WelcometoourfirstissueofTheIanPotterCulturalTrust'se-newsletter
TheIanPotterCulturalTrustcontinuestoplayauniqueandimportantroleintheAustralian artslandscape,providingindividualartistswith‘justtherightamountofsupportatjustthe righttime’,asLadyPottersays.
Previously,manyofyouhavebeenkeepinguptodatewithCulturalTrustnewsandevents viaTheIanPotterFoundationnewsletter The Seahorse butwedecidedthatitwastimefor theTrusttohaveitsownnewsletterwithnewsandinformationspecificallytailoredtothe artscommunity
The Coronet willbepublishedthreetimesayear,containingannouncementsaboutthe latestgrantrecipients,detailsofmajoreventssuchasthelaunchoftheIanPotterMoving ImageCommission,aswellasstoriesandnewsfromourpastandpresentgrantees.
WehopeyoufindtheCoronetinformativeandentertainingaswesharenotonlyournews butalsothesuccessesandachievementsofourCulturalTrustgrantees.
Craig Connelly CEOPS Did you know? Many seahorses have a striking crown-like feature on their heads, called a coronet. And apparently some seahorses dance!
Bravi! NewGrantees
AtourrecentBoardMeeting,theTrusteesawarded$178,000to28emergingartistswho willtravelto12differentcountriesparticipatinginarangeoffestivals,workshopsand residenciesthatwillallowthemtohonetheirskillsandbroadentheirartistichorizonsand experience.
SeveralsuccessfulgranteesfromthisroundareheadingtotheImPulsTanzInternational DanceFestivalbeingheldinViennainJulyandAugust.TheCulturalTrusthasalong historyofsupportingyoungdancersandchoreographers,manyofwhomhaveattended thishighly-regardeddancefestival.
Twograntees,JacintaJohnandNoraNiasari,willbeheadingoverseastoLondonand Mexicototakeupopportunitiestobementoredbyleadingdirectorsinmusicaltheatreand film.Youcanreadabouttheirjourneyssofarbelow
Congratulationstoalloursuccessfulgrantrecipientsandallthebestwithyourprojects.
Detailsofallthelatestgranteescanbefoundonour Granteedatabaseonthewebsite.
DanielCrooks'PhantomRideexhibition
TheIanPotterMovingImageCommissionisabiennialawarddesignedtoenableamidcareerartisttoproduceanambitiousnewmovingimageworkthatdemonstratesamajor developmentorshiftintheirpractice. Throughthecommissionpartners,theaward providestwolevelsofsupporttothesuccessfulartist:$100,000fromTheIanPotter CulturalTrust,aswellashighlyspecialisedcuratorial,productionandpresentation expertiseprovidedbyACMI
Thelaunchsaw230guestsgatheronaMondayeveningwithspeechesgivenbyKatrina SedgwickandDanielCrooks,aswellasLadyPotterwhoformallyopenedtheexhibition.In thefirstsixweeksover25,000peoplevisited,including4,000onWhiteNight.
PhantomRideistheculminationofayear’sworkbyartistDanielCrooks,whoreceivedthe commissioninOctober2014.Danhasdeliveredabeautiful,mesmerisingwork,installed onatwo-sidedhangingscreeninthecentreofadarkenedGallery2atACMI.Entitled Phantom Ride,thecontinuousimagesonthescreen-eachonetravellingalongraillinesin adifferentdirection–takesthevieweronajourneythroughplaceandspace.Thework hasliveduptotheIPMICjudges’highexpectations:theworkistechnicallybrilliantinits smoothtransitionfromshottoshot,anemotivesoundtrackofmusiclacedwiththesound oftheenvironmentsandbeautifulinpresentingoneAustralianlandscapeafteranother alongtheendlesstracks.
ThesecondIanPotterMovingImageCommission(IPMIC)openedatACMIonMonday15 Februarytoanaudienceofinvitedguests,includinganumberofTrusteesoftheCultural Trust.
Commissions.Eachbookfeaturesanessaybythecuratoraswellasbeautifulstillimages fromtheworks.WhentheCommissionprogramconcludesin2022,thesetoffivebooklets willprovideanenduringrecordoftheworks.CopiesareavailablethroughACMI.
Phantom Ride willcloseonMay292016.
Findoutmoreatthecommission'swebsite: www.movingimagecommission.org.au
Applicationsopensoon IPMICNo.3
TheIanPotterMovingImageCommission websitewasre-launchedtocoincidewith theunveilingofthesecondIPMIC exhibitioninearlyFebruary.Designedto provideashowcaseforthecommissioned movingimageworks,thenewsite featureseachCommissionviashowcase pageswithlargeformatimagesand videosofthecommissions,background informationontheworksandtheartistsas wellasmediacoverage.
Thereisalsoadedicatedsectionfornew applicants,takingthemthroughthe applicationcriteriaandprocess.
Thenewblogfeaturetracksallnewsand eventsrelatedtotheIPMIC,providinga dynamicandusefularchiveofthe Commission.
ApplicationsforIPMICNo.3willopenon Monday6June.Prospectiveapplicants canfindeverythingtheyneedtoknowin theApplicationssectiononthenewIPMIC website.Itcoverscriteria,selection process,andkeydates.Therearealso FAQsandaguidetotheonlineapplication process.
Allinitialproposalswillbereviewedbythe judgingpanelandashortlistofthree artistswillbeinvitedtosubmitafull projectproposal.Fromtheshortlista winnerofthethirdIanPotterMoving ImageCommissionwillbeselectedto developtheirworkthroughout2017witha launchdateofFebruary2018.
MoreIPMICnews... NewIPMICwebsite
NewGrantee
JacintaJohn
Matildato GroundhogDay
Mexico-bound
NewgranteeJacintaJohnwillsoonbe travellingtoLondontoundertakean excitingfour-monthcross-culturalcreative directingattachmentattheOldVic Theatrewhichwillincludeworkingas AssistantDirectortoArtisticDirector MatthewWarchusontheworldpremiere ofGroundhogDaytheMusical.
Jacintahopesthisopportunitywillprovide anentreetodirectingmainstage productionsinAustraliaandaroundthe world.CongratulationsJacinta-welook forwardtohearinghowitgoes!
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GranteeStory
ShellyLauman
NoraNiasarihasjustreceivedaCultural Trustgranttoundertakeatwomonth internshipwithMexican–Australian directorMichaelRoweonhisupcoming featurefilm.Norawillbetravellingto MexicoinAugustthisyeartoworkas MichaelRowe’sassistantduringthree weeksofpre-productionandsixweeksof productiononhisre-makeoftheLuis Buňuel’s1967iconicFrenchdrama‘Belle duJour’.
Norasaidinherapplication,‘Thiswillbe anincredibleopportunitytolearnfroman internationallyrenownedwriter/directoron alandmarkfilmproduction.IbelieveI havealottolearnfromhimasadramatic storytellerandasamentor.’
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GranteeStory
TimCole
a Masters
'The Cultural Trust grant allowed me to complete of Fine Arts in FilmDirecting at the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles. It was a 2 ½ year program from which I graduated top of my class
The program was very hands-on, in that we learned through doing, making films. I made seven short films in the 2 ½ years. Essential to completing my final thesis film was fundraising $65k.'
'I’m presently sitting in Perth International Airport, waiting for the boarding call for the first leg of my project, Madagascar, with a stopover in Mauritius for 6 days.
Yesterday I had an interview on Radio National with Michael Mackenzie (RN Afternoons), talking about my project ‘Small Island, Big Song’, introducing the story of the Austronesian heritage and the musicians I will be meeting to tell that story.'
Granteesinthenews JacobusCapone
JacobusCapone,a2015CulturalTrustgrantee,isoneofnineartistscurrentlyexhibitingin NEW16,thelatestintheAustralianCentreforContemporaryArt’sannualseriesof commissionedinstallations.
Jacobusworksacrossdisciplineswithperformance,installation,paintingandvideo.His CulturalTrustgrantenabledhimtoundertakeatwomonthresidencyattheHangerin Lisbon,Portugal.HehasbeeninvitedtoshowtheresultingprojectatthePerthInstituteof ContemporaryArtsin2017.
New16 runsuntil8May2016atACCAinSouthbank,Melbourne.
Applyforagrant FundingRoundDates
ThenextroundofCulturalTrustgrantswillopenonMonday11July2016andcloseonTuesday13 September2016.Pleasenotethisroundisforprojectsortravelafter16December2016.
EverythingyouneedtoknowaboutapplyingcanbefoundontheCulturalTrustwebsiteunderApplyfora Grant
