Discover the grant and fellowship opportunities the Trust offers to support emerging and early-career Australian artists.
Bridget O'Donnell in rehearsal with Leslie Howard for a broadcast performance from Australia House, London.
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust provides grant and fellowship opportunities to support the diversity and excellence of emerging and early-career Australian artists.
Emerging Artist Grants
The Trust offers grants of up to $15,000 to support emerging and early-career artists, practising in all art forms and disciplines, to take up structured professional development and networking opportunities, usually overseas.
In partnership with the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), the Trust offers fellowships to support outstanding ANAM alumni who are committed to establishing an independent performance practice. Fellows receive financial and mentoring support over two years to assist them in developing a sustained practice.
In 2017, supported by an Emerging Artist Grant, Noora Niasara undertook a six-week writing residency at the Can Serrat International Art Residency in Spain.
In 2022, Kiah Pullens undertook a darkroom research tour of Europe, visiting a range of professional, commercial and community facilities across London, Brussels, and Stuttgart and undertaking a residency at recom ART Berlin.
Elias Jamieson Brown will undertake a director's attachment with renowned Australian director Benedict Andrews on the Tchaikovsky opera Pique Dame in Munich, Germany.