Our most-read stories this week were:
- My heart has been opened, says NATSIAA winner Timo Hogan
- 20 year milestone shows independent theatre’s struggle
- Celebrating creativity on social media during a pandemic
- No laughing matter: how comedians are coping with lockdown
- Digital or physical? Latest art fair updates
Top Funding News this week:
- $259K Screenrights Funding propels innovative collaborations
- TextaQueen awarded $80K commission to celebrate queer South Asian diaspora
- Syncopation and improvisation celebrated to the tune of $1.12 million
- Federal Government injects further $35M; Support Act relief extended to all performing arts
- Sydney Fringe launches artist support fund after cancelling 2021 festivalCorporate partnership with $73M impact that’s democratising contemporary art
MICRO GRANTS: Arts NorthWest are offering Quick Response Micro Grants of up to $1,000 for independent professional practicing artists across all art forms, community groups and arts organisations to support their creative endeavour. Designed to support the continuation of locally determined community arts and cultural practice in uncertain times, this funding recognises the recent hardships faced by the New England North West including drought, bushfire, mouse plague and COVID-19 and their effects on your arts practice or arts business. Applications close on Monday 6 September 2021. Learn how to apply.
