Got a burning passion for art but lack the cash to achieve it?
The USU’s Cash4Art program provides students* with the opportunity to illustrate their creative talents by providing funding to individuals and groups wanting to show their artistic abilities.
The program aims to support student projects and display the creativity of the University community.
University of Sydney students can use the funding for a wide range of cultural and artistic activities, from the production of films and plays, to concerts and magazines, and art, photo and multimedia exhibitions.
In 2009 the fund stands at $20,000; groups and clubs can receive up to $1,500 and individuals up to $1,000. In 2009 there will be three rounds of the Cash4Art grants program. Each application will be judged by a committee of professional artists, staff and USU Board Directors.
Contact
The ACCESS Centre
Level 1, Manning House
Manning Road
The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006
T 02 9563 6000
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Round 2 Successful Applicants
Congratulations to the five successful grant recipients for the 2nd round in the 2009 Cash for Art Creative Grants program! The remaining fund for the final round closing 9 October 2009 is $9,900. The USU wishes the applicants good luck with the execution of their projects.
Clubs and Societies
SASS The Sydney University Arts Students Society (SASS) has been awarded $800 to support the publication of the Arna journal, which will support Sydney University students in the exhibition of their literary work. The 2009 Arna edition will focus on academic and cultural criticism, presenting students’ perspectives concerning current affairs and social commentary. SASS will also host a launch party for the Arna journal, in which different writers will speak candidly to student writers on issues such as breaking into the ‘industry’, building contacts and confidence.
The Arna Launch party will be held on Wednesday 23 September 2009 in the University of Sydney, entry will be $8 for general entry, $6 for Access Card holders and $4 for SASS members.
Individuals
Kurt Johnson has been awarded $900 to assist in the making of SeeSee Miscellany, a Sydney based literary magazine designed to showcase the talent of Sydney’s vast writing community. SeeSee Miscellany will be a bi-yearly publication in which each publication will be themed according to different fiction literary styles, encompassing different writing styles including song-writing, poetry and scripts.
SeeSee Miscellany aims to provide a forum through which unpublished writers of Sydney can see their work in print in order to show the quality, originality and talent that can be sourced through the independent media Submission of works will not be restricted to University of Sydney students, unpublished work from a broad variety of writers will be sought. SeeSee Miscellany will be launched in 2009 during the University of Sydney Union’s Verge Arts Festival.
Michelle Cox has been awarded $1000 to finance an exciting and quirky art installation to be situated on the grounds of the University of Sydney, called Tree Décor. Tree Décor will involve the installation of strange and funny objects in the trees that surround Manning House. All objects will be made from recycled and found materials, turning old into new again. Tree Décor will be installed during the Verge Festival, keep an eye out around Manning House to see umbrella flowers, flying puppy dogs, windmill snails and glowing deep sea fish.
Pierce Wilcox will use $1000 to stage a production of Eurydice, written by Sarah Ruhl, a retelling of the Orpheus myth with a twist, as the story diverges from the original legend, following Eurydice after her death and in the process, exploring the timeless notions of love, loss and memory. This production of Eurydice will also include an original score, written by the University of Sydney student, Roman Benedict. This new, uniquely Australian composition will offer audiences a unique theatrical experience, transcending the traditional forms of opera and musical theatre. Eurydice will be performed during the University of Sydney Union’s Verge Festival during the first two weeks of September.
Nadia Redelman will use $1000 to stage a cabaret style show which will feature the skills of a variety of different USU members from different clubs and societies and different campuses. Alley Cabaret will follow the great cabaret traditions seen through clubs such as ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘Le Chat Noir’ and musicals such as ‘Chicago’, featuring singing, dancing, comedy, circus skills and amazing costumes. Novel to previous cabaret styles, Alley Cabaret will include live, on stage life drawing/painting, linking music with art. Alley Cabaret will provide an opportunity for University of Sydney Union members to display their variety of skills through a creative media, encouraging the interchange of ideas of students from different campuses and clubs and societies.
All Cabaret will be performed during the first week of the University of Sydney Union’s Verge festival in the Roxbury Hotel in Glebe. Tickets will be $10 for Access Card holders , $12 for concession and $15 for general entry.
Round 1 Successful Applicants
Congratulations to the 5 successful grant recipients for the 1st round in the 2009 Cash for Art Creative Grants program! The remaining fund for 2009 is $14,600. The USU wishes the applicants good luck with the execution of their Projects.
Clubs and Societies
SUDS (Sydney University Dramatic Society) will use $1500 to stage their major performance of 2009. Attempts on Her Life is a challenging, advant-garde piece, in which the story of an absent character, Anne, Anny or Anya is told, portraying her as either a child, a mother, a porn star, an international terrorist or a sports car. This production questions the source of identity, is it something inherent to the self, or does it only exist through the perceptions of others? Attempts on Her Life will play at the Cleveland Street Theatre between the 6th and 16th of May.
SUMS (Sydney University Madrigal Society) will use $1500 to stage a major performance, Music of Galileo - Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy. This concert will showcase the Madrigal Society's capella choir who will perform music from the renaissance and baroque eras, the same era that Gailileo made his revelational astronomical observations. The music performed during this concert will be complemented by a projection of astronomical images on a large screen behind the choir. Music of Galileo - Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy will play in the University of Sydney’s Great Hall during October 2009.
Individuals
Jehan Kanga will use $1000 to organise a series of concerts, The Art of the Violin, which is a collection of ancient masterpieces which were discovered in Europe 10 years ago and never performed in Australia. These concerts will provide a forum through which students from campuses such as the Sydney Conservatorium can meet other musicians and perform for the wider University audience. The Art of the Violin will be performed during October 2009 in the Old Darlington School Building.
Jack McGrath will use $500 for an Animation Storyboard Exhibition, this will involve the exhibition of storyboard panels, that will be displayed to demonstrate the development of an animated film called ‘sacs on fifth’. The exhibition will also include a question/answer seminar with the artists responsible for ‘sacs of fifth’, Jack McGrath and Helen Goritsas. Keep an eye on the ‘what’s on’ calendar on www.usuonline.com to find out when this event is happening.
Gemma McKenzie-Booth will use $900 to create Agar Dish, a performance space for students involved in performance art which focuses on experimentation, interaction and spontaneity. The performance art exhibited will include video installations, music, interactive and time based art pieces. Agar Dish will provide an opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to meet and work with each other on collaborative artworks. Agar Dish will hold performance nights between May and October 2009 on the SCA campus in Rozelle. Agar Dish will visit main campus in September to celebrate the Verge Arts Festival!