2008 Projects
March 6th, 2008
The Peace Trust is very pleased to support three projects in 2008.
ActNow Theatre for Social Change, an emerging young people’s political theatre company, based in Adelaide. ActNow aims to empower young people to use theatre as a tool for social change. Peace Trust funding will support the development of two street theatre performances.
The Academy of DYI – a weekend festival of accessible arts, activism, education and collaboration. It is designed to facilitate skill-sharing and the development of strong networks amongst artists and activists. The festival will be part of the Adelaide Fringe in March 2009 and include panels, workshops, film screenings and exhibitions.
Mallacoota Strum Inc are being supported to commission Padma Newsome to compose a piece for Making Music Together for Peace as part of the East Gippsland Community Peace Project. This weekend community music festival in Mallacoota, 26-28th September 2008 will include choral, improvisation, instrumental and songwriting workshops. Padma Newsome, an ex- Adelaide resident, is a current Commissioning and Residency award recipient from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University.
The Trust received applications from all over Australia this year. We were impressed by the breadth of ideas for arts projects and the diverse ways individuals and communities are Working for Peace through the Arts. We regret that we are unable to support more projects.
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