Live Performance Grants

Locally Made and Played - Supporting Local Businesses and Performers

City of Newcastle (CN) is home to some of Australia's best up and coming performers. We are proud to deliver the Locally Made and Played grant program to incentivise and support live performance in venues around the city. The program has supported over 240 live performances over four grant rounds since its inception in 2021.

Locally Made and Played is about more than just music, we welcome a variety of performers including dancers, comedians, poets, hulla hoopers and any other performers ready to make their mark.

This grant opportunity directly delivers on the objectives of CN's Economic Development Strategy, Newcastle After Dark Strategy and Live Music Strategy.

Our Locally Made and Played grant program is closed.

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Visit our 'Tips and Tricks' page for helpful information to assist you with completing your application.

If you require assistance please email grants@ncc.nsw.gov.au or call 02 4974 2000 and you will be put in contact with a staff member who can help with your enquiry.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.
CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.