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A Place for Artists and Art Lovers
Public Art Leading the Way to the Cultural Centre
The Cultural Centre will roll out a new artwork on the main entrance staircase, adding to the collection of public art that shapes the character of the Cultural Centre and, more broadly, the Katoomba streetscape. Expressions of interest from female identifying artists were sought in May through an open call process. We are extremely proud to announce the new work will be installed later this year. Displayed on the step fronts as visitors enter the Cultural Centre, the work will have a strong local reference.
In May this year, the Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust developed a Quick Response Small Grant Program to support the City’s arts and creative sectors by providing financial assistance to Blue Mountains artists and arts organisations impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
The program will provide $20,000 in funding to support digital content and the creative development of new work that can be presented once restrictions are lifted. Successful applicants will receive up to $2,000 each. Applications closed on 18 June and the the first recipient is performing artist and performance devisor WeiZen Ho, who will create sound recordings for a new podcast that presents the artists’ unique relationship with land, its energies and the human cultural relationship.
