Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program

OUTPUT Art After Fire is the culmination of collaborations between five Australian and five USA visual artists and creative writers.

My Pa, the bushfire and me is a read-aloud  story for all ages. This beautifully illustrated book looks at how the 2019-20  bushfires affected rural Victorians.

Australia Songs and Stories Abroad is a pilot project, promoting emerging and diverse Australian music internationally.

A Community Under Fire tells the story of a community radio station in a small town in regional Australia leading the community’s fight against encircling bushfires in 2019/20.

The Phoenix Trail is promoting professional artists and craft makers in East Gippsland and is designed to stimulate visitor numbers to art galleries and open studios throughout East Gippsland.

This exciting residency program will see six international writers undertake a residency program at Varuna – the National Writers’ House in the Blue Mountains, while six talented Australian writers will participate in residences in China, India, Ireland, New Zealand, USA and Scotland.

This project nurtures cultural understanding and respect among international artists whose work is rooted in the traditions of their lands.