FOSTERING TALENT The Ian Potter Cultural Trust

In 1993, The Ian Potter Foundation set up The Ian Potter Cultural Trust to directly distribute funds to individual artists (rather than to organisations, as stipulated by the Foundation's tax status). Since then, the Trust has helped 1,700 emerging or early career artists with international professional development opportunities to gain experience, develop networks and learn skills from the world’s best musicians, artists, performers and arts practitioners. These experiences are invaluable for the individual artists and for the ongoing development of the Australian arts sector. The Cultural Trust funds nationally and across the spectrum of the arts: from visual arts to community arts and design to literature, spanning traditional art forms through to new and experimental mediums. Since the Cultural Trust's inception, over $8.5 million in grants has assisted talented artists to travel overseas; meet with and learn from mentors and their peers; and undertake research, study and training to challenge themselves both personally and professionally.

Grants by Decade

1990s

GRANTS: 322

TOTAL: $844,080

2000s

GRANTS: 664

TOTAL: $2,945,935

2010s

GRANTS: 708

TOTAL: $4,741,191

Total GRANTS: 1694

TOTAL: $8,531,206