Programs

Contemporary Music Touring Program

The Contemporary Music Touring Program provides opportunities for a wide range of music to tour the country-from rock, pop and jazz to folk, country and Indigenous music.

The program is committed to supporting touring opportunities for Australian musicians, and increasing audience access to live and original Australian contemporary music, particularly in rural and regional Australia.

All professional members of the Australian music industry-including performers, managers, agents, music networks and music organisations representing all contemporary music genres-are eligible to apply.

Applications will be assessed by the Contemporary Music Touring Committee and approved by the Minister for the Arts.

Playing Australia

The National Performing Arts Touring Program, known as Playing Australia, gives all Australians, wherever they live, better access to some of the country's best performing arts. From ballet to indigenous dance, jazz to classical music and Shakespeare to bilingual theatre - Playing Australia has been assisting the touring of performing arts across Australia since 1992.

The program provides Commonwealth Government grants to companies, producers, venues, presenters and tour organisers to tour performing arts across State and Territory Boundaries where this is currently not commercially viable and there is demonstrated public demand.