Program Organisations - Funding per year for 2020 and 2021
Arts Activities Funding $5-50k Round 2 2020
COVID-19 Organisational Emergency Support Funding
Arts Activities Funding $5-50k Round 1 2020
HOMEFRONT Funding Recipients (May 2020)
Capacity Building for Non-funded Arts Organisations
Key Arts Organisations - Funding per year for 2020 and 2021
(Amounts are rounded and do not include CPI increases)
| Key Arts Organisations | Grant purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ACT Writers Centre Inc | To assist with annual operating costs | $172,000 |
| Belconnen Arts Centre | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Belconnen Arts Centre | $626,000 |
| Canberra Contemporary Art Space | To assist with annual operating costs | $247,000 |
| Canberra Potters Society | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Watson Arts Centre | $113,000 |
| Canberra Glassworks | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Canberra Glassworks | $771,000 |
| Canberra Symphony Orchestra | To assist with annual operating costs | $579,000 |
| Canberra Youth Theatre | To assist with annual operating costs | $255,000 |
| Craft ACT | To assist with annual operating costs | $364,000 |
| Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres | $301,000 |
| Music For Canberra | To assist with annual operating costs | $283,000 |
| Megalo | To assist with annual operating costs | $323,000 |
| PhotoAccess | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Manuka Arts Centre | $224,000 |
| QL2 Dance | To assist with annual operating costs | $339,000 |
| Street Theatre | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Street Theatre | $853,000 |
| Strathnairn Arts Centre | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Strathnairn Arts Centre | $153,000 |
| Tuggeranong Arts Centre | To assist with annual operating costs and to manage the Tuggeranong Arts Centre | $649,000 |
| Warehouse Circus | To assist with annual operating costs | $99,000 |
Program Organisations funding per year for 2020 and 2021
| Applicant | Grant purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ANCA | To assist with program operating costs | $45,000 |
| Ausdance ACT | To assist with program operating costs | $133,000 |
| Australian Dance Party | To assist with program operating costs | $85,000 |
| Canberra International Music Festival | To assist with program operating costs | $89,000 |
| Girls Rock Canberra | To assist with program operating costs | $50,000 |
| Rebus Theatre | To assist with program operating costs | $58,000 in 2020 and $73,000 in 2021 |
| M16 Artspace | To assist with program operating costs | $50,000 |
| You Are Here | To assist with program operating costs | $67,000 |
Arts Activities Funding $5-50k Round 2 - 2020
| Applicant | Grant purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Art Monthly | Mentor, publish and promote ACT writers and artists through a new fellowship program | $10,900 |
| Michael Dooley | Produce a recording of a contemporary choral work | $16,130 |
| Mel Douglas | Develop a new body of glass work for international solo exhibition at Traver Gallery USA | $20,000 |
| Yen Eriksen | Create Season Two of ‘Margin Notes’ podcast | $22,431 |
| Sonja Kama | Assist with publishing ‘Capital mums: The untold stories of multicultural motherhood in Canberra’ | $21,000 |
| Jenni Kemarre Martiniello | Research traditional Aboriginal fish nets in Institutional collections for new body of work | $9,544 |
| Liz Lea | Audio Description training and professional development | $14,474 |
| Megan Munro | Production of a LGBTIQA variety show, featuring people living with a disability and queer cast and crew. | $15,715 |
| Kojo Owusu-Ansah | Citizen Kay - a collaborative recording project bridging Canberra and Ghana | $38,900 |
| Maura Pierlot | Produce a digital adaptation of original theatre work ‘Fragments’ | $39,775 |
| Kirstie Rea | Support a major retrospective exhibition at Toyama Glass Art Museum, Japan | $23,000 |
| Rachel Reid | Undertake creative development and mentorship for ‘Exotic Hypnotica’ | $19,545 |
| Eliza Sanders | Final creative development of contemporary performance work ‘That Was Friday’ | $50,000 |
| Sullivan’s Trail | Support creative public activation and awareness along Sullivan’s Creek | $23,260 |
HOMEFRONT Funding Recipients (August 2020)
The HOMEFRONT funding round was developed to support individual artists in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the arts sector. Over 370 applications were received with total funding of $503,586 and funding of up to $10,000 per artist was provided to the 66 successful recipients in May 2020. An additional allocation of funding to this round was announced in August 2020, with 59 artists subsequently supported for total funding of $449,425 (see table below).
This funding will support activities such as research and development, making of new works or sharing of works via online platforms, and artists fees and living expenses to undertake arts activities.
We received an unprecedented number of applications to the HOMEFRONT round. The quality was very high and there remains many unsuccessful applications. These applicants are encouraged to consider the Arts Activities Funding rounds for their projects and are welcome to contact us to discuss options.
| Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Adams | Lampworking and kiln studio for online shop and jewellery line | $5,000 |
| Sia Ahmad | ‘Breather’ - online music performances and reflection listening sessions | $10,000 |
| Alex Asch | To assist with the development and completion of new works for upcoming exhibitions in 2021 | $10,000 |
| Leonardo Balfour | Costume design and creation, specialising in both artistic and realistic monsters and animals | $2,000 |
| GW Bot | To create an illustrated artist’s book based on Anna Akhmatova's poem 'Requiem' | $8,600 |
| Tracy Bourne | Research and Development of The Human Voice, based on the opera by Poulenc and Cocteau | $10,000 |
| Kaitlyn Boye | The writing and development of a female coming of age TV/web series | $4,700 |
| Robert Boynes | For new silk-screening equipment | $4,904 |
| Han Britton | Produce design and visual art works including for online | $1,000 |
| Ashlee Bye | ‘Stay at Home Dance’, teaching and collaboration online | $10,000 |
| Lisa Cahill | Create new glass artworks and expand and adapt my online presence to reach new audiences | $10,000 |
| Elizabeth Cameron Dalman | Dance-in-Nature: Preparing a book, video-tutorial and workshop | $10,000 |
| Sam Conway | Studio equipment to enable artistic development and provide online lessons | $1,594 |
| Alice Cottee | Life and song writing support for ‘Keven 007’ | $8,350 |
| Tony Curran | New digital drawing forms to exhibit including online | $10,000 |
| Rasa Daukus | Compose, perform, record and engineer a set of solo multitrack piano works for digital distribution | $6,000 |
| Hannah de Feyter | Feature film development | $10,000 |
| Mariana del Castillio | To assist in development, transport and installation of three separate exhibitions in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney | $10,000 |
| Bermi Dreyer | Online set up, and materials to make products and research | $9,114 |
| Fiete Geier | Production of an online songwriter's portfolio | $10,000 |
| Sally Greenaway | To assist in digitally releasing audio and video of original contemporary classical works | $8,025 |
| Shaun Hayes | Developing a new body of ceramic work to exhibit interstate | $7,500 |
| Michelle Higgs | Exploration of directing techniques | $10,000 |
| Tess Horwitz | Charcoal depictions of how the events of 2020 affect the family of an artist | $10,000 |
| Ella Hunt | Recording and release of single for musical artist Cathy Diver | $6,396 |
| Abbey Jamieson | Work for ceramic exhibitions and artistic development | $5,090 |
| Rowan Kane | Artworks for exhibition exploring the changing cultural conditions within Canberra as the city evolves | $5,337 |
| Mary Kayser | Develop a website to provide an online presence for art practice and art teaching | $9,000 |
| Jacob Kilner | Developing and writing a web series pilot about a group of disabled superheroes | $9,200 |
| Daniel Leone | ‘Neighbourhood’ visual arts activities across ceramics, bonsai and woodworking | $10,000 |
| James Lieutenant | Support online content associated with solo exhibition | $3,815 |
| Krei Manzo | Zine publication on art and fashion | $2,500 |
| Sarah Mason | Development of narrative non-fiction manuscript – ‘Thistle Soup and Other Recipes for Two’ | $8,000 |
| Peter McClean | Distant Friends’ - Series of relief printed portraits | $7,500 |
| Marissa McDowell | Develop new technical skills in script writing and research for Indigenous storytelling | $10,000 |
| Janelle McMenamin | Feature film development including screenplay, resourcing and proof of concept | $9,600 |
| Jacqueline Meng | Creating and researching for artworks for exhibitions in 2021 | $1,200 |
| Nyssa Miller | Capital Deformation- a new project investigating environmental degradation under Extractivist Capitalism in Australia | $10,000 |
| Katy Mutton | Development and production of wearable artworks titled 'Shelter in Place' | $10,000 |
| Catherine Newton | Create new glass works exploring touch and well-being for exhibition | $10,000 |
| Robert Nugent | Development of a film proposal and script | $4,000 |
| Zev Orkin | Live-in Live Arts - Queer Flesh Edition | $2,000 |
| Sarahlouise Owens | Commissioning and performing new vocal works | $10,000 |
| Julianna Peric | Fashion designing | $10,000 |
| Maura Pierlot | Research and development for online adaptation of dramatic work, ‘Fragments’ | $8,000 |
| Gillian Polack | New science fiction writing | $6,000 |
| Christine Ryan | Live comedy show filming and online delivery | $10,000 |
| Julie Ryder | To purchase equipment for the creation of new textile work for exhibition and retail | $10,000 |
| Jim Sharrock | ‘Lucky Jim Live’ – new songs, stories and interviews online | $9,400 |
| Jake Silvestro | Research, development and training in physical theatre | $10,000 |
| Kenneth Spiteri | ‘The Hiding’ a transhuman quest for privacy -A short film in virtual reality | $7,500 |
| Lucy Sugerman | Development and sustained musical creation and practise | $4,000 |
| Amanda Thorson | New photo media works exploring body positive ‘There is No Normal’ | $10,000 |
| Joel Tyrrell | To develop skills as a professional songwriter | $7,800 |
| Masoud Varjavandi | Development of a TV pilot script for a series called ‘Sightings’ | $2,800 |
| Shane Walsh Smith | Virtual writers room for scripted TV comedy ‘Surface tension’ | $7,500 |
| Vendulka Wichta | Online marketing, media strategy and distribution for music EP | $10,000 |
| Hope Wilkins | Skills development in music and industry knowledge | $6,000 |
| Hugh Withycombe | The creation and development of two quarantine instruments in collaboration with experimental musician | $10,000 |
COVID-19 Organisational Emergency Support Funding
| Applicant | Amount |
|---|---|
| ACT Writers Centre | $10,032 |
| Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres | $187,777 |
| Ausdance ACT | $63,030 |
| ArtSound CM | $35,000 |
| Belconnen Arts Centre | $550,000 |
| Canberra Potters Society | $80,690 |
| M16 ArtSpace | $31,173 |
| Tuggeranong Arts Centre | $54,105 |
| Warehouse Circus | $64,765 |
Arts Activities Funding $5-50k Round 1 - 2020
| Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nola Anderson | To assist in publishing 'Glass: The Life and Art of Klaus Moje' | $10,000 |
| James Batchelor | Development of dance work, 'Cosmic Ballroom', for premiere in Belgium | $20,00 |
| CLUBSCORE | Development of an original interdisciplinary theatre work | $49,924 |
| Judith Crispin | Make a geodesic camera to create larger experimental prints from animals that perished in bushfires | $22,496 |
| Rasa Daukus | Development and orchestration of a double concerto for piano, percussion and fixed electronics | $13,500 |
| Demos Journal | Production of journal issue #11 'Precarity', and website redevelopment | $20,425 |
| Nicola Dickson | Produce new visual art works for a group exhibition at the Mildura Arts Centre | $17,466 |
| Gungahlin Impressions Art Group | Engagement of mentors to deliver workshops, to develop and install a temporary mixed-media artwork | $14,636 |
| Krystal Hurst | To create a body of work that responds to the symbology of Aboriginal sovereign jewels and British sovereign jewels, for solo exhibition | $12,585 |
| Thomas Laue | Golden Jubilee: Celebrating the National Carillon’s 50th anniversary with new ensemble carillon works | $32,484 |
| Cameron Muir | Completion of draft for a non-fiction book 'End of Punishment' | $14,368 |
| Katy Mutton | To undertake a mentorship in the USA on camouflage strategies for counter surveillance art | $14,632 |
| Phoebe Porter | To research and develop a new series of contemporary jewellery 'Elemental' | $12,866 |
| Jacob Silvestro | Development of a new physical theatre show exploring post-climate change in Australia | $9,166 |
| Slow Turismo | Recording and producing a debut rock album and film clips | $19,122 |
| Melinda Smith | Research and drafting a poetry manuscript on memory loss 'Coming Unmothered' | $28,600 |
| Samuel Townsend | Completion of essays for manuscript, 'From Sir, With Love', a memoir of a queer teacher | $11,000 |
Arts Activities Funding Up to $5k - 2020 (to date)
| Applicant | Grant purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fritzlaff (Helena Pop) | To assist with recording, mixing and mastering of Helena Pop album | $3,400 |
| Rebecca Fleming | To assist with costs of engaging an editor and a writing coach | $2,400 |
| Robert Nugent | To assist with costs of developing a video artwork | $5,000 |
| Lucy Sugerman | To assist with costs of creating an original four-track EP | $3,856 |
| Stephanie Reeder | To travel to Tasmania to research a historical novel for children | $2,550 |
| Gillian Polack | To assist with completing two book manuscipts | $4,000 |
| Hangama Obaidullah | To assist with developing a new body of artwork | $4,947 |
| Anna Madeleine | To participate in the exhibition 'Heat Map' at Watch This Space in Alice Springs | $2,129 |
| Saskia Scott | To assist with costs of curating the exhibition 'Heat Map' at Watch This Space | $2,155 |
| Ngaio Fitzpatrick | To assist with exhibition installation incorporating video and livestream | $1,750 |
| Art Monthly Australasia | To assist with costs of a guest-edited special edition of Art Monthly Australasia magazine | $4,540 |
| CJ Shaw | To assist with the mixing, mastering and production of an album | $4,630 |
| Ella Kurz | To develop an anthology manuscript of contemporary Australian poetry on childbearing | $4,995 |
| Fred Smith | To overhaul and integrate digital infrastructure | $2,500 |
| Matt Withers | To assist with costs of recording an album for ABC Classic | $2,583 |
| Christine Kearney | To attend a residency at Varuna Writers Centre | $985 |
| Maura Pierlot | To rework and revise original theatre work 'Fragments' | $5,000 |
| Fiete Geier | To promote the live compilation album 'Under The Yellow Lamp - Live At The Polo' | $5,000 |
| Elliot Dobie | To record Kid Presentable's debut album | $5,000 |
| Teresa Wojcik | To compose an original musical suite | $2,521 |
| Rachel Reid | To get mentorship and develop three new short form works | $3,905 |
| Daniel Maguire | To assist with recording and producing a new album of contemporary music. | $3,600 |
| Sean Davey | To weather seal photographic prints and exhibition installation for an outdoor exhibition | $4,400 |
| Nick Craft | To develop the 'I am singing in a room' event | $4,860 |
| Marilou Chagnaud | To create framed works for an upcoming exhibition at ANCA Gallery | $2,088 |
| Paul Hay | To Produce New Work for Sculpture by the Sea 2020 and Cottesloe 2021 | $3,245 |
| Benjamin Bourne | To record and promote a new album by Wretch | $5,000 |
| Yu-Ching Kim Yang | To finish recording, mixing, mastering and promotion of a new EP by Kim Yang | $4,850 |
HOMEFRONT Funding Recipients (May 2020)
The HOMEFRONT funding round was developed to support individual artists in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the arts sector. Over 370 applications were received and funding of up to $10,000 per artist was provided to the 66 successful recipients in May 2020 (see table below). An additional funding round was announced in August 2020, with 59 artists subsequently supported (see table above).
This funding will support activities such as research and development, making of new works or sharing of works via online platforms, and artists fees and living expenses to undertake arts activities.
| Applicant | Grant Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Aitken-Kuhnen | Research and create new enamelled pieces for an upcoming travelling exhibition | $8,000 |
| Joel Arthur | Generating digital artwork from two dimensional paintings for online viewing | $5,000 |
| Che Baker | Developing a feature film and documentation | $10,000 |
| Daniel Becker | Production of a comic series ‘Master and Apprentice’ | $6,000 |
| Jordan Best | Developing new theatre works | $6,000 |
| Jack Biilmann | Recording a new album | $8,332 |
| Larry Brandy | Traditional Aboriginal storytelling online | $8,000 |
| Phoebe Breen | Create new functional pottery | $10,000 |
| Liam Budge | Skills development and mentorship | $5,489 |
| Nicholas Byrne | Growing Global - developing best world practice | $10,000 |
| Christopher Carroll | Develop the script for an original play, ‘Smokescreen’ | $10,000 |
| Liz Coats | Research developments in plant-based colours for new paintings | $5,000 |
| Judith Crispin | To complete the first draft of a new verse novel | $10,000 |
| Charlotte Crossfield | Developing a new theatre work ‘But don’t you all eat dog?’ | $4,500 |
| Louise Curham | Developing film/digital projects including ‘Diary Fill’ and ‘The People's Map of West Kambah’ | $6,700 |
| Nick Delatovic | Development of a feature film script ‘Darkest’ with a professional film producer | $4,800 |
| Ben Drysdale | Writing and producing music for synchronisation licensing | $8,295 |
| Daniel Edwards | Studio experimentation in community programs via online platforms | $8,297 |
| Eleanor Evans | Develop an animated music video | $5,000 |
| Mimi Fairall | A memoir style zine about being a young artist and the life events in between | $2,500 |
| Geoff Farquhar-Still | Research and development of wall mounted kinetic artworks for exhibition | $10,000 |
| Ngaio Fitzpatrick | Research and development of a body of work for national and international exhibition | $10,000 |
| Cathy Franzi | New research into printmaking approaches applied to ceramics | $10,000 |
| Irma Gold | Complete the second draft of a novel ‘Ways to Get Lost’ | $9,555 |
| Jessica Haas | Writing, recording and music production skills for ‘Pheno’ | $6,500 |
| Marie Hagerty | Produce new Giclee prints in collaboration with 'Bytes 'N Colours' for exhibition at Nancy Sever Gallery | $10,000 |
| Chris Harford | Research and development of distinctive ceramic tableware and market through a new website | $10,000 |
| Samantha Hawker | Create new video work ‘Axidant’ as part of the Dysfunctional landscape series | $3,850 |
| Nicci Haynes | Create an animation for online exhibition and future performance and video work | $5,000 |
| Jessica Herrington | Exploring social connections through networked AR and VR | $6,000 |
| (Jo)Hanna Hoyne | Skills development, studio work in sculptural treatments and online capacity | $10,000 |
| Georgina Jenkins | Write the 2nd and 3rd draft feature screenplay of ‘Blackbird’ | $10,000 |
| Sonja Kama | ‘Capital mums’: The untold stories of multicultural motherhood in Canberra | $9,880 |
| Daniel Kirkland | Mixing and mastering a debut EP | $6,380 |
| Pablo Latona | Research and develop new performance works | $10,000 |
| Liz Lea | Auslan and audio description training | $7,000 |
| Joanne Leong | Development of new sound works and VR videos | $1,500 |
| Guy Lilleyman | To record new music works | $8,550 |
| Janet Long | Make a new body of sculptural works and drawings for artist book | $7,000 |
| Antonia Losanno | Write a new book ‘The Good, The Bad and The Elderly’ | $10,000 |
| Dan Maginnity | Studio based production and capacity building | $10,000 |
| Sally Marett | Mixing, mastering and release of an EP ‘Marét’ | $10,000 |
| Marisa Martin | Illustration of a new graphic novel | $10,000 |
| Musonga Mbogo | The development of new visual art works | $3,500 |
| Andrew McMillan | Write and produce a new music album | $5,000 |
| Tim Napper | Completion of a debut novel ‘Howling Metal’ | $8,000 |
| Kristina Neumann | Development of new contemporary jewellery works | $10,000 |
| Lan Nguyen-hoan | Research and develop new photomedia landscape works ‘Shifting Viewpoints’ | $6,000 |
| Ruth O'Brien | To write and record a CD ‘Songs for Abby’ | $10,000 |
| Kofi Owusu-Ansah | Completing a debut album for tour ready | $8,000 |
| Jennifer Pinkerton | Research and writing for non-fiction book ‘Heartland’ | $8,800 |
| Alexander Raupach | Creative development of new music with a mentor | $6,030 |
| Lisa Richards | Music production and recording of new songs with a producer mentor | $9,720 |
| Eugene Robertson | Recording a new WE ‘Isolation blues’ | $9,000 |
| Dionisia Salas | Studio research on relationship of painting to print | $8,000 |
| Lisa Sammut | Skills development and new work in digital illustration and printing, and online presentation | $10,000 |
| Rebecca Selleck | Research and creation of new visual art work referencing isolation and the environment | $10,000 |
| John Sharkey | Recording new solo album | $10,000 |
| Emily Sheehan | Develop new theatre script ‘Monument’ | $6,375 |
| Kirri Sollis | Preparing material for a recording of solo flute works | $3,500 |
| Genevieve Swifte | Purchase of drawing materials for new works and online presentation | $3,000 |
| Yusuke Takemura | The material and methodological investigations for the development of new sculptural works | $5,500 |
| Dylan Van Den Berg | To research and develop a new Indigenous play 'Apprehended' | $7,457 |
| Kimmo Vennonen | Research and development in new soundscape works | $4,576 |
| Tom Woodward | Skills development, recording of new EP and online presence | $10,000 |
| Narelle Zeller | Skills development and create new oil portrait works | $8,000 |
Capacity Building for Non-funded Arts Organisations
Capacity Building for Non-funded Arts Organisations was offered to assist arts organisations to increase their business capacity. This funding round was offered as a one-off and there is no commitment for any future funding.
The activities the successful organisations will undertake with the funding focus on business and strategic development. Funding is not for any artistic skills/development or programming activities, the purchase of equipment or for educational courses.
| Organisation | Amount |
|---|---|
| Australian Dance Party Ltd | $12,070 |
| Canberra Repertory Society | $5,000 |
| Canberra Dance Theatre Inc | $6,000 |
| Canberra Opera Inc | $5,000 |
| Contour 556 | $12,000 |
| Girls Rock! Canberra | $1,674 |
| OnScreen ACT | $15,000 |
| Rebus Theatre Inc | $13,750 |
| Tributary Projects Incorporated | $5,000 |
| Wild Voices Music Theatre | $5,000 |
2020 ACT Screen Arts Fund
| Applicant (alphabetical order) | Grant purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maddalena Easterbrook | To produce a documentary online series ‘Know Your Neighbours’ | $4,500 |
| Christopher Eley | To research and develop an essay film ‘Australia, A User’s Manual’ | $12,754 |
| Tim Maricic | To complete a second draft of feature script ‘Cellar Door’ | $14,800 |
| Julia Martin | To work with mentors in producing, cinematography and editing a promo-reel for a feature documentary | $13,840 |
| Johnny Milner | Production and post-production for ‘Henry, Maude and the importance of being honest’, 'Pavlova’ and 'Rabbit' | $13,765 |
| Joshua Koske | To produce a proof of concept and to develop director skills for a TV/Web Series | $14,813 |
| Catherine Petocz | To adapt the original play ‘Hired Mother’ into a feature screenplay | $3,600 |