Creative Australia has announced the recipients of close to $15 million investment through its Arts Projects and International Engagement Fund programs, supporting more than 300 creative projects across Australia and internationally,
This includes $13.9 million investment in arts projects, supporting 280 projects from individuals and groups. The investment is expected to lead to the creation of more than 2,000 new works, supporting new opportunities for artists and audiences.
Additional investment through the International Engagement Fund will support 31 projects enabling Australian artists to collaborate with partners in 26 countries, amplifying the reach of Australian creativity across the globe.
Creative Australia Executive Director Arts Investment Alice Nash said:
“From groundbreaking initiatives supporting emerging First Nations recording artists, to boundary-pushing jazz and, family-friendly arts experiences, these projects speak to the richness of Australian stories and the vitality of our arts sector. We’re proud to support the work that captures imaginations, sparks conversations, and brings audiences into something extraordinary.”
Arts Projects highlights:
- Singing Our Futures continues its groundbreaking mentoring and recording initiative for emerging First Nations musicians, led by artists including Dobby, Emma Donovan and Bumpy.
- A gallery experience for blind and vision impaired children – with Tactile Tactics set to transform how audiences engage with art, through touch, sound and smell.
- Gigs to take the kids to – Small Fry Rock is a series of family friendly concerts hosted in Brisbane and Sydney, where children can dance while caregivers reconnect with their love of music.
- Australia’s next generation of jazz, with musicians aged under 25 to compose and record a new album, with the Mosaic collective.
International Engagement Fund highlights:
- A powerful First Nations exchange linking Australia and Sweden’s Arctic Circle, as Moorambilla Voices artists, including a Wiradjuri choreographer, join forces with the Arctic Light Choir to create new music and dance that spans continents and cultures.
- Australian children’s artists join forces with South Korea’s Jeonju Cultural Foundation, as ArtPlay’s ‘Seedling Sessions’ supports six artists across two countries to co-create new art for and with children, bringing imaginative play and cultural exchange to the next generation.
- Writers from Singapore, Indonesia and Australia converge in a literary exchange between OzAsia, Ubud and Singapore Writers Festivals, giving Asian-Australian voices a new international platform while building a touring circuit for future literary collaborations.
More information about Creative Australia investment and opportunities is on our website.
Media contacts:
Brianna Roberts,
Media Manager, Creative Australia
Mobile: 0498 123 541
Email: brianna.roberts@creative.gov.au
