Today’s announcement includes the Marten Bequest Scholarships, each worth $50,000. The scholarships offer talented young artists the chance to explore, study and develop their artistic gifts through travelling interstate and/or overseas.
The Australia Council has also awarded the Dal Stivens Literary Award and the Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award – each worth $15,000 – to encourage advancement in the recipients’ literary career.
Australia Council CEO Adrian Collette AM said: “We are delighted to support and help advance the careers of young artists, through life-changing scholarships and awards that not only recognise their exceptional talents but encourage ongoing growth and development in their chosen creative fields.”
These scholarships and literary awards can offer significant opportunities for young people to pursue education and training and develop their individual creative talents. We are pleased to continue to deliver these scholarships, made possible through our partnership with Perpetual.”
Marten Bequest scholarship recipients:
Eliza Scott –
Dylan Phillips –
Victor Arul –
Jessie Nash –
Emily Stewart –
Rafeil Ismail –
Jeremy Boulton –
Dal Stivens Literary Award recipient:
Jumaana Abdu, The Long Supper
Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award recipient:
Dylin Hardcastle, A Language of Limbs
