06/10/2019
This is a good news story about some recent Arts Funding from our AD Joanne Hartstone:
“I was awarded a $4000 Producers Grant by the scheme by Arts South Australia. I don’t earn enough to save the over $6500 it actually costs to go to Edinburgh as well as pay my rent, bills, food... But with the Grant it all became possible.
This was to aid my participation in arts networking events though Edinburgh Festival Fringe, British Council and Edinburgh International Festival… and seeing a huge amount of shows. As a practitioner, I can’t quantify the artistic growth that this experience afforded me, but I also scouted for the best tour-ready shows to bring to Adelaide Fringe and the Noel Lothian Hall in Adelaide Botanic Garden. The ultimate souvenirs!
I saw over 75 shows in 3 weeks and had meetings with almost as many producers and self-producing artists. Wow! It was an enormous cross-cultural exchange.
Then followed weeks of (unpaid) administration, negotiating and logistics planning with multiple time-zones to curate an exciting 2020 season. I confirmed a huge performance schedule. *Note to self: never underestimate the difficulty of programming whilst accounting for weather and daylight hours 6 months ahead…
Another Government Branch put the into action, by giving me permission to establish a Fringe Open-Air Theatre (Just next to the Noel Lothian Hall and an extension of our outdoor bar and box office). Another performance space changes everything. We can host more shows, and our incredible facilities get to be enjoyed by even more people. Win. Win.
I’m now about to officially announce the biggest season I’ve ever had. Watch this space for all the details in the coming weeks!
20 shows from 7 countries across 5 performance locations: Theatre, Cabaret, Music, Comedy, Dance, Bi-Lingual, Physical Theatre, Improvised, Immersive, Gig-Theatre, Site-Specific & Travelling.
THAT is a profitable return on a $4K investment… Now, imagine what I could do with $40K?”
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📝 Joanne Hartstone
📸 TK Visuals
Hartstone-Kitney Productions