Nominations are now open for the 2019 Grant McLennan Fellowship, offering Queensland singer-songwriters a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity worth $25,000.
The prestigious award was founded in 2007 in honour of the late Grant McLennan from The Go-Betweens and offers the recipient an opportunity to travel to New York, London or Berlin for up to six months and use the experience of being immersed in a foreign and vibrant musical culture to further develop their own artistic skills.
These three cities were of special significance in Grant’s life, and for the last twelve years have provided Queensland musicians with the same kinds of transformative experiences that made his music so special.
2018 recipient, Brisbane electronic artist and producer Danny Harley (The Kite String Tangle) is currently in Berlin using the experience to explore and learn while embracing the freedom to be inspired.
“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,” Danny says.
“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."
Applications are open to individual songwriters and songwriting duos.
Applications for the 2019 Grant McLennan Fellowship are open until 23 September, with winners announced in December.
