The Coronet #2 October 2016

AwordfromourCEO Discerningtimes

Anyartistwhohasappliedforanartistgrantknowstheyarecompetingagainstmanyother worthyrecipients.ThisisnolessthecaseforourCulturalTrustgrantapplicantswhichis whyitisanachievementtoreceiveanIanPotterCulturalTrustemergingartistgrant.Grant recipientstrulyareoutstandingartistsintheirchosenfieldofendeavour.

AcrosstheArtssectorthereisincreasedcompetitionforfundingleadingtoagreater demandforgrants.Inresponse,theCulturalTrusthasbeenincreasinglyselectiveinits grantmaking.ThisneedforgreaterdiscernmentisalsotheresultoftheCulturalTrust’s fundingbeingtemporarilyreduced. TheCulturalTrustissolelyfundedbytheIanPotter Foundationwhichcurrentlyhassomesignificantfundingcommitments,includingseveral majorArtssectorgrants.Consequently,thishasledtotheFoundationreducingfundingfor severalofitsprogramareasincludingtheCulturalTrustover2017and2018.

Lookingoverthestoriesinthisnewsletterandthefeaturegranteesinourrecently publishedCulturalTrustAnnualReport2015–16,Iamagainimpressedbythediverseand impressivetalentsweattractthroughtheTrust’sgrantprogramandIPMIC. Despitea morediscerningandcompetitiveapplicationreviewprocess,itissopleasingtosee continueddiversityofpracticeareasreflectedintheapplicationswereceive.We encourageapplicantspractisingallartformstoapplywhetheritbevisualarts,designor craft,communityarts,literature,performancearts,conservation,movingimageor

A piece from the SVA MFA Illustration book show by Helen Li (2016 grantee)

multimedia,orperhapsotheremergingartforms.

Welookforwardtoseeingwhatourfutureartistshaveinstoreforus.Inthemeantime,I trustyoutoowillenjoyreadingaboutourpastandpresentgranteesandjoinusin celebratingtheirartisticpotentialandachievements.

Craig Connelly CEO Update

IPMIC3

SinceMarch,thethirdIanPotterMovingImageCommission(IPMIC3)applicationprocess hasbeenwellunderway TheTrustreceivedmorethan40applicationsforthethird commissioninthisseries,anincreaseonthepreviouscommissionapplicationsin2014.

ShortlistinghasnowbeencompletedbytheJudgingPanelwithfourapplicationsselected forfurtherdevelopment.ThewinnerofIPMIC3willbeannouncedbyACMIandtheCultural TrustinDecember2016.

Newgrantees Round2,2016

Round2,2016sawonly11applicantsreceiveCulturalTrustgrants.Successfulgrantees werefromarangeofpracticeareas:Conservation,Design,Literature,Music,Performing ArtsandVisualArts.TheseemergingartistswilltraveltoWales,England,France,China, TheNetherlands,andvariouslocationsintheUSA.Belowwespotlightafewnewgrantees fromthisgroup.SeealsoacompletelistofRound2,2016grantees

Newgrantee

Conservation

MargotMurray

Newgrantee

Music

ShanulSharma

Conservationisahighlycompetitivefield, especiallyinAustralia,withfewcareer opportunities.ForMargotMurraythe opportunitytostudyintheUKand completeworkplacementsatkeycultural heritageinstitutionsisthecrucialnextstep inhercareer

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Newgrantee Design RobertMilne

Aone-timeheavymetalsinger,Shanul Sharmahasgonefromperformingin blackt-shirtstoblacktieasanoperatic tenor.Shanulisaperfectexampleofan olderyetstillearlycareerartisttoreceive aCulturalTrustgrant.

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Newgrantee

Literature

ElizabethBryer

Oneofonlyninestudentstobeaccepted intheMastersinGraphicDesignatthe WerkplaatsTypografieinThe Netherlands,RobertMilneisseizingthe opportunitytomakeconnectionsand establishhimselfontheinternational publishingandgraphicdesignscene.

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Muchlikethetextsheischargedwith translating,ElizabethBryerisalsoawork inprogress. ReceivingaCulturalTrust grantwillassistElizabethnotonlywithher debuttranslationbutalsohercareerasa Spanish–Englishliterarytranslator

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Nextsteps

SissyReyesrecentlycompletedaResidencyProgramatArtelesCreatveCenterin Finland.

'Tohavetimetoexperiment,failandsucceedonadailybasiswasamajorlearningcurve forme,'Sissysaysinhergranteestory.'ThisexperiencewaspivotalformeasI'vehada veryimportantbreakthroughregardingmyartisticprocess.' ReadMore

SamuelSakkerhasrecentlytakenupacontractwiththeRoyalOpera,London.

SamuelSakkerparticipatedintheJetteParkerYoungArtistsProgrammeattheRoyal OperaHouseinLondon.Herehetellsushowthisoneopportunityhasledtomanymore.

The Window bySissyReyes

Samuel Sakker performing in LaTraviata

Celebratingsuccess

Ramesh Nithiyendran. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia.

SeveralpastCulturalTrustgranteeshavebeenmakingthenewsrecently...

2015VisualArtsgranteeRameshNithiyendrancurrentlyhasasoloshowMudMenat theNationalGalleryofAustralia,Canberra TheexhibitionrunsuntillateFebruary2017.

JoeCinque’sConsolationisthefeaturefilmdebutof2008Mediagrantee Sotiris Dounoukos ThefilmwasreleasedOctoberandisreceivingconsiderablemedia attention.

HeidiYardleyreceivedCulturalTrustgrantsin2011and2015forVisualArts.Earlierthis yearHeidiwasafinalistinthe2016ArchibaldPrizeforherwork‘Birth/Death–Portraitof Nell’.HeidihasalsobeenanArchibaldfinalistin2013and2014.

Applyforgrant FundingRoundDates

ThenextroundofCulturalTrustGrantswillopenonMonday7November2016and closeonTuesday17January2017.

Pleasenotethisroundisforprojectsortravelafter5May2017.

EverythingyouneedtoknowaboutapplyingcanbefoundontheCulturalTrustwebsite underApplyforaGrant

TheIanPotterCulturalTrustwasestablishedin1993byTheIanPotterFoundationtoencourageand supportthediversityandexcellenceofemergingandearlycareerAustralianartists.