Hello! It's me, Jamie.
It’s that time of year where we receive many asks for many causes. But the wonder of our human capacity is that there is room in our hearts and collective will, we don’t just have to choose one.
I am writing to ask for your support to strengthen Next Wave to deliver on our vision A World Shaped by Artists – because it is through artists' work, that we witness the stories of our time, and co-create and materialise our imagined futures in tangible ways.
Make a tax-deductible donation to Next Wave. Enable us to do what we do best – funnel it to the artists who we work with.
It’s been one year since Next Wave transitioned from its festival outcomes and re-oriented towards a year-round, continent-wide programming model.
We realised many of the cancelled 2020 Festival works and are very proud of these contributions to the organisation’s legacy of festival-based programming. Simultaneously, we come full circle and look to new ways to bring young creatives and community together through the leadership of our Producers in Residence.
We introduced Radical Hospitality, a new stream of ongoing public programs that harness the power of food as a social and cultural connector. Through sold-out iterations we sparked new encounters with artists, thinkers, innovators, friends and neighbours alike.
My personal highlight of 2022 would have to be the launch of All School, our year-round artist-led learning platform through last October’s public Lab. Over two jam-packed days of in-person public programs, we witnessed artists and audiences come together to partake in intergenerational, peer-based learning, critique and community building.
Programs like All School provide the building blocks for a world shaped by artists, and it was truly special to see the seeds of our vision take root and grow.
In 2022, we’ve supported 85 artists in the commissioning, development and delivery of over 40 projects spanning performance, art in public space, visual art, experimental and collaborative practice, sound, music and more. We have channelled $363,187 directly to artists and their projects, and provided 860 hours of free venue space to independent practitioners and peer organisations to test new ideas and bring their communities together in shared experiences to celebrate culture.
Do consider donating to Next Wave, if not in an ongoing way, then in the shape and form that you can. This work is iterative and evolving, and we want to keep building and bringing our community along with us – towards A World Shaped by Artists.
It is only just the beginning!
Thank you and take care,
Jamie
CEO/Executive Director
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