Now or Never Open Call 2027 — Up to AUD $75,000 Festival Presentation (City of Melbourne)
City of Melbourne / Narrm (in-person public outcome), AustraliaFree: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.
City of Melbourne’s Now or Never festival open call for ambitious art, sound, technology and ideas projects under the 2027 theme The Next Five Billion Years, with festival partnership support up to AUD $75,000 for presentation in mid–late August 2027 (or 2028). Applications close 27 November 2026… Read more
Benefits
Selected projects receive tailored festival partnership, which may include up to $75,000 in support including presentation fees, venue partnerships, production assistance, marketing and audience development, or accessibility support, depending on the needs of the project and in conversation with… Read more
Eligibility
Open call for artists, creatives and thinkers proposing projects for Now or Never. We're seeking bold and ambitious projects across contemporary performance, sound experimentation, talks and discourse, and large-scale visual art. Projects must have a public outcome within the City of Melbourne… Read more
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 5pm AEDT
- Programme dates
- Festival mid–late August 2027 (or late August 2028 for development track); final marketing material early May 2027; program announced June 2027
- Results
- February 2027
Free: the link to apply at the organiser and a reminder before the deadline.