Ipswich in Winter 2023

A record total of $106,347 in funding was allocated to the following recipients. They are: InHabited Ipswich: $11,135 towards

THAT Production Company: $20,000 towards producing a show for Queensland Mental Health Week, giving Ipswich actors an opportunity to perform in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ at the Metro Arts theatre in West End. VisionDesign: $15,000 towards creating Ipswich Threads, a project to celebrate the state heritage- listed site of the former Queensland Woollen Manufacturing Company, the largest employer of women in Ipswich for many years. The project will occur over three years and will feature a series of textile art workshops, an exhibition, heritage interpretation and an online feature on Picture Ipswich.

mentoring and paying four local artists who will create new media artworks to be shown at SPARK Ipswich 2023. Banshees Bar: $15,000 towards organising monthly live music events to showcase diverse local artists and offer live recordings to assist in building their portfolios. This is the first of three years of seed funding for the project. Eva Fritz: $33,881 towards creating an interactive and educative installation at the Queens Park Environmental Education Centre based on her own children’s book Little Things Big Things , which touches on topics such as the environment, sustainability and community wellbeing. Robin ‘Tallman’ Wakkajinda: $11,331 towards hosting a social exhibition, talks and guided tours

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of Bell Street, discussing local street art and stories from his time as a volunteer.