Micro Grant Success 2024
Full list of recipients at the bottom of the page
South East Arts has awarded 22 Micro Grants to artists, providing $22,000 directly to the arts in the region. The funding will support a diverse range of proposals aimed at helping artists connect with audiences, both live and online. Over 40 applications were received, covering a diverse range of creative practice in the region and highlighting the importance of helping artists build audiences for their work.
“Our public fund has made the micro-grants possible and the South East Arts Board recognised that in this post-Covid period, rebuilding audiences has been a challenge”, explained Andrew Gray, Executive Director of SEA. “We welcome any tax-deductible donations to our public fund that would enable us to keep providing initiatives like this to support our arts sector”.
The successful Micro Grant proposals ranged from helping musicians tour to festivals and regional venues, to visual artists creating exhibitions or better representing their work online. Seven of the successful grant recipients were First Nations artists working in music, visual arts and crafts, dance and digital arts.
“All the applications highlighted the considerable level of creative activity in the region” explained Andrew Gray. “While the grants of up to $1000 are only a small amount in the scheme of things, you can see from the applications that artists will use this to value add. The quick response of the grant allowed a number of applicants to get support for activities in March”.
“Because of the large number of applications, there were many excellent proposals that we were not able to support”, said Andrew Gray “but there continues to be a range of arts funding opportunities and South East Arts is ready to assist and advise people interested in applying”.
South East Arts last offered micro grants in 2020 in response to the bushfires and Covid pandemic. In that round 33 artists and arts organisations received support to help purchase lost or damaged equipment, improve online connection and support creative development during lockdown. South East Arts will run the annual Country Arts Support Program (CASP) funding round in Oct/Nov this year for projects in 2025 and encourages arts organisations and artists in the region to consider applying.
For more information on all of the above, contact seainfo@southeastarts.org.au.
MICRO GRANT RECIPIENTS 2024
Anna Martin Scrase - touring the Acacia Quartet in the Bega Valley for public and school concerts in September
Gabrielle Powell – social media development for Easter sales and creative exchange project with Kiln’it Experimental Ceramics Studio
Emma Stewart – professional photography to create promotional materials for the cultural program Wanggan Bunaan
Jordan Nye - presenting a multi-arts and multi-ethnic community healing event in Moruya
Makushla Bourke - promoting an original short film Little Jetty shot at Mitchies Jetty in Merimbula
Warren Foster Jnr (aka Prodikal-1) - performing with Cambodian Space Project at Aireys Inlet Music Festival in March
Anna “Span” Streatfeild - developing content for a digital art platform aimed at giving a voice to Neurodivergent artists and people with a disability.
Nick Keeling - presenting the Music Machine Sound Installation featuring interactive elements where users activate a tuned soundscape - Ephemeral Festival in April
Allison Walker – technical equipment to help build online sales and digital marketing of First Nations art and craft
Daniel Lafferty – purchase additional kiln shelves to facilitate experimental ceramics exchange at Bandicoot Pottery in July and accessible through online audience
Jo Victoria – attend glass making workshops at Canberra Glass Works for creation of new work and exhibition
Yandama On Country – graphic design work to promote the Aboriginal cultural education business
Felicity Dowd – support a four-show tour of her original music – Candelo, Canberra, Leumeah and Abermain – in August
Ronald “Callo” Callaghan – purchasing music merchandise (USB wristbands) for various festival gigs
Kyle Wilson – creation of 10 social media videos performed live in site-specific performances of the Sapphire Coast
Nat Carroll – professional photography to capture new works ‘in situ’ for marketing and promotion purposes
Dinesh Moylan – create video and images for promotion of touring show ‘Under the Bonnet’ exploring issues of mental health and wellbeing
Robyn Martin – supporting music tour to Moruya, Candelo, Murrah, Mildura and Wagga in April/May
Kara Coen – multicam live music video of Kara Coen and the Fireflies performing at Murrah Hall for promotional use
Sarah Murray – technology upgrade creation of a downloadable monoprinting tutorial for purchase online
Gabriella Cigana – work towards an exhibition at the Raglan Gallery exploring the link between art and design