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The Elves and the Shoemaker
Photo: Debbie Hickey
Prometheus, 2015
Photo: Maria Teresa Goulart
The Second Coming
Photo: Jym Daly
Circus attracts high audience numbers each year including many rural audiences and members of new communities.
The Arts Council offers a wide range of financial supports across artforms and arts practices, including circus.
Links to circus organisations funded by the Arts Council.
I am a professional circus artist. I would like to create a new piece of work to be presented to an audience. Can the Arts Council assist?
Do you only support professional practising artists?
I've been invited to showcase my work abroad? Can the Arts Council help?
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Making Great Art Work - Arts Council Strategy (2016–2025)(PDF, 3.29MB, 48 pages)
Framework for the welfare of animals presented in the arts(PDF, 0.37MB, 28 pages)
Contact the members of our Circus department
(01) 619 7803
(01) 618 0275
(01) 618 0220
(01) 618 0200