The Community Garden:
Music Opportunities Directory

The go-to directory where Australian musicians find opportunities to grow

what is the community garden?

The Community Garden is a dedicated directory for the Australian music industry, updated weekly.
It’s the easiest way to find music grants, funding for musicians, scholarships, residencies, callouts, artist development programs, and music industry events — all in one place.

Finding reliable opportunities can mean hours of research with a million tabs open, trying to see which ones apply to you. The Community Garden takes the stress out of the search by bringing it all together in one place. Our easy-to-use directory lists the latest music grants, funding programs, residencies, scholarships, databases, industry events and career resources, so you can focus on your music while we handle the research.

What’s inside :

  • A complete roundup of the latest music grants in Australia

  • Verified funding programs and scholarships for musicians and music industry workers

  • Key music industry events and networking opportunities

  • Curated artist development programs and resources to support your career

Who is it for?

  • Artists of all career levels wanting to save time and easily find opportunities to fund and upskill in their careers

  • Music industry professionals like managers, educators and community organisers looking for opportunities for themselves or the artists they support

  • Students looking to connect with the music industry and find their foot in the door

MORE THAN A MEMBERSHIP

It’s a movement that champions diversity. Whether you’re Deaf, Disabled, a woman or gender diverse, CALD, First Nations, or part of the LGBTQIAPN+ community, our filters help you find opportunities made with you in mind.

JOIN TODAY!

Community Garden Annual Membership
$100.00
Every year

Unlock a year of growth with the Community Garden directory (less than $10 a month, billed annually). As a member, you’ll get full access to our curated directory of opportunities (updated weekly) designed to help you fund your projects, sharpen your skills, and build meaningful connections.

✓ Access to the directory
✓ Submit opportunities to the directory
✓ Monthly newsletter
✓ Access to new features as we grow

The Community Garden isn’t just a resource. It’s a starting point for investing in yourself as a musician. From grants to programs, we curate the best opportunities to help you unlock your fullest potential. 

Plant the first seed in growing your artist career by joining our Community Garden today. 

Your Journey Starts Here

faq

  • Our purpose is to save you time by bringing together the best music grants, funding, and industry resources in one place - helping you grow your career as an Australian musician.

  • We started the Community Garden for three reasons:

    1. We noticed that amazing opportunities were often hidden due to limited marketing budgets, especially those run by not-for-profits. We wanted to share these opportunities with a wider audience and increase the quality of the talent pool.  

    2. We are constantly asked by musicians if we know of any opportunities, so now we have a trusted place that we can point them to. 

    3. At the heart of it, we wanted to help our community on a wider scale that went beyond our current roster, and contribute to the local creative community as a whole.

  • The Community Garden is a paid resource, however the monthly newsletter is separate from the directory, and is free to subscribe.

  • No, the monthly newsletter is free and you do not need to be a Community Garden member to sign up and receive it.

  • The community garden is updated weekly with new opportunities.

  • Only members can submit opportunities, once you’re logged in, you’ll find a dedicated space in your member dashboard to submit them. 

  • No, we do not offer grants. Please contact the organisers of specific opportunities directly for information on their funding or support. 

  • We are currently developing more comprehensive listing pages. These updates will include helpful tags like "free to apply/attend" and 'short application form' to give members a snapshot of the opportunity before finding out more information

  • We focus on opportunities for that do either or all of these things: fund, upskill or connect individuals. We avoid events that are primarily self promotions, such as “come to my gig” invites.