Released 12/07/2019
An art and design event featuring six retired Transport Canberra buses is one of five major projects funded through the latest round of City Grants, which will provide nearly $300,000 to make the city centre more exciting, interesting and attractive.
The Orange Wolves project was awarded a $50,000 grant to host the three-day event that will utilise the converted buses as small cinemas, music venues, fashion runways, and maker and installation spaces. It will provide an immersive experience including music, media, arts, fashion, technology and design.
Tier 2 grants, for projects to be delivered during the 2019/20 financial year, were also awarded to the Design Canberra Festival ($50,000), the You Are Here Festival ($50,000), the World Curry Festival ($50,000) and the Canberra Comedy Festival ($43,200).
Six Tier 1 grants of up to $10,000, for projects to be delivered in the second half of 2019, were also awarded to the SpringOUT Big Community Picnic 2019, a community listening project called #CBRtalks, a series of dance performances and a flash mob, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling event, a Braddon busking festival and a narrative map of the city centre that will be translated into a large mural.
City Renewal Authority chief executive Malcolm Snow said the diverse variety of grant recipients would support increased activity in the city centre and encourage higher visitation.
“We had a lot of great applications in this round of funding but our successful applicants really demonstrated how their project would make the city a more fun, welcoming and exciting place to spend time,” Mr Snow said.
“Design Canberra and the Canberra Comedy Festival will both put Civic Square at the centre of their events, the Orange Wolves project will bring something totally different to our city’s public spaces, the World Curry Festival will bring a much loved event back to City Walk and the popular You Are Here Festival will return to invite the community to interact with the city in engaging ways.
“I also look forward to seeing some of the interesting and entertaining projects that our smaller grant recipients will be undertaking over the next six months.”
City Grants are funded by the City Centre Marketing and Improvements Levy. Applications will open later this year for another round of Tier 1 grants (up to $10,000) with projects occurring in the first half of 2020.
For more information on grant recipients or on the City Grants program, visit www.cityrenewalCBR.com.au
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