AwordfromourCEO Newfoundations
WelcometothefirsteditionofTheCoronetfor2018.
It’sanewyear,andIamexcitedtowelcomeanewmembertoTheIanPotterCultural Trustteam.SubhadraMistrywillbesteppingintotheroleofProgramOfficerforthe CulturalTrust.Subhadra’sbackgroundinartsandculturalmanagementlendsheraunique perspectivetoherrole,andIlookforwardtoseeingwhatSubhadrabringstotheTrust.I wouldalsoliketothankMaireadPhillips,ourpreviousProgramOfficer,forhercontribution totheTrustandwishherallthebestinhernewroleasProgramCoordinatorforThe GeorgeAlexanderFoundation
OurlatestfundingroundsawsixteenemergingartistsawardedCulturalTrustgrantsto traveltoadiverserangeofdestinationsandpursueavarietyofprofessionaldevelopment opportunities.Asalways,Ilookforwardtohearingwhatcomesoftheseopportunities,and encourageourgranteesbothpastandpresenttosharetheirstorieswithus.
Craig Connelly
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Georgia Saxelby, in collaboration with Viva Soudan and Bailey Nolan, Lullaby, 2017, video performance.
Photo: Kristin Adair
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Round1,2018 Newgrantees
AtourrecentBoardMeeting,theTrusteesawarded$124,981to16emergingartists.Our latestgranteeswilltravelabroadtotendifferentcountries,includingDenmark,Norway, Canada,SpainandSwitzerland.Theyrepresentadiversepoolofartisticpracticeareas, rangingfromcommunityartstoscreencomposition,andradioproductiontosound installation.
Wehaveprofiledtwogranteesbelow AngelaLittleistravelingtotheUStocompletea seriesofexcitingmentoringandstudyopportunitiesinfilmscoring,while StephanieFynn willheadtoDenmark,GermanyandEnglandtoresearchinclusivedesignpracticesand sensoryroomtechnology
AbigcongratulationstothelatestCulturalTrustgrantrecipients,andwewishyouallthe bestwithyourprojects.
Acompletelistofourmostrecentgranteescanbefound onourwebsite
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Prismatic Spatial Deconstruction No. 11, Emma Coulter, 2015. Courtesy of THIS IS NO FANTASY + Dianne Tanzer Gallery Emma Coulter is one of our newest grantees.
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ScreencomposerAngelaLittleisdestined forbigthings.Withnineyearsof professionalexperiencecomposingfor film,documentaryandtelevision,sheis readytotakeherpracticetothenextlevel, byexploringnewdirectionsinscreen musicandworkingtowardshergoalof becomingaleadcomposeron internationallyrecognisedprojects.
ACulturalTrustgrantwillsupportAngela asshecompletesaseriesofrenowned filmscoringworkshops,mentorshipsand coursesintheUS,aswellasattending conferencesandexploringthegaming andvirtualrealitysectors.Angelahopes theseopportunitieswillassistherin establishinganinternationalprofile,as wellasgainingaplatformtoadvocatefor femalecomposerstobebetter representedintheindustry
StephanieFynnisanartistanddesigner whosecurrentdesignpracticecentreson developinginteractiveprojectionartworks forpeopleofallabilities.
WiththesupportoftheCulturalTrust, Stephaniewillattendaseriesoffive workshopsattheCopenhagenInstituteof InteractionDesign,Denmark,withafocus onpeople-centred,accessibleand inclusivedesign.Moreover,through exposuretoemergingtechnologiesand visitingsensoryroomestablishmentsin bothLondonandBerlin,Stephaniehopes togaininsightsandskillsthatshecan applytoherownworkwithsensoryrooms andinteractiveprojectionsbackin Australia.
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Sincepresentingatherfirstinternational conferenceinMaineandundertakinga residencyatTheWassaicProject,New York,2016granteeGeorgiaSaxelbyhas establishedherselfintheUSasanartist tobereckonedwith.
Lastyearsopranoand2017grantee GeorgiaWilkinsonundertookaseriesof vocaltuitionandmentoringopportunities inbothLondonandNewYorkwiththe supportoftheCulturalTrust.
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ShewrotetousfromWashingtonDC abouttheethosbehindherproject To Future Women,whichmemorialiseslast year’shistoricWomen’sMarchandhas receivedwidespreadacclaim,aswellas herexperienceasanAustralianartist workingabroadandothercurrentprojects.
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improvedvocalproductionandtechnique, italsogaveGeorgiaabroader understandingoftheinternationalmusic sceneandallowedhertomakeimportant connections.UponreturningtoAustralia, GeorgiasecuredapositionintheYoung ArtistsProgramatVictorianOpera,and recentlycompletedaregionaltourof VictorianOpera’s The Magic Pudding
Notone,buttwoCulturalTrustmusicgranteeswerelistedbyCutCommonasartistsnotto missatCanberraInternationalMusicFestival.2013granteesTheOravaQuartetare performingthroughoutthefestival,onthebackof thereleaseoftheirdebutalbumon DeutscheGrammophone,asis2016granteeandmezzo-sopranoKateHowden,most notablyattheOpeningGala.
AndoneofourmostrecentgranteesAngelaLittle,featuredabove,hasbeenannounced astherecipientofoneofthemostprestigiousscholarshipsformusicscoringintheworld. TheSandraandAlanSilvestriScholarshipisawardedtothetop-rankedworldwide applicanttotheScoringforMotionPicturesandTelevisionprogramattheUniversityof SouthernCalifornia,towhichonlytwentystudentsareadmittedeachyear
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Orava Quartet. Photo by Dylan Evans Photography
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FundingRoundDates
ThecurrentroundofCulturalTrustgrantscloseonTuesday22May2018.Pleasenotethisroundisfor projectsortravelafter21September2018.
Forallinformationregardingcurrentandfuturefundingrounds,pleasevisitthe CulturalTrustwebsite
TheIanPotterCulturalTrustisfullyfundedbyTheIanPotterFoundation,amajor Australianphilanthropicfoundationthatsupportsandpromotesexcellenceandinnovation.
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