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Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger, pictured above with her work Mangrove Series V - Beyond the Light, was a previous GreenWay Art prize winner. Her intention in creating the series of mangrove drawings was to create awareness about the changes to our river banks and coastlines.
"Mangroves… hold their memories like badges, witnesses to the reshaping of the landscape, struggling for survival". Lea explains that she shifted from the tradition of drawing on paper to linen, creating not just a dialogue about the mangroves themselves but of the loss of mangrove forests globally. "The use of unbleached linen, a fabric that has been around for centuries, is chosen to begin a discourse about the role of manufacturing in polluting our waterways. A pollution that has historically destroyed vast areas of mangroves but continues to endanger what remains of the mangroves forests that are vital to the health of our rivers and oceans". More about Lea's award winning work here.
Applications are currently open for the 14th GreenWay Art Prize, for the conditions of entry and more details please see the GreenWay Art Prize website. Entries close midnight 25 August 2024.
Arts Grants open until 17 May
Council's Arts Grants provide funding for local artists, groups of artists and arts organisations. There are two categories of funding available:
Professional development (for up to $5,000) for emerging, practising or established artists based in the Inner West. For professional skills development to advance the artistic practice. Support is available across a range of disciplines.
Arts project grants (for up to $10,000) for arts organisations, individual artists or group of artists. For the production and presentation of new work, creative partnerships or significant multi-artform projects that benefit the Inner West community.
More information, the guidelines and links to apply can be found on Council's website. A grant writing workshop Funding Fundamentals for creatives will be held 2 May at Marrickville Pavilion, presented by Creative Plus Business, register to attend here.
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