Fast Forward 2012
2012 will be the second year of the FAST FORWARD scheme.
FAST FORWARD involves the granting of $5000 to local artists to help them get a step closer to their artistic goals. This funding is provided by passionate and generous supporters of the arts with the explicit aim of assisting artists in the local area.
Applications for 2012 will open 1st February and close 16th March.
Winners will be notified by 31st March 2012 and the work that results from their activity will be displayed as part Escape ARTfest 2012.
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The aim is to grow this scheme in future years so that even more artists may benefit from such funding. Other passionate and generous supporters of the arts are encouraged to contact the committee to grow Fast Forward in the future.
For further information:
Julie Sydenham (Escape ARTfest Coordinator 2011)
12 Myrtle Street MILTON 2538,
02 4454 5993
Donate to the Fast Forward Scheme
2011 also saw the introduction of the Fast Forward Scheme which involves community donations going to selected artist applicants to help them get closer to their creative goals. The ARTfest committee who administer these funds, welcome community donations to this scheme.
The inaugural year of this exciting initiative received a fantastic response and the judging panel had a very difficult task in deciding who the Fast Forward Artist(s) for 2011 would be. The diversity and high quality of the applications meant that many hours of deliberation were necessary in coming to a decision. The judging panel applied a strict criteria to each individual application to enable a fair and unbiased outcome.
In summary, the 2011 scheme attracted 17 applications covering varying requests, such as the purchase of materials, attendance at courses, website development, travel and other more specific needs. Out of the 17 applicants the judges chose 5 successful applications, some of which will receive part funding, others of which will receive their requests in full.
The successful Fast Forward applicants for 2011 were:
- Nadja Burke - CERAMICS - to help cover the cost of ceramics tuition in Japan
- Adam Webb - SCULPTURE - to attend & purchase materials for a welding course
- Dorothy Adair - PHOTOGRAPHY - to attend a special photography course
- Malcolm Fellows - PRINTMAKING - for the purchase of a small printing press
- Sally Willbanks - PAINTING - for an abstract painting course
