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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

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 is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts