Inner West Live Music Activations
Inner West Council will be once again calling for organisations and creatives to apply for funding to deliver live music events in 2024 and 2025. A new round of applications will open on May 1. Check back here for details.
Live Music Activations provide funding and resource support for the Inner West community and Inner West creatives to deliver live music events across the Inner West. An initial expression of interest round was held in 2023 with five applicants successful, one from each Council ward, with each successful applicant able to access funding to deliver their live music event along with resourcing support from Inner West Council. Check out the link below for the successful applicants and upcoming events.
Background
In 2022, Inner West Council resolved to expand a community-led and live-music-focussed event program across the Inner West Local Government Area (LGA) that commenced in 2023, with 5 pilot projects receiving funding. This program model is based on the success of the St. Anmore Music Festival delivered in Stanmore by local community members. This live music initiative focuses on events, developed and delivered by the community with support from IWC, that harness and promote the creative power of live music in the Inner West.
Program intentions
The Inner West Live Music Activations EOI program will:
- Enhance live music in the Inner West and foster local talent;
- Activate and respond to public spaces, creating vibrant and inclusive events and activations, specifically tailored to their location;
- Create opportunities for communities to connect, increase belonging activities and participation in local neighbourhoods;
- Encourage economic development and activity within Inner West precincts; and
- Build diverse community, arts and businesses partnerships to express neighbourhood identities.
Enquiries
For all enquiries about the Live Music Activation program, please contact events@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or call (02) 9392 5000. For individual community-led activations, please contact event organisers directly via the weblinks above.