2026 art music fund
APRA AMCOS, in partnership with the Australian Music Centre (AMC) and SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, has announced that the 2026 Art Music Fund is now open for submissions.
The Fund was launched in 2016 in recognition of the limited opportunities for art music composers to have new works performed. It directly funds new work and provides winning composers with professional support to grow their repertoire in a sustainable way.
Previous winners have included Biddy Connor, Cat Hope, Christine Pan, Dylan Lardelli, Erkki Veltheim, Liza Lim, Megan Alice Clune, Mindy Meng Wang and Phoebe Bognar.
A wide range of music styles are supported by the Fund including notated composition; electroacoustic music; improvised music; jazz; sound art; installation sound; multimedia, web and film sound and music; and theatrical, operatic and choreographed music. Each entry will be assessed by an external panel of musicians from a diverse mix of cultures, gender, geography, generation and genre. +