Sunday Arts Magazine

Melbourne Fringe has launched a new round of microgrants and bursaries to support Melbourne’s independent art scene. Melbourne Fringe acknowledges artists need support now more than ever, and is excited to announce these grants earlier than usual in the Festival cycle, assisting artists to turn ideas into reality.

Simon Abrahams, Melbourne Fringe CEO and Creative Director said: “We know Fringe artists are full of creative ideas and energy, so we wanted to get our Fringe grants and opportunities out as soon as possible. Our artistic community is irrepressible, resilient and creative, and now is the time to support them to make and share their art. The first wave in our suite of grants and commissions are all about opportunities for work and money in the pockets of artists. We thank our wonderful donors and partners that help us provide these opportunities.”

The grants vary in size, structure and requirements, offering opportunities of various styles and across multiple genres.

 

Rohan  talks  all  things  Arts.

Stephen Russell talks film review with David Hunt.

She Persists is a new book published by the NGV featuring 34 essays by local and international scholars and cultural commentators. The publication is a cross-cultural exploration of women’s contribution to art and design history. It examines the determination of pioneering art and design practitioners, unveiling their formidable ambition and creativity as well as their activism at pivotal moments in history. She Persists includes reproductions of over 140 works by artists in the NGV Collection, including Maree Clarke (Australia), Sonia Delaunay (Ukraine/France), Guerrilla Girls (USA), Agnes Goodsir (Australia), Alexandra Kehayoglou (Argentina), and Fumie Taniguchi (Japan).

Erin Jameson discuss the Beatles famous album Abbey Road with David Hunt

The Emerging Writers Festival (EWF) has announced Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh as its new artistic director.

Pivet-Marsh is a writer, producer and community organiser from Melbourne’s inner west, and has been a creative producer, digital producer and associate producer on the EWF team since 2018.

EWF board chair Craig Semple said: ‘Ruby’s appointment feels particularly special because, having progressed through the organisation from creative producer to digital producer and then associate producer, Ruby is already part of the EWF family, and we know first-hand her absolute passion for championing the work and development of emerging writers.

Lucy has fast become one of Australia’s leading ladies of stage and screen with a list of major roles to her credit, as one of the judges in this year’s Australia’s Got Talent; as Roxy Karibas in Sisters (Netflix Original), Sophie in The Letdown (Netflix/ABC), Glinda the Good Witch in the original Australian cast of Wicked (GFO) and Elle Woods in Legally Blonde The Musical (GFO) for which she won both the Sydney Theatre and Helpmann Award.