Yarra City Council has launched a fund for local artists and arts organisations to help meet the cost of operating within the city.
Yarra Mayor Cr Jackie Fristacky said the council and the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund would kickstart the fund with $200,000. Sustainability of the fund will depend of donations. “Simply put, the more people donate, the more we’ll be able to help people create,” Cr Fristacky said.
The City of Yarra has developed as an arts hub in Melbourne but costs in the area have escalated in recent years “A high percentage of people who live in Yarra identify themselves as creative practitioners but it is getting harder and harder for those people to find affordable spaces locally,” she said.
The Room To Create Program has already handed out its first grant. “Today we granted Schoolhouse Studios $10,000 to help them fit-out the Collingwood space they relocated to last year after having to leave their former home in Abbotsford,” Cr Fristacky said.
“My hope is that in 2024, Schoolhouse Studios will still be around supporting local artists and providing great spaces for them to practice, and we’ll be granting funding to a new collective of aspiring artists keen to emulate Schoolhouse’s success.”
Details of how to apply for funding can be found at Yarra City website.
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