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Welcome to the second edition of The Coronet for 2024.
Applications have closed for the inaugural round of our new Ian Potter Creative Fellowships.This Fellowship opportunity was launched this year in collaboration with the Sidney Myer Fund's existing Creative Fellowships program. This prestigious Fellowship will see two individualAustralian artists receive $200,000 in tax-free grants paid over two years.The first two Ian Potter Creative Fellowship recipients are expected to be announced in early 2025.
Meanwhile, applications for The Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellowships are now open.TheTrust has collaborated with theAustralian NationalAcademy of Music (ANAM) to
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Avril Buchanan, Vine & Tendril, 2024, pleated silk organza in charcoal. Image: courtesy of the artist.
create opportunities to support its alumni. The Emerging Performers Fellowships provide two exceptionalANAM alums, whose career pursuits fall outside the traditional orchestral route, with mentorship and financial support to develop their musical practice. You can find a link to the full details of the Fellowship below.
I would like to congratulate the 24 artists who have been awarded our EmergingArtist Grants in our second funding round of the year. I look forward to seeing how your professional development journeys unfold over the coming months.
With our three grant opportunities targeting different stages of artist careers, we are excited for this new chapter for the Cultural Trust.
Paul Conroy CEO
Applications open
Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellowships
The Fellowships are a joint initiative of The Ian Potter Cultural Trust andANAM to support twoANAM alumni in pursuing performance careers outside the traditional full-time orchestral and teaching pathways.
Cellist Mee Na Lojewski and violist Katie Yap were appointed as the inaugural Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellows in February this year.
Fellow Mee Na Lojewski. Image: Alfredo Casarola.
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Each Fellowship is worth $100,000 ($50,000 each year for two years) and will be awarded annually through to 2028 to support outstandingANAM alumni.
Applications are now open and will close Sunday 29 September 2024 at 11.59PMAEST
For further details on the selection criteria, eligibility and application process, visit the link below.
Round 2, 2024
New grantees
New grantee Emma Rose Clark's various ceramics pieces. Image: courtesy of the artist.
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust received 119 applications for the EmergingArtist Grants in the latest funding round. From this highly competitive pool, 24 artists were awarded $296,112 in grants.
TheTrust's new grantees will undertake professional development opportunities in 14 countries, including Japan, Iceland and evenAustralia. Each project is specifically tailored to the artist's unique creative practice.
Grantee Story Hayden Ryan
Funding Rounds Get your applications ready
Sound artist and scholar Hayden Ryan explores the use of spatial audio technologies across his body of work.
In 2022, he received an EmergingArtist Grant to support his Master of Music degree at NewYork University
After graduating in 2024 and moving back toAustralia, he has reflected on his learnings abroad and shared his future projects and ambitions.
Monique Clare performing at Celtic Connection, Glasgow, 2024. Image: James Carney
The next Funding Round will open in November. Grants of up to $15,000 will support emerging artists in their pursuit of professional development opportunities.
Applications open: Tuesday 12 November 2024
Applications close: Tuesday 14 January 2025 at 5PMAEDT.
To prepare, please see our guidelines below.
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.
Hayden Ryan. Image: courtesy of the artist.
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