Funding
As CAN WA has strong links with communities throughout Western Australia, we are uniquely placed to connect communities and arts practitioners to prospective funding pools.
We do this through our Catalyst, Creative Networks and Sharing Stories Funding Programs.
Catalyst
Catalyst is a funding pool that supports WA community art projects where people have the opportunity to participate, learn together and express their local culture and identity. This fund also supports individual community cultural development workers and community artists looking to undertake research or training.
Creative Networks fund
The Creative Networks Fund (CNF) is designed to support local regional government authorities (LGA’s) to develop their capacity to use art and culture to improve the lives of their citizens.
Sharing Stories
Sharing Stories is a fund for regional projects that centre on inter-cultural dialogue.
All of these funds encourage the use of art for the expression of a community’s unique culture.
Australia Council and Department of Culture and the Arts funding
Our tripartite partners Australia Council for the Arts and the Department of Culture and the Arts also offer excellent funding opportunities for arts and cultural activities.
Australia Council for the Arts 
Community Partnerships section supports community arts and cultural development projects.In 2008, $5.4 million was invested in community arts and cultural development. In 2009, there are nine grants and intiatives available.
www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/cp
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Department of Culture and the Arts
The Department of Culture and the Arts offers a wide range of arts and cultural funding in three different programs: Arts Development, Indigenous Arts and Young People and the Arts. Funding is also offered in categories such as Collections, the Community Cultural and Arts Facilities Fund, Designer Fashion, Contemporary Music, Indigenous Arts and Artists with Disabilities.
Arts Development Program: Supports all arts practice and activity of Western Australian artists.
Indigenous Arts Program: Supports Indigenous cultural maintenance and the professional development of Indigenous artists.
Young People and the Arts Program: Supports young people's access to and participation in a broad range of arts and cultural activities.
For more information on the funds offered within each of these programs, visit the Department of Culture and the Arts website to download the Arts Grant Handbook 2009.