This year Melbourne Fringe is offering a select number of $2,500 commissions for artists who are First Nations, d/Deaf, Disabled, People of Colour, and/or transgender to create new works for our Fringe Programmed Venues (Festival Hub at Trades Hall, or Meat Market). This opportunity is open to any artist or collective based in Victoria, working in any artform. It must be a new work and must be premiered during the 2025 Festival. This application process aims to be easy and artist-friendly with minimal requirements – we just want to get excited about your idea and hear about your plans to make it happen.
The successful artist will receive:
- $2,500 in commissioning funds
- Guaranteed programming in either Festival Hub, or Meat Market (subject to our usual programming process)
Please read more detailed information in the Info Pack before applying:
Fringe Programmed Venue Commissions Info Pack PDF
Fringe Programmed Venue Commissions Info Pack Word Document
Application Link: https://airtable.com/app4kI2dwKr2Wg8zg/pag5GJrfqTtibt2iR/form
To discuss your application, please email Olly Lawrence – olly@melbournefringe.com.au or phone our office on (03) 9660 9600 and ask to speak to Olly.
If the Airtable form is not accessible for you, or if there is another way you would prefer to submit an application, please get in touch to let us know. You can call our office or email Milly Cooper at milly@melbournefringe.com.au. Please let us know how you would prefer to submit your answers to the questions. We are open to your ideas around process. However, we cannot change the timeframes unfortunately – you’ll still need to get your proposal in by 30th March, 2025.
Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 30 March 2025.
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