Nominations Now Open For 2019 Grant McLennan Fellowship

Nominations for the 2019 Grant McLennan Fellowship have officially opened today. 

Funded by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and APRA AMCOS, the prestigious fellowship, valued at $25,000, offers the recipient the opportunity to travel to New York, London or Berlin for up to six months to "develop their own artistic skills".

Previous recipients of the fellowship, founded in 2007 in honour of late Go-Betweens legend Grant McLennan, includes Jeremy Neale, Hannah Macklin and 2018 recipient Danny Harley aka The Kite String Tangle.

“I’ve heard previous recipients describe the fellowship as life changing and, nearing the end of my first month in Berlin, I understand what they mean,” Harley said.

“Already I have been able to attend conferences, shows and cultural events that are of a totally different scale and approach to those back home and it has been awesome in the true sense of the word. These are opportunities and experiences I could just not have in Australia and the fact that this fellowship exists in order to provide this high level of inspiration is truly incredible.

“The Grant McLennan fellowship is probably the most unique opportunity available to artists in Australia.”

To be eligible to apply for the 2019 fellowship, recipients must reside in Queensland or be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, be 21 or older and be a member of APRA AMCOS.

Applications close on 23 September. For more details, click here.