Geelong Arts Centre have the key to your creative engine thanks to their latest round of professional development grants.
Nurturing the spark of an artistic concept or have a project in the wings that needs some support?
Geelong Arts Centre has you covered! Geelong Arts Centre’s latest round of Creative Engine grants are now open with final days for application fast approaching.
What’s on offer?
- IGNITION: 2 x $5,000 cash grant, plus 5 days of in-kind studio access for rehearsal period
- JUMP START: 2 x $3,000 cash grant, plus 5 days of in-kind studio access for rehearsal period
- PLACE TO MAKE: 5 days of in-kind studio access or three months of in-kind desk access in Merge co-working space.
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Totalling up to $24,000 in financial grants and $35,000 of value-in-kind studio access at Geelong Arts Centre’s landmark Ryrie Street building, the available grant packages will directly benefit individuals and organisations who are looking to develop new and exciting work, push the boundaries, and advance their arts practice.
The IGNITION grants are designed to assist projects that are in the early stages of creation and need support in transitioning from creative development to preparation for presentation. The first round of grants for 2024 saw production company The Bloomshed supported to develop and present their reimagining of Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice along with Kath Dolheguy for the development of original work Parasail.
JUMP START grants are aimed at supporting local artists who have a seed idea but need assistance to bring it to life through rehearsal space and workshopping at Geelong Arts Centre. Fiona Luca and Helen Duncan were the recipients for round one to develop their respective ideas Now: A Life Story and Cabaret of Calm.
The final grant category, PLACE TO MAKE supports local artists in their work development through the offering of in-kind space at the Geelong Arts Centre facilities. They have welcomed Gorgi Coghlan and Anna-Lee Robertson for their project Song Birds, Luke Morris as part of Comedy Victoria, Catherine Holder for The Things We Hold Dear and Amelia Vu for Foreigner so far this year.
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Further details regarding the Creative Engine application process and eligibility requirements can be found within each grant category. Cross-genre projects are highly encouraged.
Applications are currently open via the Geelong Arts Centre website where you can find out more about the abundance of opportunities on the horizon for artists in 2024.
Geelong Arts Centre Creative Engine applications close 9:00am, Monday 29 July 2024. Apply here.
