By Molly Magennis
City of Maribyrnong residents can apply now for the First Nations Creators Program.
Council is inviting professional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists based in Melbourne’s West to apply for $10,000 of funding and project support, to create a new work in the City of Maribyrnong in 2022.
The once-off amount of $10,000 can be used towards the costs of new work presented or exhibited in Maribyrnong, including: artist fees, mentor fees, access costs such as interpreting and child care, materials, equipment hire etc.
Expressions of interest close November 28 2021 and applicants will be notified in December.