Generosity Arts – Ross Vegas and Jeannette Friesen
The West End's Dark Corners
$7,500
Ross Vegas and Jeannette Friesen will write, direct, and produce an outdoor historical walking tour, with stunning projection effects, immersive soundscapes, and mentor two emerging local performers, cast by audition, to present it. They will use this development and season as a pilot, for what will become an icon of the Fremantle night-time streetscape for years, perhaps decades, to come.
Project timeline: Between Jan and June 2024
Maybe Together – Alex Desebrock
Tree Listening
$7,500
A mix of imagination, scientific and Nyoongar understanding will provide a tree-lead perspective on our lives. Using participatory practice, with consultation from a scientist and a Nyoongar cultural holder, Alex Desebrock is creating a gentle and revealing experience for groups of 20 people responding to Booyeembara Park.
Project timeline: Between February and April 2024
Mama Kin Spender
Promises & Wild Beasts
$7,500
Danielle Caruana and Dingo Spender, together as Mama Kin Spender will develop a multi-disciplinary theatre show centered around a concept album called Promises & Wild Beasts. This creative development will engage artistic collaborators across disciplines including dance, script, theatre, puppetry, choir, lighting, costuming, projection & sound design, and supports local Fremantle artists mentees to get an insight into a significant project of scale.
Project timeline: Between January and May 2024
Nina Juniper
CURRENT Site-Specific Residencies and Public Exchange and Workshop Program
$2,500 –funding to cover one of the residencies
CURRENT is a creative and artist-run place with hosts a range of programmes that are experimental, innovative, test new ideas, extend existing artistic practices, and engage with contemporary artistic discourse. The funding will support a site-specific residency at CURRENT and the public programming and workshops associated with it.
Project timeline: December 2023 and January 2024