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Still of 'MinusOneSister' directed by new grantee Marni Mount, written by Anna Barnes, presented by Double Bluff in association with Theatre Works as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023. Image: Andrew Signor.

Featured 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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Oliver Stokes Hughes
Grantee Story 4 Dec 2017
Oliver Stokes-Hughes
In 2017, painter and grantee Oliver Stokes Hughes undertook a study tour in figurative drawing, painting and sculpture at the Ryder Studio, Santa Fe; Grand Central Atelier, New York; and the School of Visual Arts, New York, USA.
Visual Art
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Stage performance with clear yellow curtain and an actor dressed in white.
Grantee Story 18 Sep 2017
Louris van de Geer
Playwright and 2015 grantee Louris Van de Geer brought her love of psychoanalysis to the stage with her latest play, 'Looking Glass', which recently ran at fortyfivedownstairs. She took the time to answer a couple of questions about the play and her practice.
Performing Art
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Two women pose in front of a red door.
Grantee Story 18 Sep 2017
Samantha Butterworth
A Cultural Trust grant will see Samantha Butterworth travel to the United Kingdom to undertake a series of residencies with community arts organisations and to research theatre created with communities, for communities.
Community Art
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A large group of people stand at the side of an outdoor pool. Some hold filming equipment and some pose with their hands above their head.
Grantee Story 18 Sep 2017
Kate Lefoe
Earlier this year, 2015 grantee Kate Lefoe's film 'Somersault Pike' was selected for the prestigious Accelerator Shorts Program as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival. Here Kate explains the premise behind the film, her practice, and the journey to making a feature-length film.
Multimedia
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An actress stands on a grassy dessert landscape near a wire fence that stretches into the distance. The sun sets in the background.
Grantee Story 19 May 2017
Roland Ellis
New grantee Roland Ellis will travel to New York City to embark on a mentorship in filmmaking and big data research. The opportunity to write and direct a short film with a US-based mentor, production house and crew promises to assist Roland in establishing himself as a unique and independent voice in the international film industry.
Multimedia
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Portrait image of person with shoulder length brunette hair.
Grantee Story 24 Apr 2017
Elizabeth Bryer
Receiving a Cultural Trust grant assisted Elizabeth Bryer in attending the Bread Loaf Translators' Conference (including the Prose Translation Workshop) at Middlebury College, Ripton, Vermont, USA.
Literature
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One image repeated four times in a grid. A man wearing a beanie holds a large camera over his shoulder.
Grantee Story 21 Dec 2016
Sherwin Akbarzadeh
With the support of a Cultural Trust grant, cinematographer Sherwin Akbarzadeh undertook a residency at the National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia, and attended the Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, and the Cameraimage Festival, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Multimedia
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Black and white ballpoint pen drawing of a person with long hair. The persons face is larger than it's body and streams of black tears run down their face and to the bottom of the image.
Grantee Story 21 Dec 2016
Aurelia Guo
Interdisciplinary text-based artist and poet Aurelia Guo was supported to undertake a mentorship with writer and artist Hannah Black and complete a guest editorship of 'How To Sleep Faster 7' at Arcadia Missa, London.
Literature
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Ceramic sculpture.
Grantee Story 20 Dec 2016
Christina Lucia Giuffrida
Supported by the Trust, Christina Lucia Giuffrida undertook a six-month Artist in Residence Program with practicing ceramists Magda Dejose and Andrew Kennedy at Sculpture Space NYC.
Visual Art
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Ballet dancer in rehearsal.
Grantee Story 14 Dec 2016
Bianca Scudamore
Rising star Bianca Scudamore is the first Australian dancer in over 20 years to be accepted into the preeminent Paris Opera Ballet School. With the support of a Cultural Trust grant, Bianca will complete her final two trimesters, at the end of which she will audition for her chance to be contracted with the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet Company.
Dance
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