School of Art graduates receive ArtStart grants

Seven School of Art Graduates have been successful in gaining Australia Council for the Arts ArtStart grants.  ArtStart grants aim to provide financial assistance (up to $10000) to recent creative arts graduates who are committed to establishing a career as a professional artist.  ArtStart is a unique opportunity for emerging artists to set themselves up in a sustainable way by developing and resourcing career and business plans.

Grants across all Australia Council funded art form areas are provided to support services, resources, skills development, and equipment that help graduate artists to build an income-generating career in the arts practice they have studied.

The recent graduates from the School of Art to receive this were:

Jacqueline Bradley majored with honours in Sculpture and received $10000 to promote her practice as a contemporary visual artist and to develop a sustainable career in the Arts

Lee Grant graduated with a Masters in Photography and Media Arts and was granted $10000 to build and develop a successful and sustainable career in the Visual Arts.

Nicci Haynes majored with honours in Printmedia and Drawing and was granted $10000 to secure the foundations of her future as a professional artist.

Bettina Hill majored with honours in Printmedia and Drawing and was granted $10000 to develop her artist profile, support networks, and skills as a professional artist. 

Kate Maurice majored with honours in Printmedia and Drawing and received $10000 to establish an artist studio and website capable of supporting a professional art practice.

Adam Veikkanen majored with honours in Printmedia and Drawing and was granted $9994 to undertake a website and marketing development course, portfolio development, and for skills upgrade.

Tarrant Phillipson majored with honours in Photography and Media Arts and received $4653 towards the development of a video art practice, promotional materials, and business advice.

This was the third of eight ArtStart grant rounds which form a four year program of career and business development support for emerging artists.  This round saw a 109% increase in applications which made for a very competitive round.