Melbourne Cabaret Festival performer Pisca has brought a feathered glamour to the City of Stonnington. Image supplied.
The City of Stonnington, which incorporates the southeastern suburbs of Prahran, Toorak and Malvern East among others, has just opened applications for its 2018/19 Arts and Cultural Grants.
There are five different funding streams: Triennial with funding over three years; over $20,000; $20,000 and under; Chapel Off Chapel Venue Hire In-kind, and Venue Hire In-kind.
Stonnington Mayor, Cr Steve
‘We are open to new ideas and challenges,’ he told ArtsHub. ‘The moving image is something that we would encourage and I would love to see more short films, projections, art installations or some works that we can commission into public parks and gardens or public streetscapes and places that may be temporary – that would be fantastic.
‘We are always focusing on the performing arts, the bands, musicians and actors but we want to do more in the dance field as well, especially contemporary dance.’
Eligible art forms include theatre, cabaret, dance, visual art, circus and physical theatre, live art, music, digital media and film, interdisciplinary and hybrid art as well as arts festivals.
‘An application will stand out if it is creative, innovating, unique, engaging, fresh and if you can get the general public to engage in something that is artistic and unusual,’ he said.
‘The general public
Learn more about the City of Stonnington’s grants programs
The City of Stonnington is already a big supporter of the arts, hosting the Stonnington Jazz Festival, Sunset Sounds summer outdoor concerts and the Glow Winter Arts Festival as well as supporting events within larger Melbourne-wide Festivals such as Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Fringe Festival, Melbourne Festival and the annual Midsumma
‘We really want all kinds of groups to apply, and we are also really keen on getting local talent out there – local artists, local performers, local community groups as well as those who are disadvantaged or who have a disability or connection with mental health. I am sure there are some emerging artists both young and older who haven’t been out there promoting themselves and we want them come and apply for a grant and we will provide them with a platform to promote their art within the City of Stonnington.’
The Council is keen for small
The structure of the grants
The application process will this year be exclusively online, and the Council is hosting an information night on Monday 26 March at Chapel Off Chapel from 6.30pm– 8.00pm.
‘We will give attendees some ideas as to the type of projects we have run before, what we might be looking for and how they can fill out the forms and apply and be creative about what they can do,’ said
Applications are now open via the Council’s website and close April 26. The successful applicants will be notified in July. Visit www.stonnington.vic.gov.au for details.