EVENTS CALENDAR
Discussion & Reception: President Obama's Australia Visit & US-Australia-China Relations
Ernst & Young 6-Feb-12 |
- Australian Women in New York Coffee Morning on 8-Feb-12
- Hazel Rowley Memorial Lecture on 9-Feb-12
- Talented Australian Artists Exhibit at the Agora Gallery, NYC on 10-Feb-12
- Australian Film "Our Generation" Screening on 14-Feb-12
- Reception for Australian Artist Exhibition at the Agora Gallery on 16-Feb-12
- AAA March Reception on 1-Mar-12
- Scope Art Fair: Australian Artist Reko Rennie on 7-Mar-12
Dame Joan Sutherland Fund
In 1998 the American Australian Association established the Dame Joan Sutherland Fund for Australian aspiring artists; it was launched at the release of Dame Joan's book in New York A Prima Donna's Progress.
In Memoriam - Dame Joan Alston Sutherland. Please click here for an article.
The Dame Joan Sutherland Fund provides small grants to aspiring Australian and American artists. Applicants wishing to solicit funding should outline their educational needs, their program of performances and rehearsals, their career/resume details and their current financial situation then forward the application to information@aaanyc.org. Grants from the Fund are reviewed on a quarterly basis by the Association's staff in consultation with the Cultural Committee.
To download an application form, please click here
ARTISTS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DAME JOAN SUTHERLAND FUND
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Theresa Leung
Pianist Hailed as a musician of "sophistication and elegance", pianist Theresa Leung is known both as a solo performer and as a collaborative artist. With a passion for music making, and in particular chamber music, Theresa has performed in Europe, North America and Australia. More>> |
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Lachlan Glen
Pianist
Described by the New York Concert Review as a “bold…young pianist with promise,” Australian artist Lachlan Glen has garnered awards for both piano performance and composition in competitions around the world, including the 6th Prize and Audience Choice Award at the Southern Highlands International Piano Competition in 2009. More>>
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Paul Peers
Director
Before pursuing stage-directing, Paul in 1994 trained in the Japanese performing art of Kenbu (Sword Dance) under Maeda Asano Sensei of Ryushin Ryu, based in Nagoya, Japan. He was one of the first foreigners to publicly perform Kenbu in Japan, where he won awards in Tokyo and Nagoya. Currently, Paul directs in both the theatre and opera fields. More>> |
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Marcus Callum Visual Artist Marcus studied at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney after winning the Sir William Dobell Scholarship. Since deciding to focus on painting and drawing full time, he has been recognized with several art prizes. Marcus continues to supplement his art practice with advanced studies at the Julian Ashton Art School. More >> |
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Anna K. Jacobs Composer and Writer Anna's full-length musicals include POP! (written with Maggie-Kate Coleman), which won three CT Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Production of a Musical, and Stella and the Moon Man, (written with Richard Tulloch and Adrian Kelly), which won a Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children. More >>> |
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Catherine Gregory
Flutist Under the tutelage of Gerhard Mallon, Catherine graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University (QCGU), Australia receiving First Class Honours in Advanced Performance and the University Medal. More >> |
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The Fishbowl Boys
Vocalists
Formed in 2006, we started singing together while still in high school at Charles Campbell Secondary School. Our coach and creator – then student teacher Jonathan Bligh introduced us to four part vocal harmony and off we went. More >>
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Carolyn Watson
Musical Artist
Conductor Carolyn Watson has recently returned to Australia following two years in Europe. During 2010 Carolyn was assistant to Sir Charles Mackerras with whom she collaborated on his two last productions at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. More >>
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Anthea Behm
Visual Artist
Anthea Behm is a visual artists working with video, performance, and photography. In 2009 she received her Master of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and her Bachelor of Fine Arts (First Class Honours), was received from the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales in 2005. More >>
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Dagmar Cyrulla
Visual Artist
Cyrulla has completed a masters of Fine arts at Monash University; her work is held in major private and public collections in Australia and overseas including The London print workshop, Print Council of Australia, Chicago printmakers collective; Kedumba collection; Pratt group Holdings and Bathurst Regional Gallery. More >>
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Laura Scott
Actor
Laura has been accepted into New York Film Academy's one year Acting for Film program. Her previous studies have included Photography at The Queensland College of Art and acting for screen at Tom McSweeney Productions and The Australian Film and Television Academy. More>>
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Jessica Modolo Musical Theatre Actor Jessica Modolo is a Musical Theatre Actor who will commence a one year Musical Theatre program at the New York Film Academy in July 2011. She received her Performance Diploma in Musical Theatre from Trinity College London, and is currently completing her Teaching in Musical Theatre Diploma. More>> |
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Viviane Rombaldi Seppey |
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Vivian Choi
Pianist Since her debut performance in the Mostly Mozart Festival at the Sydney Opera House in 1992, Vivian Choi has performed widely in the US, Europe, Russia and in Australia. More>> |
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Rebekah West Rebekah has been honored with grants and commissions for her artistic work in dance, film, writing, media and design. She is a skilled and effective community leader and project developer. West keeps the visionary flame burning for MediaTribe USA Australia, will direct the project's documentary and visual media, and will guide leadership development. More>> |
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Paula van Beek
Performing Arts/Live Art Paula van Beek is an artist dedicated to creating new contemporary performance works and exploring new forms and frames for creating and presenting arts projects. Her unique expertise in creating original work has been forged over ten years of professional experience in the arts industry. More>> |
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Mia Landgren
Actor
Since graduating VCE in 2007 Mia has been an Arts student at the University of Melbourne and an Acting student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Young Actors Studio. In October of 2009 Mia successfully auditioned in Sydney for the New York Film Academy, Acting for Film, two-year program. More>> |
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Max Pam
Photographer
Max Pam is one of the most famous contemporary Australian photographers. His life story is illustrative about the thirst of young Australians to escape the slow, traditional and isolated Australian lifestyle in favour of seeing, touching, smelling, experiencing the world of overseas. More>> |
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Theresa Leung
Music - piano performance, sololist and chamber Theresa is known both as a solo performer and as a collaborative artist. Theresa has performed in Europe, North America and Australia, and is undertaking a Collaborative Piano Internship at The Quartet Program, Fredonia, NY. More>> |
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Talya Chalef
Theatre - Writting and Directing |
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Ella Delany Writing/Literature Ella Delany is a twenty-two year old writer from Melbourne who has just been accepted into the Masters in Fine Arts program at Columbia University in New York City, in the field of fiction. More>> |
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Nicole Brady
Composer/Pianist
Nicole is currently undertaking a Masters in Composition, at New York University, with a specialisation in scoring for Film and Multimedia, courtesy of the generous assistance of the Dame Joan Sutherland Fund and the Brian May Scholarship. More>>
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