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Arts Tasmania

Cultural Heritage Organisations & Cultural Heritage Organisations (multi-year) 2022-23

The Minister for the Arts has approved funding of $389 000 for 11 cultural heritage organisations for activities in 2022-23. This is in addition to one existing multi‑year commitment of $76 000 for 2022-23.

Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.

Grants

RECIPIENT

FUNDS

ACTIVITY

Burnie City Council

$80 000

arts and cultural heritage activities in 2022-23

Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society Inc.

$1 917

conservation materials

Galley Museum Committee

$4 513

documenting the Eric Thomas Galley Museum photography collection in Queenstown

Huon Valley Council

$2 270

developing interpretation guides for the Vin Smith Collection in Geeveston

Latrobe Council

$2 160

developing an interpretative guide for the Australian Axeman’s Hall of Fame Museum

Tasmanian Aviation Historical Society Inc.

$2 947

a joint exhibition project with the Furneaux Museum

The Trustee for the Wool Centre Museum Fund

$32 000

a Museum Officer position

Wildcare Inc.

$10 662

producing interpretation panels for the Deny King Heritage Museum in Melaleuca

Multi-year agreements

RECIPIENT

FUNDS

ACTIVITY

Central Coast Council

$80 000 annually for
2022-23 and 2023‑24

establishing and supporting exhibitions and public programs at the Ulverstone Museum and Art Gallery

Devonport City Council

$110 031 for 2022-23
$120 000 for 2023-24
$130 000 for 2024-25
$140 000 for 2025-26

the Devonport City Council’s cultural heritage and visual arts program

Narryna Heritage Museum Inc.

$62 500 for 2022-23
$60 600 for 2023-24
$58 000 for 2024-25
$57 500 for 2025-26

collection management and public programs

Existing multi-year agreement

RECIPIENT

FUNDS

ACTIVITY

Maritime Museum of Tasmania Inc.

$76 000 for 2022-23
$78 000 for 2023-24
$80 000 for 2024-25

cultural heritage activities including educational and public programs

Feedback from the expert peers

The peers provided the following feedback for current and future applicants:

  • The peers strongly encouraged applicants to contact Arts Tasmania staff before making an application for funding to ensure the activity is a good fit for the grant program.
  • Applicants were encouraged to directly address the assessment criteria through simple paragraphs and dot points.
  • The peers were excited by applications that were authentic and genuine, and explored new ideas in the cultural heritage context.
  • Stronger applications:
    • included a short, simple and clear description of the proposed activity
    • provided evidence of planning such as a timeline that clearly outlined when and how activities would be delivered, and the resources required
    • showed evidence of future planning and spoke to how the proposed activity would contribute to the organisation’s longer-term objectives
    • included letters of support (addressed to Arts Tasmania, and clearly signed and dated).
  • Activities aimed at specific community groups or demographics should include plans for consultation or engagement with these groups, and letters of support speaking to demand for the activities and the potential benefits.
  • Applicants were strongly encouraged to include a First Nations engagement plan or Reconciliation Action Plan, especially when seeking multi-year support.
  • Applicants seeking support towards activities in a specific space or venue were encouraged to include a Disability Action Plan or documents speaking to the accessibility of the space.
  • The peers encouraged both successful and unsuccessful applicants to seek peer feedback on previous applications before submitting to future rounds.

Peer assessors

The following peers assessed in the October 2021 round (incorporating Artsbridge, Cultural Heritage Organisations 2022-23, Cultural Heritage Organisations (multi-year) 2022-23, Low-interest loans, Roving Curators, Tasmanian Residencies, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Arts Mentoring Scheme and the FIND Contemporary Jewellery Collective Bursary):

  • Belinda Cotton
  • Christine Gallagher
  • Jeff Michel
  • Joel Fenton
  • Luana Towney
  • Malcolm Bywaters
  • Michelle Maynard
  • Natasha Parker
  • Stephen Salt
  • Warren Mason