The Coronet #12 December 2019

Aword from our CEO Celebrating your achievements

As 2019 draws to a close, we wish to recognise the accomplishments our grantees have made this year in their respective artistic fields. These include the publication of a novel, a large-scale public mural, international and local exhibitions, the premieres of theatre shows among many others.

In particular, I would like to congratulate classical music grantee Georgia Wilkinson, who recently won the 2019 Herald SunAria Prize of $35,000. Georgia is the first Cultural Trust

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New grantee Marikit Santiago, Original Sin (2018), acrylic, oil, pyrography, pen, 9ct gold leaf, (pen and paint markings by Maella Pearl, aged 4; and Santiago Pearl, aged 2) on found cardboard, 148cm x 218cm. Image credit: Zan Wimberley, courtesy of Firstdraft, 2018.

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grantee to be awarded this honour, which is regarded asAustralia’s most prestigious award for emerging opera singers.

Our latest funding round saw 19 emerging artists awarded Cultural Trust grants to travel around the world and pursue a variety of professional development opportunities. It’s exciting to see what each of our newest grantees have planned for 2020. We explore the unique professional development opportunities of two new grantees – performance artist Emily McKnight and visual artist Shireen Taweel – below. We also share two previous grantees' development project experiences. Further past grantees share their experiences in Shifting Perspectives, the 2019 CulturalTrustAnnual Grants Report, which is now available online

In 2020, we are looking forward to supporting more artists on their development journeys. We also keenly anticipate the premiere of IPMIC 2020, Gabriella Hirst’s Darling Darling (working title), which has been in development for the past year

I hope all our Cultural Trust grantees have had a successful year. We are very pleased to be able to share your stories, so please continue sending us news of your accomplishments.

We wish you all a safe and festive holiday season and a prosperous 2020.

Craig Connelly CEO

Round 3, 2019

New grantees

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For the third round of 2019, 19 emerging artists were awarded $161,067 in grants. Our latest grantees will travel to eleven different countries including the Philippines, South Korea and Poland, undertaking a range of professional development programs in areas such as classical guitar, podcasting and children’s performance

Congratulations to all our latest grantees. We look forward to seeing what you make of your overseas opportunities and projects.Acomplete list of our most recent grantees can be found on the Cultural Trust website

Grantee News

Georgia Wilkinson wins

2019 Herald SunAria

In November soprano and recent classical music grantee, Georgia Wilkinson was awarded the 2019 Herald SunAria prize.

Established in 1924, the $35,000 prize is regarded asAustralia’s richest and most prestigious award for emerging classical singers with past recipients including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Malvina Major and Jonathan Summers. Georgia is the first Cultural Trust grantee to be awarded this honour

New grantee Grace Law performing aerial acrobatics Georgia Wilkinson winner of the 2019 Herald Sun Aria. Image courtesy of the Herald Sun.

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New grantee PerformanceArts

Emily McKnight

New grantee VisualArts Shireen Taweel

Emily McKnight is an emerging performance artist committed to working and developing her skills in children’s entertainment. Since graduating from the Actors Centre in 2015, she has worked in a myriad of forms of children’s entertainment and performance and is committed to developing her skills and craft in this area. Emily will be supported to attend the 2020 Visioni di futuro International Children’s Festival, held in Bologna, Italy

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Spence Messih

ShireenTaweel is a contemporary coppersmith who uses her craft to explore identity, site and cross-culturalism. Shireen’s copper work celebrates her heritage and engages her two cultures, Australian and Lebanese in a transcultural exchange.ACulturalTrust grant will support Shireen to undertake a 3-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, a mentorship with French Algerian artist KadiaAttia, and a week of fieldwork in Marseille, France.

Grantee story

Laura Skerlj

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Visual artist Spence Messih’s practice spans a range of mediums including installation, photography, sculpture and text-based artworks. Spence was supported by a CulturalTrust grant to undertake a residency atAuto Italia South East, London. During the residency, Spence visited leading curators and met with artists and researchers working across feminist, gender and political discourse to explore ideas that are integral to their artistic practice.

Poignant and dream-like, Melbournebased visual artist Laura Skerlj’s work explores the abstract representation of landscapes. Laura was awarded a CulturalTrust grant to undertake a residency program in contemporary painting at the Leipzig InternationalArtist Programme (LIA), Leipzig, Germany The residency was a crucial opportunity to reflect on personal, formal and conceptual aspects of her practice.

Apply for a grant Funding Round Dates

The current round of Cultural Trust grants is open until Tuesday 14 January 2020. Please note this round is for projects or travel after Friday 1 May 2020.

Please note the Cultural Trust office will be closed from Monday 23 December until Monday 6 January

For all information regarding current and future funding rounds, please visit The Cultural Trust website

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust is fully funded by The Ian Potter Foundation, a major Australian philanthropic foundation that supports and promotes excellence and innovation.