Aword from our CEO Finding inspiration

Welcome to the first edition of The Coronet for 2022. It has been a busy first half of the year forThe Ian Potter Cultural Trust team.

We welcomed two new staff members, Louise Joel and Paula Cruz Manrique, this month. Louise has joined the team as Program Manager responsible for The Ian Potter Foundation's Vibrant funding pillar, includingThe Ian Potter Cultural Trust,The Ian Potter Moving Image Commission, and the Foundation'sArts program area.

For the last 15 years, Louise has worked in various roles in theAustralian and International Arts sectors and brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. Paula has stepped into the role of Program Officer, responsible for supporting the Foundation's program management team, including assisting Louise with the administration of the Cultural Trust. Please join me in welcoming Louise and Paula to our team.

With international travel once again possible, The Ian Potter Cultural Trust has resumed business as usual and reopened its Funding Rounds for 2022. For the first Funding Round of 2022, 22 emerging artists were awarded Cultural Trust grants to travel to various countries, including Iceland, Greece andAustria, where they will pursue opportunities tailored to their artistic practice.

Learning about our newest grantees' unique professional development opportunities is equally inspiring and surreal when contemplating the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on the arts sector, individual artists, and international travel.

In this newsletter, two new grantees – JosieAlexandra and Laura Jackson – share their development projects and how their multi-disciplinary artistic practices will be enriched through their respective opportunities.

I encourage anyone finding inspiration in the stories of our newest grantees to share theTrust's current funding round information with your artistic communities.

Craig Connelly CEO

Applications for Funding Round 3, 2022 are now open.The CulturalTrust offers grants up to $10,000 to assist talented emerging and early career artists of all mediums to gain experience, develop networks and learn skills by undertaking international professional development opportunities.

Applications close Tuesday 6 September 2022 5 pmAEST

For projects & travel after Friday 16 December 2022

Grants announced

Early December 2022