Government grants to boost youth arts projects

29/12/04 Arts workshops, festivals, dance and theatre projects are set to come to life, thanks to further Government investment in young people and the arts.

29/12/04
Arts workshops, festivals, dance and theatre projects are set to come to life, thanks to further Government investment in young people and the arts.
Grants totalling $136,656 have been awarded to three Youth Creative Development Fellowships and 16 arts projects to be produced by or for 18 to 25-year-olds in 2005.
Culture and Arts Minister Sheila McHale said investing in young people's arts projects contributed to the development of Western Australia's vibrant and diverse artistic and cultural community.

"The variety and quality of projects supported by the grants demonstrate the creativity, enthusiasm and contribution of young artists and organisations to the cultural life of the State," Ms McHale said.
The three $10,000 Fellowships would fund established artists to advance their skills with international experience:

  • Daniel Susnjar, of North Perth, will spend three months in New York focusing on compositional techniques in percussion. An accomplished young drummer, percussionist and composer, Mr Susnjar is a highly talented musician whose performing credits include working with James Morrison and Frank Foster.
  • Molly Tipping, of West Perth, will develop contemporary dance practice over a 10-month research period in Perth, Sydney and Stockholm. Ms Tipping graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and has become one of the State's most talented emerging independent dance practitioners.
  • Bonnie Davies, of West Leederville, will join contemporary arts company Blast Theory in the UK for a three-month internship to develop curatorial and arts management skills for contemporary art projects. Ms Davies is a multi-talented arts administrator and recipient of a 2004 City of Perth Premier Citizenship Award for Under 26.

YOUTH ARTS PANEL RESULTS:
16 applications supported to a total of $106,656

City of Joondalup

$8,875

Conduct a workshop program within the City of Joondalup with young people aged between 15 and 22.
Mrs Jan Ramage, Floreat

$7,126

Research and write a picture book for children featuring a humpback whale.
Sculpture By The Sea Inc, Potts Point NSW

$9,500

Primary school education program and outdoor sculpture exhibition for Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe.
Mundaring Arts Centre Inc.

$8,000

Hold a one-month festival of children's literature and book illustration, which will include workshops, exhibitions, forums and other events.
Ms Paea Leach, Bicton

$7,932

An intensive one-month development period in Melbourne of two existing dance solo works.
Ms Kirsty Newton, Carine

$1,900

Travel to and participate in the National Double Bass Workshop in Adelaide, April 2005.
Town of Kwinana

$9,840

Present an issue-based theatre production by Short Fuse Youth Theatre's 13 to 21-year-old group.
Ms Jessica Watson-Galbraith, Sorrento

$4,229

Support the first stage of a solo dance work.
Edith Cowan University Bunbury

$8,020

A digital media project for youth (18-25 years).
Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation Inc.

$3,900

Run a series of urban art workshops with Ellenbrook youth to design and create an artistic feature fence.
Jazz Coordination Association of WA, Carine

$9,940

Development of the Where is Jazz? Improvisation Camp concept for young musicians aged 10-18.
Mr Lloyed-Barrett Trenton, City Beach

$4,500

Development of short films to accompany the music on the found:quantity of sheep album.
Bindi Bindi Aboriginal Corporation, Onslow

$2,989

Undertake hip-hop workshops with Onslow youth to develop music skills.
Swan Emergency Accommodation, Midland

$4,905

Hold a six-month art skill development program for young 'at risk' people.
Mr Matthew Lutton, Doubleview

$12,000

Creation of a new theatrical work titled The Gathering.
Mr Kanchana Karunaratna, Noranda

$3,000

Travel to Maidstone, Melbourne to participate in a two-week Afro Cuban percussion course.

Contact details for the grants recipients are available by contacting Lisa Amos, Department of Culture and the Arts on (08) 9224 7426.
Minister's office: 9213 6900