The latest round of CNZ grants are out and the Visual Arts continue their slow drift from the mother lode. Within the 11.3% of the total allocated to the visual arts, publishing is the new black and institutions, with their admin staff, continue to streak past solo artists in the paper assault required to win grant money. You can see who got what here.
Amount allocated to all artforms $2,284,080
Average amount requested across all artform projects $30,240
Average amount granted across all artform projects $24,300
Average amount granted to visual arts projects $21,500
Percentage of total grants allocated to visual arts 11.3%
Percentage of total grants allocated to performing arts 41%
Number of Visual Arts grants with artists’ names attached 6
Number of those artists who were female 1
Percentage of Visual Arts grants given to publications 41%
Percentage of Visual Arts grants given to Australian institutions 30%
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