Arts Activities Funding $5-$50k Round 2 - 2023
Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount | Artform |
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Clare Young | To support the development of original miniseries 'UNRULY GIRLS' | $43,100 | Screen/Digital Games |
Demos Journal | To support the development and print of demos journal issue #13 and improvement of web accessibility | $46,634 | Literature |
Eden Plenty | To support the creation, production, and promotion of a debut album, titled 'Limbo' | $42,254 | Music |
Eleri Harris | Completion of 'Drawn from The Margins', a book focusing on the craft and ethics of non-fiction comics | $34,603 | Literature |
James Batchelor | To support the creative development of a dance project that will experiment with new techniques of sculpting an immersive digital environment from the live body | $11,800 | Dance |
Julie Monro-Allison | To complete and present 'Shadow Murmurs', a solo exhibition of drawings and sculpture | $13,313 | Visual Arts |
Kaya Wilson | To support the writing of a new Own Voices novel called 'Romeo' | $25,571 | Literature |
Leah Blankendaal | To support travelling to Columbus, Ohio for the premiere of their own work 'Your Space Has Echoes', followed by a residency at Art Letters and Numbers in NYC | $11,714 | Music |
Liz Lea | To support the research and development of a new one woman show called 'Diamond' | $16,764 | Dance |
Luke Chiswell | To support the research and development of a custom metal-moveable typeset applied in a new body of work for exhibition | $9,544 | Visual Arts |
Nicci Haynes | To support the development of a collectible major body of work around lenses and light ready for exhibition | $20,000 | Visual Arts |
Nick Craft | To record an album of original songs in collaboration with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra | $25,214 | Music |
Nigel Featherstone | To support the recording of vocals and the mixing and mastering of a new Hells Herons album | $6,750 | Music |
Sally Greenaway | To support the creation of a major collaborative work combining visual art, music and animation | $23,402 | Screen/Digital Games |
Sammy Hawker | To assist with a 3-month interstate art residency leading to a new body of work for exhibition | $12,167 | Visual Arts |
Tilly Davey | To support collaborative workshops to develop sketches and drawings for an accessible garden cookbook | $16,709 | Visual Arts |
Cultural Arts Fund 2023
Self-determined programs that support and enhance arts and cultural outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and build cultural leadership
Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
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Bradley Bell | To support Ngunnawal cultural arts program | $15,000 |
Megan Daley & Rechelle Turner | Sisters Expression and Connection with Country | $15,000 |
Brenda Gifford | To compose, Djungga, a new work for jazz ensemble | $7,500 |
Rebekah Lane | To support 'Inherited' Exhibition at Belconnen Arts Centre | $4,546 |
Emma Laverty | To develop Dance Film for Project Dust | $15,000 |
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello | To lead a First Nations Cultural Residencies in Glass | $15,000 |
Jenni Kemarre Martiniello | To support Reconciliation Through Carpet Design | $6,346 |
Sisters in Spirit | To pilot Arts and Culture Practice with women of ACT region | $15,000 |
Patrice Soward | To compose new single “You Can’t Handle Me” including lyrics and music | $15,000 |
Jessika Spencer | To support Ngumbaaydyil: All Together | $15,000 |
Rechelle Turner | To support Murrambidya-giyalang (Belonging to the Murrumbidgee River) project | $5,000 |
Arts Activities Funding $5-$50k Round 1 - 2023
Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
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Anecdote Games | To create a proof-of-concept and narrative bible for 'Outpost', a new digital game | $49,803 |
David Atfield | Creative development of a new play 'A Better Tomorrow' | $13,294 |
Lisa Cahill | Creation of new work for a solo exhibition in San Francisco, USA | $40,000 |
Canberra City Band | 'CANcophony', Canberra singers/songwriters performing live music with Spectrum Big Band | $19,338 |
Nathan Collett | Sound design and mixing of a new documentary, 'Arcadia' | $7,550 |
Melanie Lane | Final development and rehearsal of 'MOUNTAIN', a new dance work | $25,000 |
Christopher Latham | Creative development, performance and recording of the 'Peacekeeping Symphony', a new music project | $15,100 |
Penelope Layland | Publication of an illustrated anthology of Australian bird poems, edited by Layland and Lebkowicz | $11,059 |
Musonga Mbogo | To support the development and promotion of a new solo exhibition | $23,757 |
Tania McCartney | Development of a new children’s book, 'Flora: Australia's Most Curious Plants' | $24,000 |
Ylaria Rogers | Stage five Workshop Development of 'We Are Not Alone', a new verbatim theatre work | $40,416 |
Lisa Sammut | Create and present a solo exhibition at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW | $13,151 |
Alice Taylor | To complete development for a new documentary | $24,467 |
Dylan Van Den Berg | Creative development of a new musical, 'Blak/Luv' | $16,697 |
Natsuko Yonezawa | To create 'Kiku', a 10-minute inter-generational dance film | $44,354 |
Us Mob Writing Group | To publish 'Kuracca', a poetry and short story Anthology | $14,056 |
Matt Withers | Recording, production and promotion of a debut album of new Australian guitar music | $12,177 |
Arts Activities Funding Up to $5k - 2023
Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
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Rory King | To support the presentation of photographic works at the Chico Portfolio Review 2023 in Montana, USA | $4,023.00 |
Ayesha Inoon | To support travel and participation costs for a residency at KSP Writers’ Centre, WA | $1,979.00 |
Alice Taylor | To support professional and project development through attendance at the 2023 Australian International Documentary Conference in Melbourne, VIC | $2,523.00 |
Sia Ahmad | To support travel costs for performances of new music at SXSW festival Austin, Texas | $4,098.00 |
John Ma | To support and promote Canberra musicians at four early-music concerts by Apeiron Baroque | $4,990.00 |
Tegan Garnett | To support Canberra artists in curated exhibition on queer glass at Sydenham International in Sydney | $4,989.00 |
Michelle Day | To assist with the costs of studio assistance, research and experimentation with materials for the development of a new large-scale installation | $5,000.00 |
Ethan McAlister (Nora) | To assist with promotional costs and tour logistics for the band NORA | $3,487.00 |
Nathan Nhan | To attend 2023 Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts professional development program | $1,068.00 |
Sotirios Dounoukos | For travel and accommodation costs to attend The Owl Screenwriting Workshop at Cannes Film Festival 2023 and promote 'KONITSA', a six-part series | $5,000.00 |
Merlinda Bobis | For travel and field research in the Philippines to develop a new novel | $3,872.00 |
Leah Blankendaal | For the development of 'Lake', a collection of cappella pieces for five voices | $3,578.00 |
Neve Foxcroft | To attend a workshop at Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, USA | $5,000.00 |
Diana Rule | For the second edit of the manuscript 'Until I Couldn’t Breathe' | $1,730.00 |
April Widdup | To support travel and material costs for attending workshops at Corning Museum of Glass and Lincoln City Glass in USA | $5,000.00 |
Jacqueline Konstantinou | Poduction of three new contemporary music recordings | $4,774.00 |
Eugenia Stuart | For the production and promotion of a debut EP | $4,700.00 |
Michael Sandford | Travel and exhibition costs for the development of new chalk works at Holden Garage in Berlin, Germany | $4,774.00 |
Pod People | Recording, mixing and promotional tour of Pod People's new album | $5,000.00 |
Ruby Ballantyne | Contemporary dance workshop intensive and professional development in France and Germany | $5,000.00 |
The Food Cooperative | For the promotion and delivery of 'Acoustic Soup', a schedule of live music and performance | $4,950.00 |
Julie Ryder | For travel and associated expenses to attend a five-week art residency on King Island | $5,000.00 |
Jack Biilmann | To support the live promotional tour of a new album, 'Divided Mind' | $3,500.00 |
Nicole Hasham | To support participation costs for the Mick Dark Flagship Fellowship at the Varuna Writer's House in Katoomba, NSW | $1,750.00 |
Vaidehi Subramanyan | To support travel and participation costs for a Bharatanatyam dance mentorship in Chennai, India | $4,959.00 |
Isobel Waters | To support travel and participation costs for an eight-day intensive course at the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington, USA | $5,000.00 |
Thomas Fell | To support travel and participation costs for a two-day creative development workshop for an art-music quartet | $4,960.00 |
A-Z Theatre | To support artist fees for a one-week creative development of a new play, 'Mud' | $5,000.00 |
Joel Arthur | To support travel to attend as a finalist at the Fremantle Print Award at Fremantle Arts Centre, Western Australia | $1,251.00 |
Liz Lea | For travel costs to attend the inaugural DanceXR Lab in Singapore | $2,315.00 |
Spiros Coutroubas | For materials and exhibition costs to stage a photographic exhibition, 'Scenes from the Mall, in Belconnen ACT | $4,831.00 |
John Brookes | For the promotion and exhibition costs of 'Dark Snow', a new photographic exhibition in Belconnen, ACT | $1,864.00 |
Tanya Davis | To support costs of a six-month manuscript development for a new novel, 'Killing Widows' | $2,125.00 |
Stephen Harrison | To support production of a limited-edition artist book commemorating 40-year art practice and celebrating the influence of Petr Herel | $3,917.00 |
Sara Black | To support costs of a one-week creative development for 'sKIN', a new dance/music/theatre work | $3,966.00 |
Jackson Taylor | '"Concurrent Exhibition", a series of three multimodal art and music events | $5,000.00 |
Jorge + Karina Bontes | Multimedia performance to celebrate the life and music of Chilean singer Victor Jara | $4,950.00 |
Rafe Yang | To support a mentorship on the premiere production of the play ‘How Do I Let You Die?' | $2,140.90 |
Sean Fenemore | To support the costs of further development of graphic design and artwork for 'Sanctuary', a new tabletop game | $4,500.00 |
Fran Romano | To attend a 5-week ceramics residency in Italy | $4,990.00 |
Music Theatre Projects | To assist with actors' fees for a mini tour of short plays by Millicent Armstrong | $5,000.00 |
Daan Steffens | To support artist fees and documentation for 'Nervewreck', the first annual Gutwrench Records mini music festival | $5,000.00 |
Fred Smith | To support the creation of music videos to accompany the release of three new singles | $3,000.00 |
Toni Hassan | To document and share the journey of a cancer diagnosis through the creation and exhibition of multidimensional artworks | $4,996.00 |
Peter Papathanasiou | To support the development of pitching documents and a first draft script for a feature film | $5,000.00 |
Melinda Smith | To support travel and accommodation costs for an invitational 8-day poetry tour of Japan, including bilingual readings, translation workshops and creative exchange | $2,237.00 |
Nicola Knackstredt | For travel and accommodation costs to participate in a collaborative exhibition as part of Melbourne's Craft Contemporary | $2,133.00 |
Blayne Cuzner | To support accommodation costs for attendance and game exhibition at the Sydney SXSW Games Festival | $1,464.00 |
Max Burgess | To support participation in a new cross-disciplinary production at the Melbourne Fringe Festival | $1,413.00 |
Shortis and Simpson Pty Ltd | For video, sound and photographic documentation of a cabaret show based on the musical influences of local singer/songwriter Mikelangelo (Michael Simic) | $5,000.00 |
Sally Golding | To create and develop a new interactive audiovisual performance, through studio experimentation and collaboration, for presentation across three European festivals | $5,000.00 |
Bridget Baskerville | Development of visual arts body of work about the impact of extractive industries on waterways | $3,405.00 |
Emeirely Nucifora-Ryan | Solo exhibition at CCAS Manuka | $5,000.00 |
Robyn Evans | To create new work for a group exhibition called 'Grounded' to be held at the Belconnen Art Centre in December 2024 - February 2025 | $3,060.00 |
Arts Organisation Investment Program 2023
This Program supports the arts sector in Canberra to create, develop and promote the arts for the benefit of artists and their work, and for the ACT community to have strong access to and engagement in the arts.
Arts Centre Investment - Up to Five-Year Funding
ACT Government arts centres provide critical arts infrastructure and high-quality programs fundamental to supporting artists and their work and providing community access to the arts.
Organisation | Amount | Artform | Purpose |
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Arts Capital Ltd | $720,000 | Multi | Managing the Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres including services to resident artists and arts organisations and promoting the activities of the centres. |
Belconnen Arts Centre Inc | $900,000 | Community | Managing the Belconnen Arts Centre and delivering community arts and cultural development programs in Belconnen and Gungahlin. |
Canberra Glassworks Ltd | $850,000 | Visual | Managing the Canberra Glassworks and delivering programs and services for the creation and exhibition of studio glass. |
Canberra Potters Society Inc | $200,000 | Visual | Managing the Watson Arts Centre and delivering ceramic programs and services to supporting all levels of ceramic practice. |
PhotoAccess Inc | $280,000 | Visual | Managing the Manuka Arts Centre and providing contemporary photographic/multimedia programs and exhibitions. |
Strathnairn Arts Association Inc | $200,000 | Visual | Managing the Strathnairn Arts Centre and delivering visual arts programs and services including for ceramics and bronze across all levels of practice. |
The Stagemaster Inc | $950,000 | Theatre | Managing The Street Theatre and delivering professional development programs and productions for local theatre artists. |
Tuggeranong Community Arts Association Inc | $860,000 | Community | Managing the Tuggeranong Arts Centre and delivering community arts and cultural developing programs in Tuggeranong and Woden. |
Arts Organisation Investment - Up to Four-Year Funding
Leading arts organisations presenting high quality programs and services for artists and the community.
Organisation | Amount | Artform | Purpose |
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Ausdance ACT Inc | $150,000 | Dance | Providing support to independent professional dancers and delivering accessible dance programs across all genres. |
Australian Dance Party Ltd | $100,000 | Dance | Professional dance company, creating new contemporary dance work for local dance artists. |
Canberra Contemporary Art Space Inc | $300,000 | Visual | Delivering opportunities for emerging and established artists to create and present contemporary visual art and engage in audience programs. |
Canberra International Music Festival Ltd | $92,000 | Music | Presenting an annual festival of classical and contemporary/fine art music. |
Canberra Symphony Orchestra Ltd | $615,000 | Music | Presenting a program of classical music concerts and performances, including community access programs. |
The Canberra Youth Theatre Inc | $300,000 | Theatre | Delivering creative opportunities for young people through theatre workshops, productions and creative pathways. |
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre Inc | $410,000 | Visual | Delivering contemporary craft and design programs and exhibitions for local artists. |
Girls Rock! Canberra Inc | $70,000 | Music | Delivering participation opportunities in contemporary music for young people of marginalised gender identities. |
M16 Inc | $70,000 | Visual | Delivering a program of exhibitions for local visual artists. |
MARION | $185,000 | Literature | Presenting professional development programs for Canberra writers at all levels and promoting their work. |
Megalo Access Arts Inc | $370,000 | Visual | Delivering access to print media equipment and professional development programs and exhibitions. |
MusicACT Inc | $125,000 | Music | Delivering professional development programs and services for contemporary musicians and bands. |
Music For Canberra Inc | $300,000 | Music | Delivering classical music performances and participation programs for all levels and abilities. |
QL2 Dance Inc | $360,000 | Dance | Delivering dance development and performance opportunities for young people and independent dance artists. |
Rebus Theatre Inc | $100,000 | Theatre | Delivering inclusive and accessible theatre making and presentation opportunities for people of all abilities. |
Screen Canberra Ltd | $150,000 | Screen | Delivering professional development programs and opportunities for local screen practitioners. |
Warehouse Circus Inc | $150,000 | Physical Theatre | Delivering development programs and services for circus/physical theatre emerging artists. |
You Are Here Canberra Inc | $80,000 | Multi | Delivering professional development and presentation opportunities for local contemporary artists and producers. |
Emerging Arts Organisation Investment - Two Plus Two-Year Funding
Organisation | Amount | Artform | Purpose |
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Contour 556 Ltd (Canberra Art Biennial) | $50,000 | Visual | Delivering a biennial contemporary visual arts festival in public spaces. |
Luminescence Chamber Singers Inc | $40,000 | Music | Delivering vocal/choral development programs and performances |
The Stellar Company | $40,000 | Dance | Developing and presenting inclusive dance activities for people of all abilities, ages and backgrounds. |