2009 Indent Partnership Grants announced!
NSW Minister for the Youth, Graham West, today announced $110,000 in State Government
grants to enable young people across NSW to stage all-ages, drug and alcohol-free music
events.
The music events will be funded through Indent, a MusicNSW project which provides funding
and resources for all-ages events run by young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years.
Indent, funded through ArtsNSW, has for the past nine years provided advice, workshops
and resources for young people intent on staging all-ages entertainment while promoting
safety, community support, sustainability and emerging talent.
Mr West said he supported drug and alcohol-free music events for all people in NSW, but
particularly young people.
“It is important that young people have access to well-organised and entertaining events in
their area, whether in the city or in rural and remote parts of NSW”.
“These events help those young people who organise them to forge a career in the NSW
music industry”.
Mr West said that the 44 successful event teams demonstrated great ideas for youth-driven
entertainment in their local communities, covering both regional and metropolitan NSW.
The 2009 Partnership Grants will fund more than 100 events taking place across the state,
offering a platform for several hundred emerging bands and artists to perform to an expected
attendance of around 30,000 young people.
With the view to developing skills and creating sustainable youth-driven music events,
Indent will also deliver workshops in event management and music business to participating
young people throughout the year.
For a full-list of successful applicants and for more information check
www.indent.net.au.
Media inquiries:
Meg Williams -Communications Manager, MusicNSW 9699-9706 or email meg@musicnsw.com.
Cara Davis – Minister West – 0407 219 944 or email cara.davis@west.minister.nsw.gov.au.