Applications for the 2024 Rupert Bunny Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship are now open with local artists encouraged to apply for the $30,000 acquisitive award.
The biennial fellowship supports professional artistic development and celebrates excellence in contemporary visual arts.
Divercity spoke to Dr Lisa Anderson who shared their experience receiving the Rupert Bunny Fellowship in 2022.
“It was an honour as the Rupert Bunny is quite prestigious,” Dr Anderson said. “It shifts a lot of things for an artist when they get that kind of recognition, and it gave me a lot of confidence."“Being the Rupert Bunny Fellow is a foot in the door. It’s a way to grab attention, and then everyone wants to know what you’re doing with the fellowship.”
Dr Anderson was awarded the fellowship for a multimedia, visual arts project, Beguiling, which was recently exhibited at the Victorian Pride Centre from November 2023 to January 2024.
As a member of the LGBTIQA+ community, Dr Anderson said it was important to be recognised within the pride community.
“The Pride Centre is a fabulous space, but it’s also an open public space and it meant a lot to me that so many people saw the exhibition and engaged with it.”
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