City Grants serve up sonnets, beats and stiches


Released 10/04/2018

Poetry breakfasts, a laneway music festival and a knitting event are just some of the recipients of the first round of City Grants for 2018.

The City Renewal Authority has awarded $173,164 in grants to 12 recipients for a variety of projects, from music festivals and knitting events to public art and temporary installations.

Over the next three months City Grants will help activate and improve the city centre with six events, three installations, a research project, an accessibility education campaign and a new public art mural.

City Renewal Authority chief executive officer Malcolm Snow said the mix of smaller and larger projects would help make the city more enjoyable and accessible.

“The successful round one City Grants applicants have put forward a range of projects that will each add to the experience for people in the city centre,” Mr Snow said.

“We will be funding a range of activities, from targeted urban interventions to larger community events.

“While the projects vary significantly, they each have demonstrated how they will make the city a more fun, active and connected place.”

Four larger projects were successful in receiving grants ranging from $19,000 to $75,000.

“The winners of the larger grants proposed events and projects that will bring significant activity and benefit to the city centre,” Mr Snow said.

“These include the Hurley Burley Winter Fair, which will be back again this year with more music, food and market stalls, and the Loaded Laneway festival, which will breathe new life into the underutilised laneway through the Sydney Building.”

“The other two larger grants awarded are for a series of temporary, sculptural seating installations created from transformed recyclables, and the development of an activation analysis tool by the Play, Creativity and Wellbeing Project.”

Eight other applicants were successful in receiving smaller grants of $5000 or less. These projects include a new colourful mural within city centre, a pop-up parklet in a car space on Lonsdale Street, an education campaign to help businesses become more accessible and a World Wide Knit In Public Day event in June.

City Grants are funded through the City Centre Marketing and Improvements Levy - paid by commercial land owners in the city centre - and are managed by the City Renewal Authority.

Visit www.cityrenewalcanberra.com.au for a list of grants winners.

Another grants round will open soon for projects taking place next financial year.

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