Creative Australia has announced the results of its latest investment round, with strong results in youth arts and music among the highlights.
The investment spans arts projects, contemporary music touring programs and contemporary touring programs and will power at least 380 creative projects in Australian cities and regions.
This includes a $450,000 grant from the Arts Minister to increase youth participation in the performing arts and drama under the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy Renewal.
There is also good news in the music industry. Music Australia has allocated A$777,000 to support various music projects. More good news is expected later this week with the first round of announcements from the Music Export Development Fund.
Alice Nash, director of arts investment, said:
“This significant investment will inspire creativity and connect communities across the country. We are proud to support these incredible projects and can’t wait to see their impact in Australia and globally.”
Investment highlights include:
- Archie Roach Foundation’s Sing Our Future: Support the Foundation’s mentorship program for emerging Aboriginal songwriters to honor Uncle Archie’s vision and legacy of nurturing young talent.
- grentperez at Lollapalooza: Western Sydney singer and songwriter grentperez will continue to make a name for himself on the international stage, taking the stage at Lollapalooza, one of the world’s top music festivals.
- Women in Music Tech Summit: Women in Music Production will host the Women in Music Tech Summit, offering free workshops to empower women in music production and mixing
- Contemporary music tour program: The investment will support 23 tours, including Aboriginal artists such as Wanjoo, Tura New Music, Russell Smith, Jindahood/Emma Donovan and Downsyde.
- Auslan Storytime Series: Storybox Library will create 40 Auslan-interpreted children’s books, which will be available for free through public libraries and classrooms across Australia.
- Stompin Youth Dance Company: Stompin, Australia’s longest-running youth dance company based in Launceston, will complete important work centered on the creative input of young people across the region.
- Regional youth theater collaboration Just Us Ensemble (JUTE) will work with Overall Arts Youth Theater Company in Far North Queensland to develop, co-produce and tour a production by emerging playwright and director Amber A new work led by Amber Grossmann.
- Heaps Decent Youth Arts Program: Supports access to creative arts for underrepresented and marginalized youth in New South Wales.
- Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation’s Creative Recovery Program: Supporting Kuku Bakal Kaykayanda (Word for All Children) to engage children and young people in disaster-affected areas of northern Queensland.
- Arts Monthly’s Aboriginal Voices Initiative: Supports Arts Monthly’s initiatives to increase representation of Indigenous writers, editors and mentors.
The full list of winners can be found on the Creative Australia website.
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