Applications will be independently assessed by a panel that includes people with knowledge of the West Coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania alongside arts industry representatives.

The applications will be evaluated against two criteria:

• The benefit for the artist/group
• The benefit for the West Coast community

The successful applicants will be announced in late June 2023.

Applicants can provide the following documentation as support material via email or post:

• Up to five images (must be .jpeg or .pdf if supplied via email)
• Financial quotes or documents relating to project expenditure (no page limit)

Applicants do not need to supply letters of support for this application. Letters of support are not accepted as artistic support material.

All West Coast artists and cultural practitioners are encouraged to apply for the Seed Funding Program and we will work with applicants to ensure that the application process is accessible for them.

We appreciate that the application form may not be suitable for everyone. If you would like support in submitting your application in a way that works best for you, please contact Maddie Korn via email at maddie@theunconformity.com.au

Applicants must be residents of the West Coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania to be eligible for the West Coast Seed Funding Program. We consider a West Coast resident to be:

• Someone who lives in the West Coast municipality at least 50% of the time and has done so for at least a year.
• Someone who previously lived in the West Coast municipality for five or more cumulative years.

Previous applicants and recipients are eligible to reapply. Artists practising in any artform and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply.

2023

The Galley Museum — $2500 to support new equipment and material towards hosting exhibitions in the museum
Linda Cafe — $2500 to develop a new artist event series, Linda Light
Nick Maher — $2359 for the purchase of equipment to support the film and screen industry on the West Coast
Penghana Bed & Breakfast — $2500 support for Penghana’s 125th anniversary exhibition
Grace Garton — $2141 to deliver an exhibition of visual artwork in Queenstown and a painting workshop in Rosebery
Yvania Bartholomeusz — $2000 for the purchase of jewellery-making equipment
FFACZ & The M+Opera — $1000 to establish an online presence for the FFACZ & The M+Opera in Zeehan

2022

Alexander Bloem — $1500 towards a music and history project exploring the poems of the book, Bards of Tasmania's Old West
Alan Jennison — $2500 towards the conversion of a Zeehan shop into a gallery space
Bob Cartledge Jnr — $1490 towards travel and course fees for a tool-making workshop in nipaluna/Hobart
Emmalie Kyle — $2250 towards artist fees for DRAGLINE
PressWEST — $2490 towards materials and the installation of a sink in the PressWEST printmaking studio
Teri Young — $2500 towards an album launch and music video for 'Bring The Show Back Home'
Renate van Riet, Billie Lee Martin and Jude Devereaux — $2153 towards marketing and installation costs for their textile exhibition

2021

Teri Young — $2500 towards recording and mixing costs for Teri Young and the Restless in Queenstown
Queen River Woodworks — $2500 towards the purchase of woodworking equipment
Rosebery Festival — $2480 towards a school project for the Rosebery Festival
Pete and Lynda Purcell — $2398 for the purchase of signage and seating at the Station Studios in Queenstown
PressWEST —$2201 towards the fit-out of the PressWEST printmaking studio
Jenny Groves — $2125 towards the completion of a studio/gallery space in Trial Harbour
Chris Burton — $1495 towards the purchase of a Double Bass for Queenstown band, Cone Smashers

2020

PressWEST — $2500 for transportation of a print press from South Australia to the PressWEST printmaking studio
Pete and Lynda Purcell — $1506 for the installation of a new gallery hanging system in the Station Studios in Queenstown
Peter Winskill — $2500 for costs towards a self-published book of poetry based on Peter’s life growing up on the West Coast
Q West Community Gallery — $2440 for the purchase of a new slab roller to support the community-based ceramic studio
Tony Weare — $2000 for materials for Tony’s painting practice
Chris Wilson — $1100 to assist with costs towards a project exploring the life of pioneering West Coaster, Thomas Bather Moore
Bob Cartledge — $1050 to support workshop, travel and accommodation costs to conduct a blacksmith course in Nipaluna/Hobart
Queen River Woodworks — $1908 towards the purchase of materials for the Queen River Woodworks furniture-making business

2019

Emmalie Kyle — $1200 towards development of a podcast that examines living and working as an artist on the West Coast
Mary Burns — $1000 for equipment and upgrades to her home studio
Gary Taylor — $700 to assist in purchasing dye sublimation equipment to commercially expand his studio
Q West Community Gallery — $1200 towards the installation of new sculptural public artwork in Queenstown
Rosebery Festival — $900 towards the construction of new plinths and visual art exhibition equipment

2018

Maggie Johnson and Darren MacQueen — $1250 to support an exhibition of life on Cape Sorell during the 1950s and 1960s
Kelly Jones — $1056 towards violin tuition costs to teach primary school students in Zeehan
Marc Pricop and Tahlia McDermott — $1250 to develop a publication that captures stories of Strahan people
Q West Community Gallery — $1250 towards the purchase of a kiln to be used by local potters and ceramicists

The West Coast Seed Funding Program is supported by West Coast Council and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts.

For more information about the program, please email The Unconformity Creative Producer Maddie Korn at maddie@theunconformity.com.au