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$1 million grant to aid art music graduates

A new partnership between the Australian National Academy of Music and The Ian Potter Cultural Trust will support ANAM alumni forging independent careers.

26 Jul 2023 9:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

ANAM alumnus Alex Meagher. Photo: Pia Johnson.

Responding to the financial constraints facing classically-trained independent Australian musicians, a series of $100,000 fellowships will be awarded to Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) alumni between 2024 and 2028.

The new fellowships, supported by a $1 million grant from The Ian Potter Cultural Trust, will offer musicians financial security and support over a two-year period.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts