Maitri Cultural Partnership Grants
2023-24 Grant Recipients
| GRANT RECIPIENT | PROJECT | STATE | GRANT AMOUNT (EX-GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Centre Melbourne | Asia TOPA in collaboration with Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa will bring artistic duo Thukral & Thagra to transform Melbourne’s federation square into a living canvas exploring Punjabi heritage. |
VIC | $170,000 |
| South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW) | SXSW will create the India Focus Showcase Program, a six-part showcase discussing important themes across music, fashion, technology and gaming to promote the exchange of cross-cultural ideas and business opportunities between Australia and India. |
NSW | $250,000 |
| The Connies | The Sundarban Tramjatra project, working in partnership with Indian NGOs, deepens cultural connections and understandings by decorating a beloved Kolkata tram to promote environmentalism. | Kolkata | $89,000 |
| Sydney Film Festival | The Sydney – Dharamshala International Film Festival Exchange seeks to deepen cultural connections between Sydney and Dharamshala by enabling film makers to participate in each other’s film festivals. |
NSW | $90,000 |
| 5AngryMen | 5AngryMen Theatre Company, the University of Hyderabad, the Art Workers Theatre Co., and Serendipity Festival will deliver education and training to students at the University of Hyderabad and a public performance of 5AngryMen’s flagship show, The Bells. | Goa | $31,774 |
| Australian South Asian Centre | This collaboration between Australian South Asian Centre (ASAC) and Laugh Club India (LCI) will see seven female comedians travel between countries to host a series of comedy shows aimed at bridging divides, enhancing the comedy ecosystem, and providing a voice to women in a field dominated by men. | VIC, NSW, India | $77,360 |
| Saraswati Mahavidyalaya | The Indian Classical Dance Residency Program is a two-part residency that connects Indian classical dancers in WA with Bijayini Satpathy, a renowned dancer from India. The program seeks to engage artists and participants from both countries to facilitate a creative interaction and showcasing of artistic expression. |
WA | $60,150 |
| Undercurrent Theatre Company | The Passport Project is an intercultural collaboration between Undercurrent Theatre Company and The Art Workers which involves a four-week creative development period culminating in a one-week performance season at the Saraswati Mahavidyalaya Performing Arts Centre in Perth. |
WA | $67,217 |
| Indian Ocean Craft Triennial | Sharing an Ocean: Sharing our Stories will harness previous official trips to India by consolidating the work of their network of over 40 Indian artists, galleries, and organisations into an Indian Ocean Craft Triennial. |
WA | $70,960 |
| Word Travels | Inner Voices – Spoken Word Literary Cultural Exchange brings a unique cultural exchange between four prominent performing writers and four artistic leaders from India and Australia. It will see the delivery of workshops and performances at the Sydney Opera House and Mumbai Literature Festival. |
NSW | $59,164 |
| Nadia Milford | The Ocean Between Us is a cross-cultural contemporary dance performance followed by residencies in India and Australia. The initial development will see the pair digitally exchange posts on key themes including economics, race, religion, politics, and history - inviting audiences to contribute their thoughts and ideas and influence the art. |
QLD | $27,446 |
| Eleanor Dark Foundation | The project builds on the understanding on the similar and shared challenges faced by First Nations and Adivasi writers. It will see two residencies in Australia and India with writers exploring key challenges faced by each community including the marginalisation of tribal languages, the loss of oral storytelling traditions, and a historic lack of representation by publishing houses. |
NSW | $40,600 |
| Monash University | The purpose of Ara-Thulu is to build a deeper understanding of the relationships that Indigenous peoples in Australia and India have to place and Country, with a public exhibition and Melbourne performance. |
VIC | $249,948 |
| Charles Darwin University | This project will be the first of its kind to engage and explore cultural connections and knowledges between Indigenous People from northern Australia and southern India. Fostering two-way connection, groups from Kimberley and Arnhem Land will travel to Thekkady, Kerela, and Biligri Hills and vice versa. |
NT | $200,500 |