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A new $50,000 award to reshape the arts, plus winner of the Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, and more!

11 Mar 2025 9:00

Celina Lei

Models on a runway showcasing cream-coloured garments that appear slightly geometric.

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Models wearing garments by Amy Lawrence, winner of the 29th National Designer Award x David Jones at Paypal Melbourne Fashion Festival. Photo: Lucas Dawson.

Jim Sharman Future Award

The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) has launched a new $50,000 Jim Sharman Future Award for artists aged 16-30 from across Australia and the Asia Pacific. The award seeks bold ideas with the potential to reshape the arts. The application for the Award can be in any form – a video of up to five minutes, a written pitch of up to 1500 words, or any form of engagement that best suits the idea or project. Finalists will be invited to a live pitch presentation at NIDA in front of a judging panel on 29 or 30 April 2025.
Applications close 24 March; learn more and apply.

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Celina Lei

Celina Lei is ArtsHub's Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_