Creative Australia has revealed the outcomes of its latest investment round, spotlighting a significant push for youth arts and music. The $16.4 million funding will back over 380 creative projects across Australia, benefiting both cities and regional areas.
Key highlights include a $450,000 boost to enhance youth participation in performing arts and theatre, in alignment with the Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy Revive. Music Australia is also stepping in with a $777,000 injection to support various music initiatives. Further announcements are expected from the Music Export Development Fund later this week.
Executive Director of Arts Investment, Alice Nash, commented, “This significant investment will fuel creativity and connect communities across the country. We’re proud to back these incredible projects and can’t wait to see the impact they will have in Australia and globally.”
Among the standout projects receiving support are:
Archie Roach Foundation’s Singing Our Futures: This mentoring program for emerging First Nations songwriters aims to honour Uncle Archie’s vision and legacy of nurturing young talent.
Grentperez at Lollapalooza: Western Sydney singer-songwriter grentperez will continue his international ascent by performing at Lollapalooza, one of the world’s top music festivals.
Women in Music Tech Summit: Music Production for Women will host the Women in Music Tech Summit, offering free workshops to empower women in music production and mixing.
Contemporary Music Touring Program: Investment will support 23 tours, featuring First Nations artists like Wanjoo, Tura New Music, Russell Smith, Jindahood/Emma Donovan, and Downsyde.
Auslan Story Time Series: Story Box Library will create 40 Auslan-interpretations of children’s books, making them freely accessible via public libraries and classrooms across Australia.
Stompin Youth Dance Company: Australia’s longest-running youth dance company, based in Launceston, will complete a major work centred on the creative input of young people from regional areas.
Regional Youth Theatre Collaboration: Just Us Ensemble (JUTE) will collaborate with Overall Arts Youth Theatre Company, both in Far North Queensland, to co-produce and tour a new work led by emerging playwright and director Amber Grossmann.
Heaps Decent Youth Arts Program: This initiative will support access to art-making for underrepresented and marginalised youth across New South Wales.
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation’s Creative Recovery Program: Supporting Kuku Bakal Kaykayanda (Giving Words to All the Children), this project promotes participation for children and young people from disaster-affected regions in Northern Queensland.
Art Monthly’s Indigenous Voices Program: This initiative will increase representation of First Nations writers, editors, and mentors in Art Monthly’s publications.
These investments highlight Creative Australia’s commitment to fostering a vibrant and inclusive cultural landscape, ensuring that creative projects and talents are supported and celebrated nationwide.
A full list of recipients can be found on the Creative Australia website
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