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Arts Tasmania

Aboriginal Arts Program 2020-21 (March 2021)

This program invests in the continued development of contemporary Aboriginal Arts, traditional arts, craft and cultural practices in Tasmania.

Funding of $37 910 has been approved for five projects in this round.

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

Grants

Bianca Templar - $8 890 towards Palawa Pendants, a jewellery mentorship

Dawn Blazeley - $3 389 towards Turning Back the Hands of Time, a new body of work and exhibition

Leroy Hart - $15 000 towards In Country Cultural Design Mentoring, a design and culture mentorship

Lucy Gardner - $3 445 towards Manina Moana, an arts and culture mentorship

Roseanne Davenport-West - $7 186 towards Sharing My Story, a writing mentorship

Feedback from the expert peers

The peers gave the following feedback to help current and future applicants:

  • Applicants were encouraged to speak to Arts Tasmania’s Program Officer - Aboriginal Arts before submitting an application.
  • Applications that clearly stated the specific outcomes that would be achieved through securing funding were more likely to be supported by the peers.
  • Peers recommended that applicants consider how partnerships could strengthen or support a proposed activity.
  • Applications that involved confirmed partnerships and included information around the benefits and impacts of these partnerships were more likely to be supported.
  • The stronger applications included letters of confirmation from other artists and/or organisations involved in the activity – especially those in key roles such as mentors.
  • The peers recommend that other Tasmanian Aboriginal artists join Arts Tasmania’s Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register to gain experience in the assessment of applications.

Peer assessors

The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s March 2021 round (including the Aboriginal Arts Program, Artsbridge, Community Arts and Cultural Development [Local Government], Education Residencies, Low-interest Loans, New work for new markets and the Vita Brown Bursary Bequest):

  • Aaron Hopper
  • Adam Ouston
  • Caine Chennatt
  • Cali Prince
  • Dawn Oelrich
  • Dean Greeno
  • Felicity Bott
  • Jane Woolard
  • Jillian Mundy
  • John Kachoyan
  • Kelly Eijdenberg
  • Magdalena Lane
  • Michelle Maynard
  • Nunami Sculthorpe-Green
  • Paul Mason
  • Ruth Langford
  • Samantha Dennis
  • Shirley Patton
  • Sinsa Mansell
  • Young Dawkins
  • Yyan Ng