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2025 grant recipient Ella Power on stage at AMPA SPARK 2024 Guest Performance Image: Wenny Tan.

Featured 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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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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Two people stand with their hands on each others shoulders, both dressed entirely in white. They stand on a blue lit stage.
Grantee Story 14 Dec 2016
Amelia Lever-Davidson
New grantee Amelia Lever-Davidson will soon be travelling to London to undergo mentorships with leading lighting designers, Paule Constable and Jon Clark. She hopes these placements will help further shape her individual vision and lighting aesthetics, and allow her to build professional connections in the international theatre industry.
Design
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Close up of silver ring.
Grantee Story 14 Dec 2016
Gretal Ferguson
With the help of a Cultural Trust grant, Gretal will pursue a Masters in Jewellery, Silversmithing, and Related Products at the Birmingham City University School of Jewellery.
Design
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One side of the image shows scattered fragments of a broken vase. The right side of the image shows the repaired vase now in one piece.
Grantee Story 24 Oct 2016
Margot Murray
Conservation is a highly competitive field, especially in Australia, with few career opportunities. For Margot Murray the opportunity to study in the UK and complete work placements at key cultural heritage institutions is the crucial next step in her career.
Conservation
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