Inter-arts - March 2008

This report summarises the outcomes of the meeting of the Australia Council's inter-arts assessment panel held on 2 May 2008.

Director's report

I'd like to thank the inter-arts assessment panel for their time and commitment in assessing the new work initiative proposals received to the 31 March 2008 closing date. There was an exciting range of projects proposed from around Australia and as usual it was very difficult to make decisions from such a strong pool of applications. The panel was encouraged that the majority of applicants sought significant co-funding - not only from government grants, but also from community partners and sponsors. There were also a healthy number of new collaborative partnerships formed between artists who had not previously applied as a team.

One issue of concern to the panel however, was that artists were requesting less for personal artist fees than in previous rounds. To make a project viable, the panel recommends applicants pay professional artist fees based on the level of experience of each artist and the scope of the project.

To assist in the assessment of future inter-arts applications, the panel strongly encourages individuals to register on register of peers. This register is used to select people to sit on panels and ensure the inter-arts office assessment meetings draw upon as diverse a pool of interdisciplinary arts practitioners as possible.

On behalf of the Australia Council and the panel, I would like to thank the artists and organisations who submitted an application. Our next closing round for inter-arts projects is 1 December 2008. Please contact staff to discuss your proposal if you intend submitting an application to this round.

Andrew Donovan

Grants list

New work - closing date 31 March 2008

Armstrong, Keith QLD $9,900
'Knowmore (House of Commons)', the premiere of an interactive installation at Infozone, Artspace

Bohemian Productions ACT $12,720.00
Residency at Manning Clarke House to research and devise a site-specific performance

Drake-Brockman, Geoffrey WA $33,000
'Parallax Dancer', an interactive virtual dancer installation

Gazzola, Paul SA $4,850
'Streets as Pictures' for Theatre der Welt, Germany to develop future presentations

Jamieson, Jennifer WA $9,974
Creation of a mobile interactive confession booth that tours as a performance and video installation

Lara Thoms and Collaborators NSW $9,150
A multi-disciplinary performance that examines the causes and impact of binge culture

Last, Sarah NSW $30,000
'Rolling Stock', a community based contemporary interdisciplinary arts initiative

Limbic VIC $12,960
'This skin between us', development of a hybrid performance installation

Panther VIC $26,050
'We don't want to shop anymore', a live studio experience combining performance and interactivity

Phillips, Amanda SA $21,000
'The Dome Project', a study into audience as performers

The Glass Percussion Project VIC $15,000
Creation of a glass installation and percussive performance series

The Hosts NSW $26,000
Mixed reality performance environment to be exhibited at the Performance Space in 2009

The Opium Dimensions QLD $20,000
'Ghost Quarters', a performance installation to be presented at Performance Space in 2009

Van Hout, Vicki NSW $27,941
'Shimmer', a multi-media work based on the significance of painting in Indigenous cultures 

Grants this round: 14
Applications received: 45
Amount approved: $258,545
Amount requested: $932,932

Peers on the inter-arts assessment panel:

Amy Barrett-Lennard (WA), director of Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

Mark Bolotin (NSW), multimedia practitioner, VJ and artistic director of Synarcade Audio-Visuals

Sam Haren (SA), founding member of The Border Project and has directed/co-directed all of the company’s work

Eugenia Lim (VIC), works in video and photomedia and is currently completing an Australia Council emerging producer in community (EPIC) internship at Visionary Images

Gail Priest (NSW), sound artist, writer and curator and practices sound design for dance and contemporary performance

David Young (VIC), composer and the artistic director of the cross artform company Aphids