GO8571: Visions of Australia - Round 23

The Visions of Australia Program provides funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations. The objectives of the Visions of Australia Program are to: increase access for Australian audiences to exhibitions of quality Australian arts and cultural material, with a particular focus on touring to regional and remote Australia encourage partnerships between organisations such as museums and galleries, particularly collaboration across the collections sector, to form curatorial partnerships and where appropriate, access to mentoring and skills transfer opportunities. Program funding is delivered through two streams: Development: for the costs of planning and producing an exhibition to tour. This includes research and design Touring: for the costs to produce the exhibition and the costs to transport, install and dismantle the exhibition as well as deliver public programs. The Program delivers two funding rounds each year usually opening in February and September noting that the department is currently considering revising the Program Grant Opportunity structure to run one funding round per year from 2026-27. The Office for the Arts will be seeking views from stakeholders about which timing would best suit applicant organisations if only one round is held per year (ie either September 2026 or February 2027).The Minister for the Arts (or his delegate) approves funding under the Program Guidelines based on an assessment by the Department and independent assessors.