FURTHER to our news of the ACT government’s “Homefront 3” grants, Arts Activities funding of $5000 to $50,000 has also been announced.

Formerly known as “project funding,” it is open twice a year and provides funding to Canberra artists and arts groups for one-off projects and this time round, total of 14 artists will receive funding over what Arts Minister Tara Cheyne described as a broad range of artforms – dance, literature, music, screen, theatre and visual arts, and including recipients from diverse backgrounds and First Nations artists.

Arts Activities recipients range from well-known theatre makers such as Chenoeh Miller and Ylaria Rogers to musos Sputnik Sweetheart, who will receive $13,619, to produce their new EP “Something More”, and Lilah and Stephen Gow’s Crossroads Movement, who will develop artistic practice and a new dance work “Sashay Café.”

“When our artists and creatives are supported, our arts ecosystem is strengthened and we all benefit from having a flourishing artistic community,” Minister Cheyne said.

Canberra artists and arts workers can apply for the next round of $5000 to $50,000 Arts Activities funding is now open until February 28. Information here 

The latest list of Arts Activities funding recipients 

• ArtSound FM,To pilot a media training course for to visual arts organisations, $11,760
• Jack Biilmann,To produce and tour a new live album “The Round Plain Church, Rocky Plain,”$20,675
• Crossroads Movement,To develop artistic practice and a new dance work “Sashay Café,”$22,434
• Sally Golding,To develop a participatory installation for exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image, New York,$25,000
• Sally Greenaway,To record new Australian choral works,$25,600
• Melinda Heal,To create a new body of large scale textile works to exhibit in Washington, USA,$8,730
• Hands Like Houses,To support songwriting and production of a new EP “Wavelengths,”$27,632
• Melanie Lane,To develop a new dance/music performance work “Mountain,”$33,500
• Chenoeh Miller, For creative development of physical theatre work “The Fool,”$34,618
• Gina Newton, To complete a children’s book on endangered wildlife,$23,750
• Catherine Prosser,To write and produce nine episodes of a narrative musical comedy podcast$45,000
• Ylaria Rogers,For development of verbatim play “We Are Not Alone,”$27,040
• Sputnik Sweetheart,To produce a new EP “Something More”$30,619
• Yusuke Takemura, To create a new body of glassworks for solo exhibition in Sydney, $26,484.