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Arts Tasmania

New work for new markets 2021-22

This initiative is designed to support Tasmanian artists and arts organisations to research or create new work for new markets.

Funding of $1 005 143 has been approved for 33 projects in this round.

Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn down from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.

Grants

RECIPIENT

ACTIVITY

FUNDS

Amanda Hodder

Developing a rock cabaret for kids living with ADHD

$5 355

Amber Koroluk-Stephenson, Nadege Philippe-Janon, Rosie Hastie, Joshua Santospirito & Eliza Burke

Creative development for a group exhibition in the Huon Valley called When the Fog Clears

$25 584

Andy Hutson

Creative development for an exhibition of kinetic puppet displays

$30 000

Art Farm Birchs Bay Inc.

Developing a residency program for ecological artists

$50 000

Beaker Street Ltd.

Pairing artists with scientists to create new works

$50 000

Big hART Inc.

Creative Artisan Paper – bringing local artists together to create artisan paper and  new works on paper

$50 000

Claire Taylor

Creating a new album and video to reach an online audience

$29 630

Contemporary Art Tasmania

MACHINE – mentorships for artists focused on creating new work

$50 000

DarkLab Pty Ltd.

Silos – developing original recordings by emerging to mid-career Tasmanian transdisciplinary artists

$50 000

Davina Wright & Billie Rankin

THNX 4 NOTHING – developing an experimental performance piece with young people for the festival market

$30 000

Delia Summers

Knowing My Strength – creating a series of new works exploring personal and cultural stories

$8 896

Dylan Sheridan & Julia Drouhin

A new experimental collaboration that explores sounds, taste and smell

$16 480

EJ Baird

Development of a digital poetry book - Wonder Rooms: A More Than Natural History

$17 260

Harry Holcombe-James

Developing a new performative public artwork with light and sound elements

$30 000

Island Magazine Inc.

Growing the medium of graphic storytelling through professional and creative development opportunities, including mentorships

$17 110

Jabra Latham

Composing music for a saxophone quartet and orchestra

$23 750

Jack McLaine

Creating a new body of collaborative musical works that explore community, music, nature and place

$29 910

Jane Bamford

Speaking at the Jam Factory and undertaking the Arid Recovery Residency in Roxby Downs, South Australia

$12 019

Jane Longhurst

Researching and developing an original performance as part of The Black Bag Trilogy

$11 775

Lila Meleisea

SA/MOA – creating a multi-media installation that celebrates Samoan culture

$24 007

Mature Artist Dance Experience Inc. (MADE)

Creative development of two new works

$48 845

Michelle Boyde

Developing bio-artworks to explore new markets including health and education providers

$26 842

Natasha Cica

Writing a new book called Belgrade Apartment – Talking About My Generation

$30 000

Performing Lines Ltd. (Performing Lines Tasmania)

Supporting Nunami Sculthorpe-Green to develop a First Nations led historical walking tour - Island Whispers: Kingborough

$50 000

RANT Arts Ltd.

The Gathering: Island to Island – taking Tasmanian artists to Hawai’i to participate in an international cross-cultural exchange

$50 000

Somia Lumia
(Darryl Rogers, Troy Merritt & James Riggall)

Developing a virtual reality project

$29 966

The Motherload Collective
(Julie Waddington, Carrie McLean, Rebecca Thomson, Bryony Geeves & Melissa King)

The Motherload regional tour

$29 934

The Multicultural Council of Tasmania & the Moonah Arts Centre

Diverse Arts Booster Tasmania – engaging with young and emerging artists from diverse backgrounds to develop and create new work

$27 690

Tricky Walsh

Researching and creating new written works to accompany commissioned exhibitions at Haus of Vovo

$30 000

Vibrance Festival Pty Ltd.

Commissioning new large scale augmented reality street murals across Tasmania

$41 100

Warren Mason

Taking the Tin Camp to mainland Australia

$29 400

Workplace Romance (Blaise Garza & Stephanie Jack)

Writing, recording a new synth-pop EP and developing a marketing strategy

$20 950

Yyan Ng & Emily Sheppard

Interactive school workshops: Encountering Eels Through Music, Arts, Storytelling and Science

$29 640

Feedback from the expert peers

The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications to the round and made the following comments:

  • Applications to Arts Tasmania’s program are assessed by multi-artform panels of artists from diverse backgrounds.
    • Applicants were reminded to write in Plain English and to avoid artform specific language.
  • Applications that clearly explained who  audience for the work were and how they would be reached were more likely to be supported by the peers.
  • The peers recommended that applicants read the program guidelines closely and speak to Arts Tasmania staff before applying for support, to:
    • check if this program is the best fit for their proposed activity
    • make sure the budget includes eligible costs.
  • Applications with budgets that included appropriate artist wages and fees in line with industry rates were more likely to be supported by the peers.
  • Applicants were encouraged to use the budget notes section to include any additional information, especially around unconfirmed funding and contingencies that would be put in place if this was not secured.
  • Stronger applications included:
    • targeted letters of support that spoke about the audience or industry demand for the work and/or the development opportunity for the artist
    • clear evidence of any confirmed partnerships
    • information around the timeliness of the proposed activity.

Peer assessors

The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s March 2022 round (including Artsbridge [March 2022], Education Residencies 2022-23 and New work for new markets 2021-22):

  • Ashley Bird
  • Bianca Templar
  • Bill Hart
  • Caleb Nichols-Mansell
  • Christopher Jackson
  • Clare Spillman
  • Emma Anglesey
  • Erin Collins
  • John Henry
  • Kyle Perry
  • Laura Jones
  • Merinda Sainty
  • Naarah
  • Raymond Arnold
  • Shelley O’Reilly
  • Sofie Burgoyne