Cherish II Fund grants are available to First Nations individuals, groups and organisations to:

- Protect senior custodians and elders as they are the source of cultural knowledge for cultural and artistic expressions through song, dance, story, images and narrative.

- Explore and interrogate artistic and creative methodologies and processes to construct innovative models of creating artistic works.

- Developing creative entrepreneurship through innovative business models to increase the ability of artists and creatives to manage and sustain a career portfolio through the COVID-19 pandemic.

- Support the professional skill development of arts workers to increase capacity and capability in navigating a digital world.

Development of partnerships and co-funding to deliver projects of scale.

The Cherish II Fund has four (4) grant streams, they are:

- Living Libraries: supporting our cultural knowledge and intergenerational collaborations

- Creative Practice: supporting artistic creative expression

- Creative Entrepreneur: supporting business models to expand your practice

- Creative Workforce: supporting our artworkers in a digital world

More details here: https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/.../cherish-ii/...