The City of Hobart has released $160,000 of funding support through its latest Resilient Hobart Grants as a result of the situation posed by COVID-19, with $100,000 of that funding dedicated to creative projects.
Resilient Hobart Grants are currently open until 25 May and provide support to community and cultural organisations and groups, creative practitioners, and other members of the community to deliver projects that provide tangible support for the community to respond to and recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
As Australian actor Richard Roxburgh has so eloquently explained,
"At this moment, every artist has lost their audience and, therefore, they've lost the income stream that they normally generate for themselves. We are keenly aware that we are not on the frontline, we are not wearing PPE and ventilators – but we are the voice. We are your voice. We need to make sure that, after this pandemic has passed, Australia still has a voice. To tell the beautiful, eccentric, crazy, dark, hilarious and profound stories of who we are as a people. I urge you to support us."
Apply now. Applications close at 5pm on Monday 25 May 2020. To be eligible, activities must occur between 1 July and 31 December 2020.
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