AwordfromourCEO Takingstock
OneoftheprimaryaimsoftheCulturalTrustistoprovidemeaningfulsupporttotalented emergingartists.Inlinewiththisaim,andinrecognitionofthegrowingcostoftraveland professionaldevelopmentprograms,themaximumgrantamountgoingforwardwillbe increasedto$10,000.Webelievethatthiswillallowustosupportourgranteesmorefully, andtocontinuetoplayouruniqueandimportantroleintheAustralianartslandscape.
Inthiseditionof The Coronet,wealsospotlighttheworkofAngelicaMesiti,theinaugural winneroftheIanPotterMovingImageCommission.Itisexcitingtoseethegrowing relevanceandappreciationofMesiti's The Calling (2013-14),IPMIC’sfirstcommissioned work,whichhasmostrecentlybeenacquiredbytheNationalGalleryofAustralia.
Webelievethatitisimportanttosharethesuccessesofourpastgrantees,andthewaysin whichaCulturalTrustgranthasoftenplayedapivotalroleintheircreativeand professionaljourneys.Wehopeyoudrawinspirationfromthediverseachievementsand storiesofthegranteesfeaturedbelow.
Round2,2017 Newgrantees
ThesecondroundofCulturalTrustgrantsfor2017saw19emergingartistsawarded $119,335topursueawiderangeofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesaroundthe globe.Ourgranteeswilltraveltoelevendifferentcountries,includingtheNetherlands, Iceland,Canada,FinlandandtheUnitedKingdom,toundertakeavarietyofmentorships, residenciesandstudyprograms.
Thisround,twoemergingcircusartistshavereceivedCulturalTrustgrantstotravel overseasandfurthertheirpractice.AngeliqueRosswillundertakeamentorshipwiththe innovativecontemporarycircuscompany,TumbleCircus,inBelfast,NorthernIreland,while handbalancerAmiePatchingwillcommenceaDiplomaofCollegialStudiesinCircusArts atL’ÉcoleNationaledeCirquedeMontreal,Canada.
WehaveprofiledAmiebelow,alongwithcreativeproducerSamanthaButterworth,whois travelingtotheUnitedKingdomtoresearchinclusivetheatrepracticeandpursueaseries ofresidencieswithcommunityartsorganisations.
Congratulationstoalloursuccessfulgrantrecipientsandallthebestwithyourprojects.
Acompletelistofourlatestgranteescanbefoundon ourwebsite IPMICnews Moving
Audio-visualartistandinauguralIPMICwinnerAngeliaMesitihasbeenkeepingbusythis year.In2017alone,Mesiti’sworkshavebeenexhibitedatUniversityofQueenslandArt Museum(The Calling),AnnaSchwartzGallery,Melbourne(Tossed by the Waves), Artspace,Sydney(Relay League),aswellasatTheNationalGalleryofVictoria,whichis currentlyshowcasingacollectionofhermajorworks.Shehasalsobeenannouncedas oneoftheartiststobefeaturedatthe 2018AdelaideBiennialofAustralianArt Angelica Mesiti: A Communion of Stranger Gestures,thefirstsignificantpublicationdedicatedto chroniclingMesiti’spractice,willbereleasedbyBlackIncinOctober
MesitiwasawardedtheinauguralIanPotterMovingImageCommissionin2012,which culminatedin The Calling,athree-channelvideoinstallationthatexploresthewhistling languagesofthreecommunitiesinTurkey,GreeceandTheCanaryIslands,and demonstratesMesiti’songoingfascinationwithnon-verbalmodesofcommunication.Since itsopeningin2014, The Calling hasbeenshownwidelyacrossAustraliaand internationally,andwasmostrecentlyacquiredbyTheNationalGalleryofAustralia.
‘TheMovingImageCommissionisintendedtoenableamid-careerartisttoproducean ambitiousnewmovingimageworkandtaketheirpracticetothenextlevel,soitis gratifyingtoseethatsincebeingawardedtheinauguralCommission,AngelicaMesiti’s workhasreceivedgrowingacclaimandrecognition,bothinAustraliaandabroad,’says CulturalTrustProgramManagerLouiseArkles.
AcollectionofAngelicaMesiti’smajorworksisshowingattheNationalGalleryof AustraliauntilMarch2018.
Newgrantee CommunityArts
SamanthaButterworth
Newgrantee PerformingArts
AmiePatching
Asacreativeproducer,Samanthais passionateaboutcreatingtheatrewith communities,forcommunities.
WiththesupportoftheCulturalTrust, SamwilltraveltotheUnitedKingdomto undertakeaseriesofresidencieswith communityartsorganisations,andto researchmodesofparticipatorytheatre thatwelcomecommunityandfoster reciprocityandinclusivityinthearts.
Attheripeageof20,AmiePatchingis alreadyahighlyskilledcircusartist,with overtenyearsoftrainingandexperience.
Amiewillnowtakeherpracticetothenext levelasshecommencesaDiplomaof CollegialStudiesinCircusArtsatL'École NationaledeCirquedeMontreal,where shewillcontinueherspecialisationin handbalancingandmakethemostof Montreal'svibrantcircusscene.
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KateLefoeGranteestory Centrestage
LourisvandeGeer
Earlierthisyear,2015granteeKate Lefoe'sfilm Somersault Pike wasselected fortheprestigiousAcceleratorShorts ProgramaspartoftheMelbourne InternationalFilmFestival.
HereKateanswerssomeofourquestions abouttheprocessofmaking Somersault Pike,herexperienceoftheAccelerator ShortsProgram,andherfilmmaking philosophy
In2015,granteeLourisvandeGeer undertookaseriesofmentorshipsand rehearsalobservationsacrossEurope.
Sherecentlytookthetimetotellusabout whatshelearntfromtheexperience,how Europeantheatrediffersfromthe Australiantheatrescene,andherlatest play Looking Glass, whichsawtheupand-comingplaywrightbringherloveof psychoanalysistothestage.
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Waterfall,thelatestfilmfrom2015granteeNoraNiasari,withcinematographyby2016 granteeSherwinAkbarzadeh,waschosentofeatureaspartoftheAustralianShorts ProgramattheMelbourneInternationalFilmFestival(MIFF)earlierthisyear.
AndsincebeingselectedfortheAcceleratorShortsProgramatMIFF,KateLefoe'sshort film Somersault Pike hascontinuedtogarnerheracclaim,winningBestSoundDesignat FleurieuFilmFestival2017,aswellasBestEditingattheCanberraShortFilmFestival 2017.
RecentgranteeandoperatictenorShanul Sharmahasbeenkeepingbusythisyear Hewasawardedfirstplaceinboththe vocalandinstrumentalcategoriesatthe prestigiousRossiniInternationalAward 2017,andhasrecentlymadeittothe finalsoftheHeraldSunAria
Shanulwillcompeteforthetopprizeon October25.
Image: Shanul Sharma pictured with the Rossini International Award, and his MA in Advanced Vocal Studies from the Wales International Academy of Voice, which he completed with the support of a Cultural Trust grant.
Applyforagrant FundingRoundDates
ThenextroundofCulturalTrustgrantswillopenonMonday6November2017andcloseonTuesday16 January2018.Pleasenotethisroundisforprojectsortravelafter4May2018.
Forallinformationregardingcurrentandfuturefundingrounds,pleasevisitthe CulturalTrustwebsite
TheIanPotterCulturalTrustisfullyfundedbyTheIanPotterFoundation,amajor Australianphilanthropic foundationthatsupportsandpromotesexcellenceandinnovation.
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