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Dance Mid-career Fellowship New Funding Program 6/08/09

by Kate Boyle

The Dance Mid-Career Fellowship is open to individual established artists working in the areas of dance including, contemporary performance, choreography and dance-film.

The purpose of the Mid-Career Fellowship is to enable:

  • Growth of your practice through research and development; and/or
  • An increased national and international profile for you through participation in significant national and international events, workshops, residencies or festivals.

Fellowships should incorporate:

  • A growth of your practice through research and/or developmental activities which focus on the pursuit of excellence
  • Activities that build on, enhance or complement your previous practice and will assist you to develop your practice and profile; and
  • A summary of what you wish to achieve and how you will evaluate your Fellowship. This should form part of your answers in the application form.

Please note: this is new funding program and as such details regarding the program are provided through guidelines not included in the current DCA handbook.
For a copy of the guidelines please contact the Project Officer Performing Arts sarah.wilkinson@dca.wa.gov.au
The Arts Development Program has one $30,000 Fellowship available.The DEADLINE is 5pm Friday 25th September 2009 for activity commencing after 1 January 2010.

Contact the Performing Arts Project Officer to discuss your proposal on 9224 7300 or 1800 199 090 for regional enquiries.