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class=015494902-23052008>NETS Victoria Exhibition Development Fund
(</SPAN>EDF<SPAN class=015494902-23052008>)</SPAN> grant<?xml:namespace prefix =
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3><STRONG>Grants up to $10,000
available<BR><FONT color=#ff0000>Closing date: Friday 26 September
2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
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application form:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
href="http://www.netsvictoria.org/pdf/EDFgrantApplicationForm2008.doc">http://www.netsvictoria.org/pdf/EDFgrantApplicationForm2008.doc</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3>Who can apply?<BR></FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>> Victorian public galleries<BR>>
Craft councils<BR>> Contemporary art spaces<BR>> Aboriginal
corporations<BR>> Universities<BR>> Other legally constituted professional
arts and artists organisations<SPAN class=015494902-23052008>
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Individual
artists or independent curators should apply through a host
institution.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>NETS <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State
w:st="on">Victoria</st1:State> invites exhibiting organisations to apply for
support under the Exhibition Development Fund (EDF) grants program, for the
development and touring of contemporary art, craft or design exhibitions to
metropolitan and regional <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Victoria</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>EDF grants are available for the
development of new touring exhibitions. The funds can be used to assist with
research, exhibition checklist development, engaging an independent curator,
artists’ fees, loan costs, exhibition design, installation costs, and audience
development costs such as publications and education
kits.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>This annual grants program is
administered on behalf of the Community Support Fund of Arts Victoria. It has
been developed to ensure that innovative exhibitions are available to audiences
in metropolitan and regional <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Victoria</st1:place></st1:State>. Some of the touring venues may be
interstate.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3>Further information<SPAN class=015494902-23052008>
is</SPAN> available at:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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