Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture
The 2019 Arts Fellowshipshave been awarded to leading Territory arts professionals Daniel Wilfred, MarinaStrocchi, David Garnham and Britt Guy with each to receive $50,000 in funding.
Now in its second year,the arts fellowships recognise the outstanding achievements of Fellowshiprecipients and their contribution to the arts and culture of the NorthernTerritory.
The NT Arts Fellowshipsprovide artists with support to further their professional arts practice andcareers within the Northern Territory, nationally and internationally withindividual fellowship programs commencing after 1 July 2019.
Daniel Wilfred Leading Wagilak musicianand ceremonial leader Daniel Wilfred, from Ngukurr in south east Arnhem Landhas toured internationally with the Australian Art Orchestra for a number ofyears and is recognised nationally for his cross-cultural collaborations.
During his fellowship, Daniel, will work withIndigenous artists and elders including Wanta Patrick, Shellie Morris, FredLeone as well as Skinnnyfish Creative Director Michael Honen. He will alsotravel to Tasmania to meet with Korean and Australian artists, attend the MelbourneInternational Arts Festival and participate in a two week Indigenoussinger-songwriter residency at the Banff Centre in Canada.
Marina Strocchi
Alice Springs based painter and printmakerMarina Strocchi has been a practising artist in the NT for more than 20 yearswith exhibitions in Paris, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin and AliceSprings. Her works are featured in numerous state, corporate and privatecollections in the NT and nationally including Artbank, Sydneys PowerhouseMuseum and the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Gallery of Victoria, Museum and Art Gallery of theNorthern Territory, the Charles Darwin University Art Collection and theAraluen Arts Centre. Marina has been a finalist in The Wynne, The WaterhouseNatural History Art Prize and Tattersalls Club Landscape prize.
During her fellowship, Art, Trauma and More Art,Marina will undertake a professional development program which includes astudio residency and public presentations at the New York University, attendingthe 10th Annual Expressive Therapies Summit and 50th American Art TherapyConference in Kansas City, Missouri before returning to Australia where shewill exhibit a new body of work, deliver a series of painting workshops andpresent a paper at the 2020 Desert Mob Symposium in Alice Springs.
David Garnham
Darwin based musician and multi-award winningsongwriter David Garnhams fellowship is focussed on strengthening his songwriting and music practice.
During his fellowship David will undertake amentorship with Kasey Chambers, attend the 2019 Americana Music Festival &Conference in Nashville in September, and participate in a song writingworkshop at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. David will thenreturn to the NT for an APRA NT songwriting roadshow that will travel toKatherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs followed by a showcase performancein Darwin with his band David Garnham & the Reasons to Live, featuring newsongs written during his fellowship.
Britt Guy
Also based in Darwin is Arts Fellowshiprecipient Britt Guy, a curator, producer, youth worker and Executive Producerof Creative Accomplice, a production company that recently delivered theopening and closing celebrations for the 2019 Arafura Games in partnership withParty Passport. Britt Guy is the Festival Director of the 2019 NorthernTerritory Travelling Film Festival that toured to iconic locations across theNT from March to May 2019.
Britts fellowship project Build Up to the Wetis an extensive research and development program that explores community ledprogramming and the celebration of unique local experiences. Britt will attendthe Jumpers and Jazz Festival in Queensland, the Bon Om Touk (Water Festival inCambodia), the Holi Festival in India, and Dark Mofo in Tasmania. Britt willthen return to the NT to undertake residencies at the NT Archives Service andthe George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens in Darwin.
Quotes by Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture, Directorof Arts NT Angela Hill
The purpose of the Arts Fellowships is to assist established artistsand arts workers to develop skills, knowledge and networks to advance theircareers.
The Arts Fellowship Program is a fantasticinitiative that recognises artists and creative professionals who contributesignificantly to the arts industry and community in the Territory.
The program acts as an important catalyst toprovide the successful artists with key funding to further advance theircareers through the broadening of skills, knowledge and networks, which theybring back and contribute to the Territory.
As noted by fellowship recipient Daniel Wilfred:
Im ready for the next step. I want to grow asan artist, and I want to grow in my role for my community. I want to learn fromAboriginal musicians like me, learn old songs and new songs, old ways and newways.
I also want to connect to Aboriginal musiciansfrom other countries, to learn how they make music and share my songs withthem, and hear about their stories and their culture.
Images/video:
Daniel Wilfred by Leo Dale (attached)
Solo recording of Daniel Wilfred performing Bambula as part of the AAO25th anniversary Solo Series is available on
Marina Strocchi (attached)
David Garnham(attached)
Britt Guy(attached)
