29 November 2023
Our new HA>NESS Development Grants support projects that are designed to further the creative and professional development of emerging creatives.
HA>NESS is unique to South Australia and is the only young dynamic, donor circle of its kind. Donations to this program directly support up and coming emerging artists.
We are thrilled to announce that in our first HA>NESS Development Grant round, eight emerging creatives have shared in $20,000 worth of funding. Each grant was valued up to $3,000 and will be used toward an eclectic and exciting range of development projects and programs.
Madeleine Harland, HA>NESS Ambassador, was delighted to join the selection panel in October and have a hands-on role with the inaugural grants round.
Congratulations to the 2023 recipients!
Amelia Watson, Flinders University. Amelia is an independent performance artist who works between Italy, The Netherlands and Australia. She has a detailed and long background training in diverse movement styles including martial arts, tumbling, floor work, yoga, puppeteering, improvisation, ballet, and contemporary dance. Amelia will present a new dance theatre work called Sentiments at Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2024.
Cecilia Tizard, Flinders University. Cecilia’s practice primarily engages photography and explores the intersection between traditional photography and abstract sculpture and installation. Her photographic works explore space, washing, labour, and queer identity through a process-led practice. Cecilia will present a new body of work in a group exhibition at Hillvale Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria in 2024.
“The HA>NESS grant is assisting with the development and execution of my first interstate exhibition, a significant junction in my career. This opportunity allows me the freedom to explore areas of my practice that might otherwise be difficult to engage. Support from Helpmann Academy cannot be valued highly enough as an emerging artist.”
Cecilia Tizard
Dante Niedzwiedz, University of South Australia. Dante is an aspiring filmmaker who’s been making short movies ever since he learnt how to use a computer. He is now pursuing a career in post-production and as an above-the-line creative. He has a particular passion for writing and directing projects with strong thematic bases. As an editor he is drawn to creative, stylised projects, and has won several awards for his editing and VFX. Dante will create a surrealist short film called Broken Bones and Ice Cream Cones in 2024.
Ellis Moseley, Flinders University. Ellis’ practice encompasses installation and ceramics, often seeking to draw attention to social concerns through conceptual mechanisms that encourage a deeper consideration of attitudes and behaviour. Ellis will present a solo exhibition of new works at MARS Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria in 2024.
“The HA<NESS Development Grant provides me with a unique opportunity to be supported whilst I experiment with new materials and techniques that will advance my practice and push it into a new and exciting direction. This grant will have a significant and enduring impact on my practice and creative identity.”
Ellis Moseley
Jack Overall, University of Adelaide. Jack is emerging cellist who graduated from the Elder Conservatorium of Music. Jack will undertake the composition of a new music work in collaboration with the Nexus Arts Orchestra in 2024.
Sally Craven, University of South Australia. Sally is an emerging artist working across the mediums of sculpture, installation and video. She will undertake an international residency program in 2024 at Cycladic Arts in Paros, Greece, where she will create a new body of work.
Sophie Hollingworth, Flinders University. Sophie is a dance and movement artist who has performed with Motus Collective in The Leftovers and with DanceHub SA in their production of X. Sophie’s practice is currently centred around discovering what drives her to create movement through a focus on authenticity, human experience, and new energies. This grant will support Sophie in travelling to India to undergo four-week intensive training at KalaKeli Movement Arts in early 2024.
Stephanie Doddridge, University of South Australia. Stephanie is an emerging contemporary artist. She is drawn to gardens and their produce, which have the potential to hold memories and a sense of nostalgia. Stephanie uses garden produce as materials to investigate symbiotic human-nature relationships, engaging with notions of reciprocal care through printmaking, ceramic, textile, and sculptural production methods. She will produce new artworks (prints, an artist book, and a new installation) for a solo exhibition at Sauerbier House, Port Noarlunga, South Australia in May 2024.
2024 funding dates coming soon!
To learn more about our HA>NESS donor circle click here.
HA>NESS Development Grants are made possible by HA>NESS Members and proudly supported by the Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia.
Images: (1) Amelia Watson, promotion image courtesy of the artist. (2) Cecilia Tizard, Working table detail, photo by Sam Roberts. (3) Dante Niedzwiedz, behind the scenes on Virtue of Memory, photo by Taia Doyle. (4) Ellis Moseley, your left, photo by Michael Haines. (5) Jack Overall by Pia Johnson. (6) Sally Craven, courtesy of the artist. (7) Sophie Hollingworth by Sam Roberts. (8) Stephanie Doddridge, Wandering in Reciprocity photo by Darren Clements.