Aboriginal Arts Program 2024-25 & 2025-26
This program invests in the continued development of contemporary Aboriginal Arts, traditional arts, craft, and cultural practices in Tasmania.
A delegate of the Minister for the Arts has approved funding of $120,333 for five (5) activities in these rounds.
Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.
Grants (2024-25)
Recipient | Funds | Activity |
|---|---|---|
Performing Lines | $40,000 | Watch Her Burn |
Assembly 197 (Tasdance Ltd.) | $39,998 | MAINYARD TO MAINSAIL – a new work by Nathan Maynard |
Grants (2025-26)
Recipient | Funds | Activity |
|---|---|---|
Bonnie Starick | $1,135 | Travelling to attend the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair |
Denni Proctor | $21,000 | Back to Basics |
Nunami Sculthorpe-Green | $18,200 | The creative development of rayakana milaythina/Song of Country |
Feedback from the expert peers
The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications made to this round and noted that the stronger applications:
- included Aboriginal people in key creative roles and were strongly focused on providing properly paid artistic opportunities for Aboriginal people of varied career stages
- clearly outlined the links between the artists involved and the Aboriginal community
- included opportunities for professional development and/or skills development, alongside creative activities
- explored how the proposed activity would engage with and benefit Aboriginal people
- were supported by letters from appropriate members of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community that showed genuine relationships to the applicant, and an understanding of the proposed activity
- clear and thorough budgets with narrations around how costs were calculated
- evidence of plans to seek income from a variety of other sources to make activities viable
- clearly labelled and accessible artistic support material (that wasn’t behind paywalls).
Peer assessors
The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s March and April 2025 rounds (including Aboriginal Arts Program, Artsbridge, Public Art - Building Blocks Development Program, Low-interest loans, Tasmanian Aboriginal Arts Mentoring Scheme, and Young and Emerging Artist Professional Development Program):
- Alex Miles
- Alex Tye
- Andrew Johnson
- Andrew Mansell
- Blake Nuto
- Brandi Salmon
- Daisy Sanders
- Dudley Billing
- Jenni Large
- Jillian Mundy
- Kyna Hart
- Lychandra Gieseman
- Mel McVee
- Nathan Pitchford
- Sally Chen
- Travis Tiddy
- Yulan Jack
Arts Tasmania carefully manages actual and perceived conflicts of interest for both staff members and peers involved in the assessment process.
For more information on the management of conflicts of interest, please visit how decisions are made.