Two artists and arts organisations from across Penrith will be supported through two Artsand Cultural Funding Program (ACFP) rounds, announced this week.

Through the reformed ACFP program, the Minns Labor Government is supporting in creative organisations across every artform, enabling them to employ and develop artists and arts workers, foster long-term strategic partnerships and make lasting and impactful arts and cultural experiences accessible for all.

Across NSW, an annual investment of more than $7.7 million 62 shifts organisations from annual applications and guarantees funding certainty for core operational funding for the next two years.

This funding supports organisations across every artform, enabling them to employ and develop artists and arts workers, foster long-term strategic partnerships and make lasting and impactful arts and cultural experiences accessible for all.

Importantly, across the state, twenty-two organisations (more than one third of all organisations), are sharing over $2.2 million annually.

Successful applicants in the Penrith area of the 2-year Arts and Culture Funding Program include Penrith City Councils PP&VA's multi-disciplinary program with $110,000 investment.

In Penrith, an additional $35,000 investment will support project funding for a Creative Development project and Premiere of new Australian Pasifika work.

All applications funded were assessed and recommended against published criteria and ranked in order of merit and impact by the ten Artform Boards.

For more information about the funding outcomes, visit create.nsw.gov.au

Member for Penrith, Karen McKeown OAM said:
“It’s great to see dedicated arts and cultural project funding to support local artists and organisations here in Penrith.

“We eagerly look forward to seeing their projects come to life.

“I am pleased to see the reformed Arts and Cultural Funding Program has delivered simpler, more equitable and certain funding, especially for Penrith.”