Art Music Fund 2026 - New Zealand

This form is for use by New Zealand APRA members seeking to submit an application for the 2026 Art Music Fund.

The Art Music Fund exists to commission new work that is innovative, displays professional compositional craft and represents a benchmark of excellence in its field. These works must have confirmed plans and partners to ensure the work is presented multiple times with the intention to create a long artistic life for the work and by extension its composer.

Please consult the Rules and Guidelines before completing your application.

All applications are assessed against the following criteria:

• Innovation
• Excellence & Compositional Craft
• Viability
• Reach & Impact

Please read the eligibility requirements below before starting your application.

Eligibility Criteria:

• You must be a member of the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
• This application must be for a new work, composition of which has not yet commenced.

Previous applicants with overdue/outstanding acquittals are ineligible.

Applications close Monday 16, February 2026 at 11:59PM AEDT.

All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application the week of May 5, 2026.

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