The Majors Creek Festival and STA are proud to offer Creatives the opportunity to be part of the Majors Creek Festival, 7-9 November 2025
The STA Artist Bursary is your chance to be a visible part of the 2025 Majors Creek Festival and enjoy one of our region’s premier music and cultural festivals. It is also a fantastic chance to interact, at a grass-roots level, with festival attendees and the “behind-the scenes” crew of the festival.
This is the third year of the STA Artist Bursary which has come to be an exciting part of the festival. The bursary is open to all creatives who are STA Members*, inclusive of all creative practises, whether you make, sing, perform, write or produce.
THE OFFER – The Artists Bursary includes;
- Entry for the entire festival for the successful Artist/s (up to two people), Friday to Sunday.
- Camping site for Friday and Saturday evening.
- Sales opportunity to sell work at the festival retail hub
- Online promotional content to highlight your involvement in the festival.
- Public program to be part of the festival.
Exclusive Artist T-shirt to wear while you’re at the Festival (at least of some of the time:)
THE ASK – Our Artist Bursary recipients are asked to be visible presence at the festival.
Artists are invited to propose an engaging offer for delivery during the festival this might take the form of:
- Running a workshop (max 120min duration)
- Street art performance
- Holding an inclusive drawing, sketching, painting, sculpting or other making art session during the festival
- Setting up an installation of your work. This could be interactive.
- Other creative, interactive and/or visible activities as suits your practice.
We are keen to hear your ideas.
EARTH FIRST
Majors Creek Festival is a leader and an award winner in the sustainable events space and Artist working with natural, recycled, upcycled or sustainable materials and ideas are particularly encouraged to apply. Please find out more about the Majors Creek committed to sustainability.
*STA Membership is free due to the to the support of the NSW Government through Create NSW and our seven contributing council areas. STA Membership is available to everyone living within our contributing council areas of Goulburn Mulwaree, Hilltops, Queanbeyan Palerang, Upper Lachlan, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly & Yass Valley.
Want in? Fill in and submit the application form – or email [email protected] for more information
KEY DATES
- Friday 12 September EOI open a the STA website
- Sunday 12 October EOI close (midnight)
- Monday 13 October Submissions reviewed
- Tuesday 14 October Artists notified of the outcome.
- Wednesday 15 October Outcome announced in the STA Newsletter
- Friday 7 – Sunday 9 November – Artist Attendance at the Majors Creek Festival for amazing time and creative inspiration
HELPFUL INFO
Majors Creek Festival is held on the Majors Creek Rec ground in the beautiful village of Majors Creek in the Queanbeyan Palerang Shire. Majors Creek sits above the Araluan valley and Deua National Park approximately 15 minutes from Braidwood, and 1 hour from Canberra, Goulburn and Bateman’s Bay.
- The Queanbeyan-Palerang region is the Country of the Ngunnawal and the Walbunja peoples on whose land the Majors Creek Festival happen.
- It can get cold, it can get windy and it can get hot! Sometimes all of these in one day. Please remember this and prepare for all climates. Make sure you pack for all weather and bring your own water.
- There is no smoking (of anything, including vaping) allowed on the grounds during the festival, this includes set up prior to the festival.
- Animals are NOT ALLOWED on any part of the Festival Ground at any time unless they are a registered service animal. Please contact the Festival committee with any questions in relation to this.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
The STA Bursary covers entry and camping for the Artist/s only, you’re welcome to bring others provided they have a valid festival ticket.
Extra tickets – to be paid for prior to festival starting. You will be invoiced for these extra tickets and wrist bands will be given out on arrival. Any extra tickets needed will need to be paid for at least 24 hours before the festival starts.
Children under 18 may camp for free. Every extra camper over 18 must buy a ticket. Please let us know if you will need extra tickets and how many.
T&Cs, Things you need to know before applying…
OUTCOMES
- The allocation of successful recipient/s for the Artist Bursaries will be made by a panel consisting of STA staff and Majors Creek Festival team members.
- The panel decision is final.
- All Artist applications, both successful and unsuccessful will be informed of the outcome.
If you have any questions, please contact STA by emailing [email protected]
*The STA Region is made up of our seven contributing local government areas of; Goulburn Mulwaree, Hilltops, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Upper Lachlan Shire, Wingecarribee Shire, Wollondilly Shire and Yass Valley.
TERMS
- I agree to abide by the Festival’s Code of Conduct;
- I agree to carry out role as a bursary recipient according to the expectation outlined
- If I breach the Code of Conduct, I acknowledge that I may be relieved of my bursary and be escorted from the site. Such conduct could affect my future engagement with the Festival.
CODE OF CONDUCT
- Artists are not to be intoxicated during times of public interaction as part of the bursary program, nor are they permitted to consume intoxicants during these times.
- STA Bursary Artists are to respect the volunteers, performers and team leaders regardless of beliefs, race, gender identity, sexuality, etc
- STA Bursary Artists are to conduct themselves in a manner that is approachable and friendly
- STA Bursary Artists are encouraged to take their role seriously and be aware of procedures in the event of a concern/issue
- STA Bursary Artists are expected to effectively communicate with festival volunteers and team leaders.
WORK PLACE HEALTH & SAFETY
The team at Majors Creek Festival highly value the wellbeing of our team, artists, volunteers and contributors. In the interest of harbouring a safe space, the text below will assist you in understanding the responsibilities and expectations while you’re on site. All persons are responsible for taking reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others.
Majors Creek Festival Inc. must make sure you are as safe as possible while you are contributing, but you must:
- take reasonable care for your own health and safety
- take reasonable care to ensure you don’t affect the health and safety of others
- carry out your tasks in a safe way
- follow the reasonable work health and safety instructions given to you by the festival team
- co-operate with the reasonable policies and procedures of the organisation
Essentially, what is reasonable care would be what a reasonable person would do in the circumstances considering things like:
- your knowledge
- your role
- your skills and the resources available to you
- your qualifications
- the information that you have
- consequences to health and safety in the events of a failure to act in the circumstances.
Taking reasonable care is not hard. Just do the things outlined above and talk to a festival team member if you have any concerns about your health and safety or that of others in relation to your work.
Artists need to be aware that, in addition to looking after their physical wellbeing, bullying is a WHS concern and will not be tolerated. If you are experiencing bullying, or witness bullying behaviour, it is an expectation that you be an active bystander and speak up.
If you have any concerns about ANYTHING regarding your physical and mental wellbeing you are advised to contact your team leader. If this is not a possibility, for whatever reason, contact a festival team member.
We trust that our 2024 contributors will uphold the festival’s integrity.
STA MEMBERSHIP
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[email protected]
0427 938 110
Or by appointment at one of our
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PO Box 1323 Goulburn 2580
ABN 67 208 214 681
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