Proudly supported by the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation, the Creative Investment Fellowships assist emerging creatives with ambitious projects and professional development programs, as they forge beyond the challenges of the pandemic and further their creative practice.
In 2022, fourteen emerging creatives were awarded up to $10,000 each for their self-designed development projects.
The Creative Investment Fellowship recipients are:
Amelia Watson | Flinders University
Received funding to embark on an eight-month interdisciplinary study program, called ‘Anfibia’ in Bologna, Italy.
Connor Fogarty | University of Adelaide
Received funding to support the creation of a new 30-minute symphony for a wind orchestra.
Fraser Whitehead, Tiah Trimboli & Katrina Penning | Flinders University
Received funding to edit, sound design, colour grade and mix his film entitled, ‘Subject’ in readiness to submit to film festivals in early 2023.
James Watson, Emelia Williams, Connor Riedy, Rhys Stewart, Kate Owen & Reggie Parker | Flinders University and The University of Adelaide
Received funding to undertake a residency at Goodwood Theatre and Studios with their theatre collective, Famous Last Words’, 2023 season.
Kathryn Adams & Alexis Luke | Flinders University
Received funding to create a 60-minute, multidisciplinary work called “It’s Hard To Be Friends with You” that incorporates autobiographical narrative, music, drawing and cross stitching.
Truc Truong | University of South Australia
Received funding to expand on her recent research into post-colonial second-generation Vietnamese diasporic experiences by developing new ideas, skills and a major body of work for her first solo exhibition at Post Office Projects in February 2023.
Image: Truc Truong, let them eat cake, photo by Andre Castelluci.
The Helpmann Creative Investment Fellowships were made possible through support from the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation.