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Changemakers 6: Placemaking – how creatives build identity, belonging and connection 13 October, 11am – 2pm Apollo Bay

This very special Changemakers will host (some of) the creators of FLOAT 3909 – an inspiring group of creatives from East Gippsland who are changing the way art and creativity is perceived and engaged with by the broader community.

Recognising that artists are unique storytellers and are able to highlight the value of the smaller corners of a community, its people and natural environment (and that this value is beyond monetary), FLOAT have developed an ever-evolving model that sits between art project and unique social enterprise. Come and hear how FLOAT is melding disparate pursuits like fruit bottling, an artist’s residency, alternative education and storytelling to benefit an entire community and inspire new ways of thinking about community development, economies and tourism.

Guests: Josephine Jakobi and Andrea Lane, co-founders of FLOAT3909 – plus special guest Dianne Dredge, regen tourism advocate.

Travel stipends are available for those travelling over 2.5 hours in a round trip. Apply when you register!

To register, book here

Scratch is a quarterly night for performance makers to share works in development and test new ideas with a supportive audience of their peers.

The Young People: First Nations Arts & Culture Project Fund is open to Australian First Nations artists or arts workers between the ages of 18 and 35 to support creative practice and career development, nationally and internationally across all art forms.

This opportunity aims to build the capacity of First Nations young people’s skills development, career pathways, marketing, and audience development to maintain and elevate their practice and engagement in the arts and cultural sectors and creative industries.

This new initiative is part of Creative Australia’s First Nations First industry development programs. The programs have been developed in response to extensive community consultation on priorities and needs of the sector in response to Pillar1, First Nations First – Revive, the Australian Government’s shared vision for Australia: a place for every story and a story for every place. These new initiatives aim to elevate existing programs and deliver new funding that build on a 50-year legacy of First Nations leadership and investment at Creative Australia.

Grants are available from $10,000 to $20,000.

The Young People: First Nations Arts & Culture Projects can commence from February 2025 and must be completed 12 months from the proposed start date.

Applications close 12 November at 3pm.

For more information go to the Creative Australia website

The Lesley Hall Scholarship is an annual program for Victorian Deaf and Disabled artists and advocates. The scholarship is a $5,000 grant.

This program supports a Deaf or Disabled artist, arts workers and creatives living in Victoria who use their creative practice to advocate for Deaf and Disabled people.

We are looking for Deaf and Disabled artists, arts workers  and creatives who create works challenging assumptions about disability.

There are three criteria that applicants must meet. You must:

• identify as a Deaf and/or Disabled person
• live in Victoria
• have an active arts practice
• Be able to show past works that use art to challenging assumptions about disability.

Applications close 28 October.

For more information and to apply go to the Arts Access website

In a spirit of mutuality and reciprocity, six leading Australian dance organisations will host two Australian dance artists through an interconnected residency program. By working together, we will provide 12 weeks of paid work (ten weeks in residence, two weeks of additional preparatory fees) for an artist to spend time with us, engage with our communities, with no prescribed ‘outcome’ in mind; to free an artist to develop in the context of our unique environs.

The companies will host the selected artists for two or three weeks each, providing space and relationships (through a Community Connector, an active artist/arts-worker trusted locally) to facilitate their work.

The Detour Fellowship is negotiated between the selected artists in response to their proposed activity, their availability, and the availability of each organisation. Residencies can be taken in consecutive periods or spread throughout the year as is most feasible.

What artists receive

• 12 weeks of pay at $1,300 per week + superannuation.
• Up to 10 weeks of living away from home allowance at the LPA rate.
• Flights, transfers and accommodation to/from their home and each host company (the artist does not need to live in a major city to access this opportunity).
• A local Community Connector in each region; a local artist to liaise with them and build local relationships for them (this may be an employee of the company or an independent artist/artsworker).
• Studio space, administrative and technical support as relevant to their proposed activity.

EOIs close 25 October.

For more information visit the website

We are offering a Scholarship to the value of $10,000 to support a venture, project or activity that will help young women achieve their aspirations and goals.

The Australian Multicultural Foundation Carla Zampatti Scholarship for Young Women (the Scholarship) is a national initiative developed by the Australian Multicultural Foundation (AMF) to celebrate the legacy of renowned Australian fashion designer and champion for multiculturalism, Carla Zampatti.

The Scholarship supports young women from new and emerging culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to achieve their aspirations and goals in life where there may be barriers or disadvantages to achieving these goals.

Applications close 25 October.

Visit the website for more information

This residency program offers artists the invaluable opportunity to access studio time, funding, and support to further develop projects that are near completion or ready for the next stage of refinement. At the end of their studio residency, Moving Forward artists will present their work through a showing, and share insights into their creative process via publication online.

Who can apply?
– Choreographers, trained and professional dancers, recent graduates, and dance artists with a track record of creating work.
– LGI encourages applications from artists identifying as First Nations, CALD, Deaf or Disabled, and LGBTQIA+.
– Applications can be made by individuals, collectives, or companies.

Applications close 14 October.

Visit the website for more information

This Fund provides grants from $10,000 to $50,000 to build sustainable business practices and support economic and capacity-building opportunities. The opportunity is open to First Nations individuals and micro-organisations working in any artform and creative business.

Grants can be used to support, professional and workforce development, governance training, capacity building, temporary staffing, marketing, seed funding, building digital capabilities and strategic planning.

This fund should improve business skill, capacity and financial stability to increase opportunity for growth and elevate capabilities.

The First Nations Creative Business Fund is for projects beginning after Tuesday 12 February 2025. Funded activities must last no longer than 12 months from the proposed start date.

Applications close 12 November.

For more information, go to the Creative Australia website

The mentorship provides an opportunity for one emerging artist to be in a mentor relationship with an established artist and with Chamber Made over a period of three months. Each year will feature a different artist mentor. Our 2025 mentor will be theatre-maker Roslyn Oades.

The program has emerged from our observation while working with emerging artists of their need for different layers of artistic and professional development support, and to experience this intensive, deep-dive without the pressure of a public outcome.

WHAT

This is a paid opportunity. The mentee will receive $1000 for 20 hours paid contact time in addition to some observational opportunities, as follows:

• 10 hours with mentor
• 10 hours skills development with Chamber Made staff (eg assistance with grant writing, budgets, scheduling, planning etc – according to what is most useful for the individual)
• In the rehearsal room observations, as available, during Chamber Made and/or mentor projects

WHO

The Deep Dive mentorship is for artists working in multi-artform performance practice, who are within the first eight years of professional practice. Importantly, we seek artists who have a special interest in working with this year’s mentor, Roslyn Oades, and can articulate that interest in their proposal.

WHEN

The 2025 Deep Dive Mentorship will run February – April 2025. There is some flexibility around these dates. Specific dates and times of meetings and activities will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

WHERE

This is an in-person mentorship based in Melbourne. Specific locations for mentorship sessions will be negotiated by the mentee, Chamber Made and Roslyn Oades. Any work with Chamber Made will take place at the Chamber Made office in North Melbourne. There is no travel allowance available for the mentorship.

Applications close 5.30pm Friday 11 October.

For more details, visit the website here.

Circle it on your calendar, put a reminder in your phone, and set an alarm! The next instalment of Music Industry Nights is here!

The Brewery Geelong 2/73B Little Malop St, Geelong
Tuesday 8th October 6.30PM – 9.30PM

Born from a night like this one, MCM Bookings and Lucinda Goodwin Photography, with support from Anything Goes Entertainment , present music industry night.
A dedicated night on the first Tuesday of every month, to get together with old and new friends, from any corner of the industry to start a think tank, find a mentor, chat about upcoming shows and projects, meet new people, plan your social media strategy, and simply carve out time in your busy calendars to catch up!

Want to bring your laptop and work on things?
Sit and chat?
Meet new people?
Get feedback on new work?
Get advice?

This night is for you to utilise however you need right now, with the most supportive group of music industry folk!

To find out more, follow Geelong Music network on Instagram

What does it mean to auspice a project? What agreements do you need and what should you look out for?

In this FREE online session, Selene Bateman, CEO of Auspicious Arts Projects, will break it all down for you and answer any questions you may have.

Join us on Thursday 10 October, 1pm.

For more information and to register, visit RAV’s website

The Push’s new All-Ages Grants Program launches today to better connect young audiences to live music events across Victoria.

We’re excited to launch our 2024-2025 All-Ages Grants program – an initiative supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This program offers $5000 to support live music venues, booking agents, artists, promoters and community organisations to stage all-ages shows throughout Victoria between 6 November 2024 and 31 May 2025.

Applications close 18 October.

Apply now via their website

The Geelong Waterfront Film – ’48 Hour Film Frenzy’ is bringing back high-energy ‘real-time’ filmmaking to the Geelong region in this fun 48 hour film shootout.

Open to all ages and abilities, Geelong Waterfront Film – ’48 Hour Film Frenzy’ offers awards for professional and amateur filmmakers, high school and university students and anyone with an interest in filmmaking.

Taking place over the weekend of October 11-13, 2024, filmmakers from around Australia will converge on the Geelong region to create short 4-7 minute films that feature Geelong, but also must include three crucial elements that will be revealed at the launch of the weekend event ensuring films are created on the weekend of the event.

The ‘best film’ will also be shown at the 2024 North Bellarine Film Festival.

Every film shot over the weekend will be screened in local cinema as well as across the world through established digital channels including instagram, facebook, tik-tok and youtube.

In the weeks leading up to the event teams will plan their film – scope locations, write their script and cast their actors and crews.

Geelong Waterfront Film will also offer filmmaking workshops to assist participants with script writing, location planning, shooting and editing – these workshops will be facilitated by industry professionals and offer a chance for newcomers an opportunity to learn from industry experts.

While much can be planned in advance, three key criteria will be revealed on the Friday night prior to event start.

Click here for more information and to enter

Residency must take place during 28 April – 5 July 2025

The Regional Artist Residency will be offered to an artist from regional Australia.

The recipient of this residency will receive $2,000 towards accommodation, travel and stipend costs. They will also receive an exhibition in the ATW Project Space Gallery from 1 May to 4 July 2025 and present a floor talk during their residency. Artists must attend for a minimum of three weeks but can attend for a maximum of ten weeks.

Artists will receive:

1. A dedicated working space in the ATW weaving studio.
2. Weaving equipment available for use includes: Various sized looms for cloth weaving including a 4 shaft, 6 treadle Leclerc floor loom and a 50cm wide Ashford rigid heddle loom, A 60cm 2 shaft table loom for cloth and tapestry weaving, large Shannock tapestry looms and tapestry weaving equipment
3. Up to $100 worth of ATW yarn.
4. Up to 7 hours of training with an ATW weaver or dyer which can be used over several sessions.
5. Access to ATW’s online tapestry weaving course
6. Attendance to any weaving workshops that take place during their residency.
7. Opportunity to show and sell their work in our ATW Project Space Gallery.

For more information, go to ATW’s website

Do you have an idea for your own creative arts project or a group project that will benefit the Apollo Bay community?

Apollo Bay Arts operate a number of arts-based activities, events, and groups. We also provide financial and physical support, membership, workshops and mentorship opportunities for artists.

Through our Creative Arts Grant, we provide funding to regional artists, art projects and community-based artist groups. The funding is allocated at the discretion of the Apollo Bay Arts, Committee of Management (CoM) to a diverse range of artists, events, workshops, and creative industries’ needs.

Grant applications open 16 September and close 6pm Sunday 20 October.

For more information go to their website

Want to be part of an exhibition at Science Gallery Melbourne?

Applications are now open for EMERGENCE(Y) opening 2026.

As we enter a future defined by climate crisis, humans and non-humans must adapt in order to survive. Looking forward, back and all around, how might we change in response to the cataclysmic shifts occurring on this planet we call home? Will we acclimatise, or will we abandon ship? A new future blooms, and the environment will look drastically different. Cities are growing and densifying, natural landscapes are shrinking. Will we re-wild? Re-create? Re-emerge into a positive new world? Surviving and thriving is the goal, how are we going to achieve it?

Submissions could explore subjects such as climate crisis, sustainable energy, First Nations knowledge and culture, urban environments, species survival, design adaptation, food production, hope and resilience.

If you’ve got a project or idea that is sure to get our attention, we want to hear about it!

Applications close Sunday 27 October.

This open call invites you to propose installations and research projects that can operate in a shared-space group exhibition context in a non-traditional gallery environment. Projects selected via our open call are generally funded for up to $8000 AUD (Australian dollars), which includes all fees, materials, freight, and other project costs.

For more information go to the website

Exciting news! Auditions are now OPEN for the 2025 intake of the Diploma of Musical Theatre.

Running directly out of the state-of-the art facilities here at Geelong Arts Centre and Oxygen College, this new 12-month course features amazing mentors, and focusses on the three key areas of musical theatre: acting, singing & dancing.

Submissions close October 2.

For more information and how to apply, go to Oxygen’s website

Dates: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November, 10am – 4pm

Location: Cromwell Rd Theatre (Red Stitch rehearsal space), 27A Cromwell Rd Sth Yarra

Cost: $300* per person for the weekend. First access, available to previous INK applicants and creatives only.
*This price includes one ticket to see Red Stitch’s upcoming production Your Name Means Dream by José Rivera.

ABOUT THE WORK SHOP
Play: Spending time doing an enjoyable or entertaining activity (Cambridge Dictionary)
Wright: A person who makes or builds things (Cambridge Dictionary)

Inspired by the concept of a playwright being someone who makes or builds through entertaining activities, Play Writing With Tom is run over four, three-hour sessions designed to remind creatives of both the fun that can be had, and discipline needed to pursue character, story and structure on the stage.

The workshops are made up of constant, focussed,time writing games, and participants will be shocked how quickly they build entire lives of characters and whole stories.

The sessions also look at the fundamentals needed in playwriting, the tools playwrights can use to express themselves on the page, the importance of finding the right structure for your play, and also, just how mind-blowing and awe-inspiring a play can be.

And although playwriting is the method being explored, it is for all creatives, freeing the mind from over-thinking, breaking through the early, daunting stages of creativity and getting the ideas out of us and recorded for remodelling.

Tom strongly believes that the best creativity comes from safe, welcoming, inclusive environments where everyone is welcome no matter their age, identity, or experience level.

For more information, go to their website

Bus Projects is excited to announce an open call for proposals for our 2025 Artistic Program.

Make sure to read our info pack before applying by heading to the Bus Projects website (below).

A flat fee of $1300 per project including superannuation (this amount is yet to be finalised). Please consider this when applying for group or curated shows. Bus Projects is happy to provide letters of support and confirmation for any additional funding applications.

Applications close Friday 18 October, 11.59pm (AEST).

For more details and to apply go to Bus Projects website.

Changemakers 6: Placemaking – how creatives build identity, belonging and connection 13 October, 11am – 2pm Apollo Bay

This very special Changemakers will host (some of) the creators of FLOAT 3909 – an inspiring group of creatives from East Gippsland who are changing the way art and creativity is perceived and engaged with by the broader community.

Recognising that artists are unique storytellers and are able to highlight the value of the smaller corners of a community, its people and natural environment (and that this value is beyond monetary), FLOAT have developed an ever-evolving model that sits between art project and unique social enterprise. Come and hear how FLOAT is melding disparate pursuits like fruit bottling, an artist’s residency, alternative education and storytelling to benefit an entire community and inspire new ways of thinking about community development, economies and tourism.

Guests: Josephine Jakobi and Andrea Lane, co-founders of FLOAT3909

Travel stipends are available for those travelling over 2.5 hours in a round trip. Apply when you register!

To register, book here

• stimulating sessions with Tim Winton, Alexis Wright, Pip Williams, Tony Birch, Candice Fox, Louise Milligan, Rosie Batty, Bruce Pascoe, and Josh Bornstein, among many other writers
• an energising workshop on writing True Crime with Mark Dapin
• an insightful conversation about getting published with Nina Kenwood, Stuart Rosson, and Jane Tara
• a guided literary walk around Queenscliff taking in sites related to Henry Handel Richardson, Kerry Greenwood and others

For more information and the detailed program, visit their website.

Regional Arts Victoria has launched its 2025 Touring program. If you are a small hall, venue or regional presenter, there are funding opportunities through the Small Regional Presenters Fund and a chance to be part of the 2024 Community Presenters Mentorship program.

Small Regional Presenters Fund

The 2024 round of the Small Regional Presenters Fund is now open, offering Community Presenters the chance to apply for up to $15,000 to cover the costs associated with booking and presenting professional, touring performing arts shows. Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 23 October.

Find out more

EOIs now open for 2024 Community Present Membership Program

This is an exciting skill development opportunity for the Community Presenter network: RAV is offering you the chance to work with a skilled mentor for 12-months to expand your committee’s knowledge and skills. Applications close at 5pm on Monday 21 October.

Find out more

Meet with the RAV Touring Team

With all these exciting things happening, the RAV Touring team is planning to hit the road so that we can connect with our Community Presenter network in person! To meet with a member of our team and discuss our program or skill development opportunities face-to-face, please let us know by emailing touring@rav.net.au.

While we’d love to meet with everyone, we are limited by time and resources so if we can’t make an in-person meeting work this time we can promise to organise a phone call or an online chat as the next best thing.

The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) is a fundraising platform for Australian artists.

Through the ACF, artists upload their project, start their fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards artists’ creative projects.

The ACF has helped raise millions of dollars for Australian artists, enabling a wide range of projects to come to life and offering support to Australia’s cultural sector.

For more information, go to ACF’s website.

Multiple matched funding opportunities exist (between $2,000 and $25,000) via the Music Australia Export Development Fund until 1 October.

Funding supports:

• Performance and Touring Activity
• Professional Artistic Development
• Market and Audience Development

Click here for more information

Garage Band is teaming up with JOF, Fed Square, and Bunjil Place to give the spotlight to Victoria’s emerging bands. If you’re between 16 and 21, this is your chance to rock out live at Fed Square and Bunjil Place in front of fans, family, and music lovers. It’s a huge opportunity to take your music career to the next level!

Always Live are picking up to 30 awesome young bands through an easy application process, so get your music and band mates ready.

Click here for more information

The new Tiny Towns Fund supports local communities to deliver quality tourism and community facility projects, such as splash parks and bike trails, playgrounds, community hall and library upgrades, public art and more.

Towns with populations below 5,000 people in the 48 local government areas of regional Victoria were eligible to apply, as well as Alpine Resorts and Melbourne’s 10 interface outer metropolitan local government areas.

Grants between $5,000 and $50,000 are available for each project.

The fund is open to applications from incorporated not-for-profit community organisations and Local Government Authorities that operate in Victoria.

For detailed information on the fund including eligible applications and the application process, go to RDV’s website.

Local and Australian artists are now invited to enter the prestigious Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art, with a total prize pool of more than $30,000.

Nillumbik Shire Council’s biennial, acquisitive prize is open to emerging and established artists from across the country, with artists free to express their creativity in any medium. This year, there is no set theme.

This biennial competition includes four monetary prizes:

• Open Prize: $20,000
• Local Prize: $10,000
• Mayor’s Award: $500
• People’s Choice Award: $500

The Open and Local Prize are acquisitive. This means that the winning artworks become part of the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection.

Entries close 30 October 2024.

For more information, go to Nillumbik Shire’s website

Each year the Faber Writing Academy at Allen & Unwin awards scholarship places for our prestigious Writing a Novel program.

Faber Writing Scholarships are open to anyone, and offer successful applicants the chance to study for free.

One scholarship will be awarded for a recipient to undertake Writing a Novel in each location – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Online.

Please ensure you have read all the Faber Academy Scholarship terms and conditions before making your application. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

The deadline is midnight on Sunday 20 October 2024 for all 2025 Writing a Novel Scholarships.

Click here for more information and to enter

For more information, click here

The Writing Prize will be awarded for the best writing on the question:

What should be the roles and responsibilities of Australian media in reporting on and responding to the real-life impacts of climate change?

The Writing Prize is for Australians 40 years and under. The winner will receive $10,000 and their writing featured on www.writing.org.au.

Entries can be from an individual or groups of two, three or four people.

We welcome original writing between 4,000 and 5,000 words on the above question. Extensive referencing is not required. Where references are included we prefer Oxford (Endnotes).

Entries are required in a word document by 25 October 2024 to: helen@futureleaders.com.au. Please include your name, age and contact details. Entry in The Writing Prize is free.

The Writing Prize is designed to encourage younger Australians to write about significant societal issues. It is part of www.writing.org.au, a philanthropic initiative about facts, opinions and ideas.

For more information, click here

The Gathering is Arts Access Victoria’s monthly online forum for Deaf and Disabled artists and industry guests.

Please RSVP by 12 pm on the last Tuesday of each month with any access requirements and we will send you a Zoom link for the session.

You can RSVP by email, or phone 9699 8299 (voice only)/ 0401 224 864 (text or voice) or go to the website for more information.

MONTHLY PRODUCER CHECK-INS

Are you an independent producer who produces work for others? MILKE’s Monthly Producer Check-In is the perfect opportunity for you to connect and engage with fellow producers to talk about producing and the role of the producing when working with artists. Producers often face unique challenges and require a specific set of resources to thrive, yet the chance to discuss these issues with peers doesn’t come around often.

This monthly gathering is designed to foster a community where ideas, strategies, and challenges can be shared openly among professionals. Whether you’re dealing with logistical hurdles, seeking creative input, or looking for partnership opportunities, these sessions provide a dedicated space to discuss all things producer-related.

Each session features a structured yet informal format, allowing for both open discussion and focused conversation on key topics that matter most to producers. It’s more than just a meeting—it’s a way to stay connected, supported, and inspired.

Don’t miss out on this chance to enhance your production experience and tackle industry challenges together.

It’s FREE to join!

Click here for more information

The SBS Talent Escalator is a nation-wide initiative focused on creating opportunities for creatives from historically under-represented communities within the television production sector. The Talent Escalator is a partnership between SBS and state and territory screen agencies.

SBS and the state and territory agencies collaborate with production companies working on SBS-commissioned programs to secure flexible, on-the-job, paid learning and immersion opportunities.

Talent Escalator roles become available on a rolling basis throughout the year on various programs. To submit an expression of interest, please contact diversity@sbs.com.au.

Click here for details

Murran lies in the heart of Geelong and is a place for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community to access and thrive within.

Murran offers networking and capacity building opportunities for mob located in the broader Geelong Region. Visit the hub or their website to find out more.

Click here for details

Funding professional development opportunities for artists, arts workers or small project opportunities. Supporting immediate need where activity is unable to be planned for or supported in other funding rounds. Up to $3K.

Open each month throughout 2024.

Click here for details

Fellowships, residencies and more. Grants and other opportunities updated regularly by Creative Australia.

Click here for details and to see more opportunities