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Australia Indonesia Institute

Discretionary Grant Recipients: 2008-09

Recipient Name

Grant Title

Grant Description

Grant Announcement Date

Amount AUD - inc GST

Australia Northern Europe Liaisons

Michelle Nicolle Quartet JakJazz Festival November 2008

To present Michelle Nicolle and her Quartet at the JakJazz Festival in Jakarta on 28 to 30 November 2008.

10/9/08

$6,600

Asialink

Asialink - Arts Residencies in Indonesia and Australia 2009

 

Two residencies by Australian Writers, performers and artists in Indonesia in 2009

8/9/08

$16,500

Australia Indonesia Arts Alliance

Asep Suhenda Artist-in-Residence project

Sundanese puppeteer and musician to visit NSW North Coast for 3 month residency to work with and perform for schools, artists and local communities.

8/9/08

$4,000

Komunitas Tanam Untuk Kehidupan (TUK)

Festival Mata Air 2008

Assistance for Australian artists to perform Festival Mata Air (Festival of Water) in Salatiga, Central Java

8/9/08

$6,000

Steve Hunter

Steve Hunter The Translators JakJazz Festival November 2008

To present Steve Hunter The Translators at the JakJazz Festival in Jakarta on 28 to 30 November 2008.

8/9/08

$6,000

The Adelaide Festival Centre

Ose Tara Lia - I See Nothing - Visual arts program of the 2008 OzAsia Festival

Visual Arts program for the 2008 OzAsia Festival in Adelaide involving Indonesian artist Heri Dono working in collaboration with indigenous weavers, students and performance artists.

8/9/08

$8,800

 

Discretionary Grant Recipients: 2007-08

Recipient

Grant Title

Grant Description

Approval

Amount

Tunas Mekar Balinese Collective

 

Mergings

 

Six week visit by Balinese performance artists (gamelan) as part of 2008 Darwin Festival.

20/6/08

$10,000

 

Cultural Infusion

 

IndoBboy Fusion

 

Two week workshop followed by a tour of community venues around Australia.  IndoBboy Fusion is a dynamic mix of Balinese, Indonesian traditional dance & contemporary Australian urban street dance.

 

20/6/08

$20,000

Forum on Australia's  Islamic Relations (FAIR)

 

Hearts & Minds Indonesian Youth Leadership Conference

 

Conference to be held in Yogyakarta at Gadjah Mada University.  10 young Muslim Australians and 20 - 30 young Indonesians to undertake a 5-day leadership seminar and mentoring program.

 

20/6/08

$20,000

Asia Education Foundation

 

BRIDGE Website upgrade

 

Upgrade of the BRIDGE Website.  BRIDGE is a project that is already being supported by AII. 

 

20/6/08

$10,000

Snuff Puppets

 

Workshop & youth puppet project

 

Workshops for professional artists in Yogyakarta in how to design, build and perform with giant puppets and to lead their own workshops.

2/5/08

$20,000

 

Artlab Australia

 

Textile Conservation Workshop

 

Eight day Batik/Textiles conservation workshop at Museum Batik, Pekalongan

24/4/08

$12,000

 

Drs A Lit. Bondan

 

Translation of Molly Bondan Books

 

Translation into Indonesian of two books on Indonesian-Australian history, "Spanning a Revolution" and "In Love with a Nation" about Molly & Mohamad Bondan

24/4/08

$12,000

 

Jakarta Institute of the Arts

 

1001 Nights

 

Threate performance collatoration of '1001 Nights' between Australian director Robert Draffin and Indonesian director Slamet Rahardjo Djarot and Prof. Sardono W. Kusumo, Rector of Jakarta Institute of the Arts

24/4/08

$15,000

 

Ayu Helen Sabatiwi

 

Pesta Rakyat 2008

 

"People's Party" one day event to celebrate Indonesia's 63rd Independence Day, by Indonesian Student Association & Indonesian Society QED.  It will include arts performances, traditional games and food bazaar

24/4/08

$5,000

 

The Imnau Foundation

 

Teacher Exchange Project

 

Teacher exchange project between two Angican Schools on the Gold Coast (QLD) and Aceh & Nias.  Indonesian teachers to study English and support Indonesian language teachings at All Saints Anglican School

24/4/08

$3,000

Cricket Indonesia

Allan Taylor Sports Award project

 

Funding Cricket Indonesia and the International Cricket Council East Asia-Pacific Office to engage two high level Australian cricket coaches to run cricket skills clinics and support local coaches in Jakarta and Bali.

14/3/08

$10,000

Australian Education International

 

Australian Alumni Awards Dinner - Arts and Culture Award

Sponsor the Arts and Culture Prize at the Australian Alumni Dinner to be held in Jakarta on 16 February 2008

 

15/2/08

$2,000

Asia Education Foundation

 

Building Relations through Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement (BRIDGE)

 

The BRIDGE project aims to increase the knowledge and understanding of Australian and Indonesian culture among teachers and students.  The project involves several activities including Indonesian teacher visits to build sister school relationships; and the development of internet based resources and training so students can interact with their sister schools in Indonesia.  The program is a joint activity between the Myer Foundation, AII and the Asia Education Foundation of Asialink. 

13/2/08

$250,000

The University of Sydney

Media for Democracy in Indonesia: Building the Capacity of the Indonesian Press Council

Assistance for initial stage of a proposed longer term project involving Usyd, Australian Press Council and the Indonesian Press Council (IPC).  Initial stage is a visit by four members of the IPC to Australian in February 2008 for a 5 day training needs analysis and study tour. 

18/12/2007

$5,220

 East Asia Forum, ANU

The way forward on Asian Economic and Political Security

The East Asia Forum, a nation-wide forum based at the ANU is hosting a high-level meeting of officials, academics & business leaders from the Asia-Pacific region in March 2008.  The EAF will bring three influential Indonesians to the forum with AII assistance

18/12/2007

$4248

Northern Rivers Writers' Centre

Byron Bay Writers Festival

 

The project seeks to showcase Indonesian writers at the 2008 Festival.  The Festival has invited various Asian writers to participate.  AII has been asked to support Wiratmadinata from Aceh

7/12/07 (subsequently cancelled)

$2,737

Gang Incorporated

Gang Festival 07-08 Artist Exchange

The applicant is seeking additional funds for travel costs of two Indonesian artists.

7/12/2007

$3,000

Maria Darmaningsih

Kuno Kini Australia Tour 2008

All costs associated with a two week tour of Australia (Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne) from 17 January to 4 February 2008.  Kuno Kini is a musical ensemble.

7/12/2007

$20,000

Rosebud Secondary College

SESGP: Exchange Student Program for Indonesian students to Rosebud Secondary College

Rosebud College proposes bringing two Indonesian students to Rosebud for a period of 10 days, facilitating a language and cultural exchange between Indonesian and Australian high school students. Funds to go toward travel expenses.

7/12/2007

$3,000

Islamic Council of Victoria

Muslim Exchange Program 2007-08

Funding to implement a Muslim Leaders Exchange Program in 2007-08

7/12/2007

$150,000

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