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Welcome to the final edition of The Coronet for 2023.
With 2023 coming to a close, I'd like to reflect on the significant milestone this year presented, the 30thAnniversary ofThe Ian Potter Cultural Trust.
In June 1993, theTrust's first grants were approved: a total of $13,700 to support six emerging artists in acquiring skills and knowledge overseas. This marked the beginning of the EmergingArtist Grants program, the cornerstone of the Trust's support forAustralian artists throughout the past thirty years.
This month, a total of $321,492 in grants was awarded to 29 individuals through the program, bringing the total number of early-career creatives supported by the Trust to undertake professional development to over 1900.
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To commemorate theTrust's 30thAnniversary, for this issue we sought to explore the impact of these emerging artist grants and how professional development opportunities have provided momentum for our grantees' careers. So, we selected two grantees and asked, 'How has your grant and the professional development opportunity it supported impacted your ambition?'.
I encourage you to read visual artist Kiah Pullens' and writer and director Noora Niasari's heartwarming reflections on their respective grantee experiences in the article below entitledAmbition
Looking ahead to 2024, the Trust’s team looks forward to hearing of our community’s new achievements, following the diverse range of projects our new grantees have planned and supporting more artists on their development journey.
Until then, we wish all grantees and the community a wonderful holiday season and a happy NewYear
Paul Conroy CEO
Round 3, 2023
New grantees
In the latest EmergingArtist Grants funding round, 29 artists were awarded grants totalling $321,492.TheTrust's new grantees will travel to 15 countries, including Cambodia, Senegal and Singapore, to undertake professional development opportunities tailored to their respective creative practices.
For 30 years,The Ian Potter Cultural Trust has assisted emerging artists to undertake diverse professional development opportunities.
To explore how theTrust's support benefits grantees' careers, we asked visual artist Kiah Pullens and writer and director Noora Niasari 'How has your grant and the professional development opportunity it supported impacted your ambition?'
IPMIC The Dark Current
The final work in the decade-long series of Ian Potter Moving Image Commission series, The Dark Current byAngelaTiatia,
Funding Rounds Applications open
EmergingArtist Grants of up to $15,000 are available to support emerging artists in all art forms to undertake professional development opportunities overseas. Read more
will be exhibited atACMI until 4 February 2024, with free entry for all visitors.
Applications closeTuesday 23 January 2024, 5 pmAEDT
Happy Holidays Office closure
We wish all grantees and the arts community a safe and happy festive season.
Please note: Our office will be closed from Friday 22 December 2023, through to Friday 5 January 2024.
If you have any questions regarding an application for the current EmergingArtist Grants funding round, please send a brief message and your contact number to culturaltrust@ianpotter.org.au TheTrust's team will respond when the office reopens.
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.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
