
• provide support to participants and host organisations for the duration of their placements
• collect data and information for evaluation and communication activities.

The Program is a key action under Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan  (Equity). Equity is a 4-year roadmap with $8.1 million for activities to build the foundations for equity for artists, arts workers and audiences with disability across Australia. 

There will be an open process later in 2026 for host organisations and participants to apply for placements. Placements are expected to start in early 2027.

Applications for service providers to deliver the Program close at 11:59pm (Canberra local time) on 19 April 2026.

Find out more

• Visit the Program funding page, which includes the grant guidelines.
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