More street art is set to pop up across the Territory with 25 Canberra artists receiving grant funding and others to be commissioned to undertake additional street art projects.
Minister for City Services, Chris Steel said street art played an important role in the aesthetic of a modern city by helping to rejuvenate public spaces and discouraging tagging.
“This funding will support our creative community at a time when many artists are losing income as a result of projects being cancelled and events being postponed,” Mr Steel said.
“Local artists will be eligible for grants of up to $10,000 under the Creative Endeavour Grants program,” he said.
“This will provide much needed help for our local artists to support them as they pursue a new project or by simply reducing the burden of ongoing fees and expenses.”
Mr Steel said a further $311,287 would go toward local street artists who would be commissioned to undertake a range of street art projects across the ACT.
“Projects, identified through community feedback, will refresh public and private facilities and amenities including two large scale city projects,” he said.
“They will be commissioned by the end of 2020-21 and will run in collaboration with community groups.”
Mr Steel said proposed street art projects included artwork at Cooleman Court, Weston Creek; Woden squash courts; Tuggeranong Seniors Centre; Civic (two yet to be determined locations); PCYC building, Turner; City Walk ground art; Narrabundah public toilets; and Yerrabi Pond, Gungahlin.
