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Featured News 6 Jan 2026

Vale Professor Emma Johnston AO

It is with deep sadness that The Ian Potter Cultural Trust’s Board of Trustees and staff acknowledge the news of the passing of Professor Emma Johnston.
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News 18 Dec 2025
Meet the 2026 Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellows
A round of applause is due for our newest Emerging Performers Fellowship recipients: violist/composer Matt Laing and violinist Simone Slattery.
Emerging Performers Fellowships
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News 16 Dec 2025
Introducing the 2025 Ian Potter Creative Fellows
Congratulations to our 2025 Ian Potter Creative Fellows: musician/composer Aviva Endean and writer/artist Bella Li.
Creative Fellowships
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News 5 Dec 2025
Halfway there: what our 2025 Emerging Performers Fellows have been up to
Find out what flautist Eliza Shephard and percussionist Kaylie Melville have accomplished in the first year of their Emerging Performers Fellowship.
Emerging Performers Fellowships
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News 18 Nov 2025
The Art of the Ask: tips for your Emerging Artist Grant application
This is the Trust's definitive guide to the Emerging Artist Grants. Learn whether you and your project are eligible, plus find out our top tips for a winning application.
Emerging Artist Grants
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AMPA SPARK 2024 Guest Performance by Wenny Tan
News 24 Sep 2025
New Grantees | Round 2, 2025
This round of Emerging Artist Grants saw 45 early-career artists awarded a grants totalling a record-breaking $579,178.
New Grantees
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Grantee Story 13 Aug 2025
Kaspar Schmidt Mumm
Context is everything – and for artist Kaspar Schmidt Mumm, it’s also homework while he studies at UDK Berlin.
Visual Art
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Woman posing in front of camera.
Grantee Story 10 Jul 2025
Anador Walsh
The connections Anador Walsh formed during her research trip in 2023 have sown the seeds for promising international collaborations.
Visual Art
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Woman posing at camera with art installation in backgorund.
Grantee Story 8 May 2025
Truc Truong
Grantee Truc Truong learned more than just technique during her 2024 workshop and research opportunity in Vietnam.
Visual Art
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News 14 Apr 2025
New Grantees | Round 1, 2025
In our most recent round of Emerging Artist Grants, 29 early-career artists were awarded $302,022 in grants.
New Grantees
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Grantee Story 6 Feb 2025
Nadia Mahjouri
Former 2024 grantee Nadia Mahjouri spoke about how her Writing Masterclass in Morocco directly influenced her debut novel.
Literature
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