2008 Grant Recipients
Quick Response Scheme | Travel Support Grants | Project Rounds | Public Art Grants | Strategic Initiatives | Festivals Development Fund | Key Arts Organisation Program |
Arts Scholarship Scheme
Quick Response Scheme
Projects - NT Funding
| Brown's Mart Community Arts Inc - $950 | 27 January - 20 February 2008 |
| Investigation of Community Arts Development Using Recycled Materials in Bali, Indonesia | |
| Michael Maher - $1,016 | 14 - 25 March 2008 |
| Travel support for Worldfly to play at the West Coast and East Coast Blues & Roots Festivals | |
| Sarah Mason - $1,500 | 25 - 28 July 2008 |
Travel support for Sarah Mason, Andrew Cook and Rui Hannington Pinto to travel to Adelaide and train with Franky Charman Green to develop skills in slapstick/acrobatics. |
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| 24HR Art Gallery - $1,500 * | 2 August - 6 September 2008 |
| Support for Larrakia artist Gary Lee for his first solo exhibition Maast Maast, based on photographs taken from 1994 to 2008 | |
| Melaleuca Refugee Centre - $1,500 | 26 - 29 August 2008 |
| Support towards the workshop to introduce participants to Dance Movement Therapy, creative arts modalities amd traditional healing practices. | |
| Total Recreation NT Inc - $1,500 | 27 August - 7 September 2008 |
| Total Recreation in coordination with LiveVibeMusic is creating songs for CD with young people with disabilities. | |
| Basil Hall - $1,250 * | 25 September to 3 November 2008 |
Mounting a survey of collaborative printmaking with Indigenous artists (1996-2008) at Drill Hall Gallery in Canberra. |
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| Ella McHenry - $1,500 | 3 to 5 October 2008 |
| Performance of Scribesisterspeaking at the 2008 Tasmanian Poetry Festival. | |
| Kate Dunn - $489 | 10 to 25 October 2008 |
Support for printing and gallery costs for the exhibition Pattern Recognition at the Woods Street Gallery due to the short turn around time in preparing for the exhibition. |
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| Daniel Keane - $1,500 * | 12 to 19 October 2008 |
Employ Brazilian Capoeira Angola Master Mestre Roxinho to run workshops with Indigenous students in the Irrekelantye and the wider Alice Springs community. |
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| Katherine Regional Arts - $1,500 * | 10 September to 12 December 2008 |
Support for the inaugural Binjari Festival will provide the opportunity for this small Indigenous community of 150, to celebrate their community and showcase their stories, arts and cultural activities to the Katherine community. |
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| Reggie Sultan - $750 * | 1 to 31 December 2008 |
Assistance for the launch of Reggie Sultans' book together with an exhibition of his works at the Masons Gallery, Darwin. |
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*Funded through the Northern Territory Indigenous Arts Strategy Building Strong Arts Business
Professional Development - NT Funding
| Kaye Aldenhoven - $500 | 9 - 16 January 2008 |
| Bundanon Poetry Workshop in NSW | |
| Barry Benning - $484 * | 12 - 25 January 2008 |
| Attendance at Tamworth Festival | |
| Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation - $1,500 * | 21 - 27 January 2008 |
| "Muyngarnbi - Songs from Walking Spirits" performance at Australia Day in Melbourne | |
| Marie Shilling - $700 * | 14 - 17 February 2008 |
| Titjikala Artists Exhibtion at Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA | |
| Lewis Lampton - $800 * | 15 - 17 February 2008 |
| Firestick Theatre Workshop and Performance with Bangarra Dance Company | |
| Leah Flanagan - $900 * | 27-28 February 2008 |
| Performance of the Leah Flanagan Band at the Fuse Festival Showcase in Adelaide | |
| Gary Lang - $1,250 * | 1 March 2008 |
| Showcasing of sections of "Munuk Gapu" (Salt Water) to the public in Darwin | |
| Jenelle Saunders - $1,200 | 13 - 16 March 2008 |
| Attendance at the Annual National Ausdance directors meeting in Adelaide | |
| Tracey Bunn - $1,200 | 3-5 April 2008 |
| Attendance at the Sydney Song Summit - S3 | |
| Ali Cobby Eckermann - $1,000 * | 3 - 15 April 2008 |
| 'Little Bit Long Way' - Poetry Manuscript Skills Development in Melbourne | |
| Valerie Nelson - $1,500 * | 15 April - 31 May 2008 |
| Support for training of the art centre staff to set up a gallery, procedures and prepare for the opening of the Arlpwe Art and Culture Centre and the Arlpwe Art Gallery in June. | |
| Leonie Norrington - $800 | 1 - 4 May 2008 |
| Attendance at the National Children's Book Council biennual conference in Melbourne | |
| Andrew Ewing - $650 | 3 May - 31 October 2008 |
| Travel support for Assistant Manager/ Project Officer at the UBUD Writers and Readers Festival in Bali, Indonesia | |
| Lee Frank - $550 | 31 July - 6 August 2008 |
| Travel support to attend the Bite Sized Festival in Alice Springs. | |
| Sarah Bussell - $1,500 | 6 to 15 August 2008 |
| Travel assistance to attend the Village Music Circles in Hawaii. | |
| Olivia Mei Lai Swan - $1,500 | 27 August to 19 September 2008 |
| Support to undertake a program of music industry professional development activities including Music NT Industry conference (Aug 2008), Big Sound conference and Showcase (Sept 2008) and Control Music Managers Workshop (Sept 2008). | |
| Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr - $1,300 * | 1 to 8 September 2008 |
| Weaving Lives Together Book Launch at Bawaka, North East Arnhem Land including workshop series and exhibition. | |
| Ritjililir Ganambarr - $1,300 * | 1 to 8 September 2008 |
| Weaving Lives Together Book Launch at Bawaka, North East Arnhem Land including workshop series and exhibition. | |
| Banbapuy Ganambarr - $1,300 * | 1 to 8 September 2008 |
| Weaving Lives Together Book Launch at Bawaka, North East Arnhem Land including workshop series and exhibition. | |
| Joshua Gregory Boson - $1,100 * | 5 to 20 September 2008 |
| Travel support to attend the Sydney Biennale. | |
| Mark Smith - $1,045 | 10 to 13 September 2008 |
| Participation in Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN) Meeting. | |
| Worldfly - $1,498 | 8 to 10 October 2008 |
| Assistance to attend Popkomm in Germany. | |
| Carmel Williams - $1,150 | 2 to 6 November 2008 |
| Travel assistance to attend the Varuna "Pathways to Publishing" Workshop in Katoomba. | |
| Fiona Carter - $1,500 | 3 to 29 November 2008 |
| Attend the 4th Mekong Performing Arts Laboratory . | |
| Karen Beach - $1,000 | 10 to 23 November 2008 |
| Travel assistance to attend the Just Us Theatre Company (JUTE) 2008 National Theatre Conference in Cairns. | |
| Knock-em-Down Theatre - $596 | 18 to 24 November 2008 |
| Travel assistance to attend the Just Us Theatre Company (JUTE) 2008 National Theatre Conference in Cairns. | |
| Ella Watson-Russell - $891 | 18 to 29 November 2008 |
| Travel assistance to attend the Just Us Theatre Company (JUTE) 2008 National Theatre Conference in Cairns. | |
| Alison Copley - $1,000 | 19 to 24 November 2008 |
| Travel assistance to attend the Australasian World Music Conference in Melbourne. | |
* Quick Response grants are funded through the Northern Territory Indigenous Arts Strategy Building Strong Arts Business
Projects - RAF Funding
| Debra Carter - $ 1,440 | 21 - 26 March 2008 |
| Performance of EmDee at East Coast Blues & Roots Festival | |
| Rod Moss - $1,500 | 23 April - 24 May 2008 |
Exhibiting of recent works at Fire-Works Gallery in Brisbane. |
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| Centre for Youth Music - $800 | 2 May - 5 May 2008 |
Employment of musician Frank Rogers to conduct an ensemble for a youth residential workshop and concert |
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| Knock-em-Down Theatre - $700 | 28 September to 3 October 2008 |
| Travel assistance to attend the workshop for 'Half way There'. | |
Professional Development - RAF Funding
| Pru Gell - $800 | 6 January - 1 February 2008 |
| Attendance at Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Intensive in NSW | |
| Robert Hoad - $800 | 6 January - 4 February 2008 |
| Zen Zen Zo Stomping Ground Summer Intensive and Masterclass Week in NSW | |
| Robert Curgenven - $1,000 | 15 January - 15 March 2008 |
| Transit Lounge Residency in Berlin, Germany | |
| Tanya Lagdon - $663 | 21 - 24 March 2008 |
| Attendance of the Ozfrank Suzuki Training Easter Intensive | |
| Olivia Mei Lai Swan - $1,000 | 2 - 6 April 2008 |
| Attendance & Performance at the Sydney Song Summit | |
| Elliat Rich - $1,000 | 7 April - 3 June 2008 |
| Participation in the Springboard Entrepreneurship program for designers in Melbourne | |
| Elliat Rich - $1,000 | 16 - 24 April 2008 |
| Attendance of Design Event in Milan, Italy | |
| Natalie Jenkins - $1,000 | 15 - 19 May 2008 |
| Visit Poatina Tasmania, a site of recycled glass public sculpture, with the Poatina arts coordinator | |
| Pamela Lofts - $1,000 | 15 - 31 May 2008 |
| Exhibiting of work at the Silvershot Gallery in Melbourne. | |
| Adrienne Kneebone - $667 | 17 to 19 August 2008 |
Attendance and participation in the forum 'Infuse' at 24HR Art - the NT Centre for Contemporary Art. |
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Travel Support to attend the 2008 Regional Arts Australia national conference
art at the heart
| Heath Baxter | $1,000 |
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| Barbara Ambjerg Pedersen | $971 |
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| Karen Beach | $1,000 |
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| Barry Benning | $785 |
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| Tim Bishop | $1,000 |
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| Kelly Blumberg | $740 |
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| Georgia Bracken | $785 |
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| Wayne Buckley | $1,200 |
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| Esther Bulumbara | $1,200 |
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| Angus Cameron | $1,000 |
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| Penny Campton | $1,200 |
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| Fiona Carter | $1,000 |
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| Jan Cole | $1,200 |
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| Alison Copley | $1,000 |
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| Toni Tapp Coutts | $1,040 |
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| Teresa Cummings | $1,200 |
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| Wendy Daylight | $1,200 |
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| Joanne Duffy | $1,000 |
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| Margaret Bowngyii Duncan | $971 |
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| Anne Dunn | $1,000 |
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| Louise Amy Flaherty | $785 |
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| Lauren Flannery | $1,200 |
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| Patricia Forbes | $1,200 |
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| Jenny Fraser | $1,200 |
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| Melanie Rarrkiwuy Herdman | $1,000 |
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| Roseanne Holmes | $780 |
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| Holt, Lex James | $785 |
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| Lionel James | $785 |
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| Cerise King | $1,040 |
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| Adrienne Alice Kneebone | $1,200 |
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| Janice McEwen | $1,000 |
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| Jeffrey McLaughlin | $785 |
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| David McMicken | $1,000 |
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| Marilyn Nakamarra | $971 |
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| Jayne Nankivell | $1,050 |
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| Tess Nekrasov | $1,040 |
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| Alison Nelson | $785 |
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| Jennifer Nelson | $1,000 |
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| Valerie Nelson | $780 |
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| Jo Nicol | $1,040 |
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| Manuel Pamkal | $971 |
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| Rhonda Plummer | $750 |
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| Sarah Price | $1,000 |
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| Alice Rae | $932 |
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| Christian Ramilo | $1,000 |
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| Kate Riedel | $1,000 |
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| Peggy Napaljarri Rockman | $971 |
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| Michael Roseth | $1,200 |
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| Viv Rosman | $1,000 |
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| Tess Ross | $750 |
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| Jenelle Saunders | $1,000 |
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| Bilha Smith | $740 |
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| Marita Anne Smith | $950 |
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| Mark Smith | $1,000 |
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| Sandra Thibodeaux | $1,000 |
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| Amy Jo Vickery | $1,000 |
Project Rounds
March 2008 Project Round - Arts Development
| Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts Aboriginal Corporation - $14,650 | |
| Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts – Permanent Collection Development | |
| Happy Yess Community Arts Inc - $15,000 | |
| Happy Yess – Stage Five Project | |
| Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation - $12,760 | |
| Punttu II – Visual Arts Project | |
| Dani Powell- $15,000 | |
| Under Today – Media and Dance Performance Installation | |
| The Neo - $9,800 | |
| The Neo Dreaming Tracks – Music Workshops | |
March 2008 Project Round - Presentation and Promotion
| Darwin Chorale Inc - $7,500 | |
| Handel’s Messiah | |
| Knock-em-Down Theatre - $14,940 | |
| Production of Half Way There | |
| Gary Lang - $15,000 | |
| Munuk Gapu – Dance Production | |
| Olivia Mei Lai Swan - $10,000 | |
| Single Release and National Single Launch Tour | |
| Tashka Urban - $10,000 | |
| Human Canvas Project | |
March 2008 Project Round - RAF Networks and Partnerships
| Scott Large - $14,893 | |
| Bush Bands Bash 2008 | |
| Northern Territory Writers’ Centre Inc - $11,500 | |
| Out There – Writers in Regional Northern Territory | |
| NPY Women’s Council - $11,785 | |
| Injalak Arts and Crafts Association and Tjanpi Desert Weavers Fibre Art Workshops | |
| Watch this Space - $12,500 | |
| Alice in View – Multi Arts Showcase | |
March 2008 Project Round - RAF Skills Development
| Artback NT Arts Touring Inc - $14,000 | |
| Developmental work for Chooky Dancers for DanceSite 2008 | |
| Australian Dance Council Ausdance (NT) Inc - $7,038 | |
| Terrain – Indigenous Dance Residency | |
| Brown’s Mart Community Arts Inc - $11,624 | ||
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| RedHOT Arts Marketing Inc - $9,900 | |
| Imagine Alice Artist Symposium | |
March 2008 Project Round - RAF Artist to Artist Support
| Jo Dutton - $4,600 | |
| Skidmore College New York Summer School | |
| Finn O’Branagain - $2,160 | |
| Two Hundred K’s Creative Development | |
October 2008 Project Round - Arts Development
| Alice Springs Beanie Festival Inc - $10,000 | |
| Community Beanie Making Workshops | |
| Mary Anne Butler - $$7,970 | |
| A Love Story Without Judgement – Script Development | |
| Gary Lang - $10,000 | |
| Goose Lagoon | |
| Business Unusual Theatre - $8,042 | |
| The Memory of Water | |
| Happy Yess Community Arts Inc - $10,000 | |
| Stage 6 Project | |
| Northern Territory Writers’ Centre Inc - $15,000 | |
| Make A Scene | |
| Catherine Peattie - $$5,000 | |
| Life and Art of Billy Benn Perrurle | |
| Min Wong - $5,032 | |
| Trans 2 Me | |
| Wutunurrgurra Aboriginal Corporation - $10,000 | |
| Wutunurrgurra Community Exhibition | |
October 2008 Project Round - Presentation and Promotion
| Mardijah Simpson - $8,000 | |
| A Second Anthology of Central Australian Writing | |
| Steven James Tranter - $15,000 | |
| Jagit – 2 nd Album | |
| Corrugated iron Youth Arts Inc - $10,000 | |
| Play Time | |
| Pamela Lofts - $4,300 | |
| Requiem for Another | |
| Ngukurr Arts Aboriginal Corporation - $7,000 | |
| Marranbala Country Exhibition | |
| Genevieve O’Loughlin - $9,950 | |
| Ronny Reinhard FUJIMOTO Project | |
| Assessment Report, October 2008 | (pdf 416Kb) |
| Assessment Report, March 2008 | (pdf 252Kb) |
| Assessment Report, October 2007 | (pdf 218Kb) |
| Assessment Report, March 2007 | (pdf 216Kb) |
| Assessment Report, October 2006 | (pdf 213Kb) |
| Assessment Report, March 2006 | (pdf 336Kb) |
| Assessment Report, October 2005 | (pdf330Kb) |
| Assessment Report, March 2005 | (pdf 184Kb) |
| Assessment Report, October 2004 | (pdf 240Kb) |
| Assessment Report, March 2004 | (pdf 139Kb) |
| Assessment Report, October 2003 | (pdf 184Kb) |
Public Art Grants
Public Art 2008 March Round - Major Works
| Toga Group of Companies - $34,000 | |
| Matt Huttlestone Public Art Work at the Darwin Waterfront | |
| Alice Springs Town Council - $150,000 | |
| The Gathering Garden | |
| Irrkerlantye Art Centre - $46,760 | |
| Mozaic Project | |
Public Art 2008 October Round - Development
| Corrugated Iron Youth Arts Inc - $5,737 | |
| Development will enable the consultative stage of partnership and design for a collaborative performance project between Corrugated Iron Youth Arts, Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Darwin Chorale, Darwin Theatre Company and 24HR Art | |
2007 Public Arts Grants Recipients (pdf 16Kb)
2006 Public Arts Grants Recipients (pdf 20Kb)
Strategic Initiatives
| Darwin Festival Association Inc - $14,000 | 1 November 2007 - 30 August 2008 |
| Economic Impact Appraisal | |
| Darwin Theatre Company Inc - $20,000 | 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2008 |
| Regional Arts Fund Recipient Initiated Project: Theatre to the Edge 2007-2008 | |
| Northern Territory Writers' Centre Inc - $3,058 | 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2008 |
| Varuna Mentorship workshop support for 4 NT Writers | |
| Toga Group of Companies - $5,000 | 1 January - 30 October 2008 |
| The Togart Contemporary Art Award Catalogue | |
| Katherine Regional Arts Inc - $26,000 | 1 January - 30 December 2008 |
| Regional Arts Fund Recipient Initiated Project 2008 to continue communities partnerships program | |
| Barkly Regional Arts Inc - $20,000 | 1 January - 30 December 2008 |
| Regional Arts Fund Recipient Initiated Project 2008 to continue remote communities partnerships program | |
| Asialink - $22,500 | 1 January 2008 - 31 December 2010 |
| Arts Residency Program 2008 to 2010 | |
| Department of Education and Training (DET)- $20,000 | 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009 |
| 2008/2009 Artists in Schools | |
| Red Dust Theatre Inc - $10,000 | 24 July 2008 - 30 April 2009 |
| The Magic Coolamon - Stage 3 |
| RedHOT Arts Inc - $47,500 | 1 October 2008 - 30 June 2010 |
| 2008-2010 Anchor License - RedHot Arts | |
| Northern Territory Writers' Centre Inc - $90,180 | 1 October 2008 - 30 June 2010 |
| 2008-2010 Anchor License - Frogs Hollow Centre for the Arts | |
| Darwin Patchworkers and Quilters Inc - $19,250 | 1 October 2008 - 30 June 2010 |
| 2008-2010 Anchor License - 96a Winnellie Road | |
| Central Australian Territory Craft Inc - $4,250 | 1 November 2008 - 28 February 2009 |
| Central Craft Strategic Plan | |
Strategic Initiatives as part of the NT Indigenous Arts Strategy Building Strong Arts Business
Strategic Initiatives for 2007/2008 as part of Building Strong Arts Business
Strategic Initiatives for 2006/2007 as part of Building Strong Arts Business
Festivals Development Fund
Remote Festivals Fund
2006 - 2008
| Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation - $15,000 pa* | |
| Walking with Spirits |
2007 - 2009
| Nauiyu Nambiyu Community Government Council - $10,000 pa* |
| Merrepen Arts Festival |
| Nyirranggulung Mardrulk Ngadberre Regional Council - $15,000 pa* |
| Barunga Festival |
| Pine Creek Community Government Council - $5,000 pa* |
| Pine Creek Gold Rush |
| Injalak Arts and Crafts Association Inc - $10,000 pa* |
| Gunbalanya Cultural Open Day |
| Milingimbi Community Inc - $10,000 pa* |
| Gattjirrk Cultural Festival |
| Galiwinku Community Incorporated - $15,000 pa* |
| Galiwinku Gumurr Marthakal Health Festival |
| Milpirri Festival Committee - $15,000 pa* |
| Milpirri Festival |
2008
| Walingurru Council Inc - $7,500 | |
| Kintore Arts Festival |
2008 - 2010
| Ramingining Community Council Inc - $15,000 pa* | |
| Ramingining Yindi Bungul |
Regional Festivals
2006-2008
| Seabreeze Festival Nightcliff - $10,000 pa * | |
| Seabreeze Festival | |
| Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation - $10,000 pa * | |
| Mahbilil Festival |
2007-2009
| Alice Springs Beanie Festival Inc - $20,000 pa* | |
| Alice Springs Beanie Festival |
2008
| Darwin Community Arts - $15,000 | |
| Fist Full of Films | |
| Katherine Town Council - $10,000 | |
| Flying Fox Festival | |
| Barkly Regional Arts - $10,000 | |
| Desert Harmony Festival |
2008/2009
| Charles Darwin University - $50,000 | |
| 2009 International Guitar Festival (Darwin) |
2008-2010
| Palmerston City Council - $15,000 pa * | |
| Palmerston Festival |
Major Festivals
| Alice Springs Festival Inc - $160,000 pa* | |
| Alice Desert Festival | |
| Darwin Festival Association Inc - $471,500 pa* | |
| Darwin Festival | |
| Yothu Yindi Foundation Aboriginal Corporation - $50,000 pa* |
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| Garma Festival (Yirrkala ) |
* Please note that multi year agreements also attract compound indexation paid annually, which is not included in the above funding amounts.
Key Arts Organisation Program
Annual Funding 2008
| Artback NT Inc - $260,000 | |
| Ausdance NT Inc - $65,000 | |
| Brown's Mart Community Arts Inc - $115,000 | |
| Central Australian Territory Craft Inc - $40,000 | |
| Darwin Theatre Company Inc - $100,000 | |
| Darwin Visual Arts Association Inc - $17,000 | |
| Incite Youth Arts Inc - $45,000 | |
| NT Writer's Centre Inc - $120,000 | |
| Red Dust Theatre Inc - $65,000 | |
| Territory Craft Inc - $56,000 | |
| Watch This Space Inc - $50,000 |
Triennial Funding
2006-2008
| Katherine Regional Arts Inc - $60,000 pa* | |
| Tracks Dance Company Inc - $190,200 pa* |
2007-2009
| Corrugated Iron Youth Arts Inc - $108,710 pa* | |
| Music NT Inc - $260,000 pa* |
2008-2010
| Barkly Regional Arts Inc - $100,000 pa* |
Strategic Funding - Annual and multi-year agreements
2007/2008
| Darwin Entertainment Centre - $380,000 | |
Desart Inc - $150,000 |
2008
| 24HR Art - The NT Centre for Contemporary Art Inc - $96,000 | |
| Top End Arts Marketing Inc - $50,000 | |
| RedHOT Arts Marketing Inc - $40,000 |
2007-2009
| Darwin Symphony Orchestra Inc - $210,000 pa* |
* Please note that multi year agreements also attract compound indexation paid annually, which is not included in the above funding amounts
Arts Scholarship Scheme
- Applications to the 2009 Arts Scholarship Scheme close 31 January 2009.