Grants and sponsorships

Forklift

Kage, a dance theatre performance group formed in 1997, received an arts grant to present Forklift at the Arts Centre forecourt in February 2014.

Re-imagining the possibilities of machinery into a playful and dangerous sphere, this performance matched the lightness of limbs with hard edges and heavy metal. Lyrical, intimate and dangerous, this breathtaking performance combined choreography, contortion and aerial acrobatics on, and around, a working 2.5 tonne forklift. The grant from City of Melbourne enabled Kage to present yet another memorable and thought provoking performance.

Good Cycles

Good Cycles operates teams of mobile bicycle mechanics across Melbourne. Their professional bike doctors service bikes and teach basic maintenance skills at offices, universities, events, public spaces and on bike paths. Good Cycles is a non-profit social enterprise, providing ongoing work opportunities and direct support for people experiencing long-term unemployment and disadvantage.

Good Cycles received a social enterprise and micro business grant which was used to assist with the development of a website; purchase of bicycles, tools and uniforms for staff; and a laptop.

Open House Melbourne

Open House Melbourne is a not-for-profit association that runs annual events which provide the general public with a free and rare opportunity to discover a hidden wealth of architectural, engineering and historic buildings nestled around the city.

With the help of the City of Melbourne’s event partnership program , the program has grown from eight open buildings since its inception in 2008 to 100 buildings in 2012, spanning nine precincts.

Scarf

Not-for-profit social enterprise Scarf trains young people in front-of-house service, giving them the skills and connections they need to find jobs in the industry. In the last two-and-a-half years, Scarf has recruited and trained more than 40 young people. A community grant has helped to support its operations.

The Long Pigs

Premiering in March 2014, The Long Pigs was presented by new contemporary theatrical company We3 with the help of an arts grant. A profound, stylistically and visually arresting performance rooted in physical and black comedy, this performance was devised and performed by leading Australian theatre artists Clare Bartholomew, Derek Ives and Nicci Wilks.

Vision Australia

Vision Australia is a not-for-profit organisation which provides blindness and low vision services. Vision Australia’s warehousing and logistics division received a social enterprise and micro business grant from the City of Melbourne to support around 40 people with internships and training.

The grant from City of Melbourne made it possible to expand the business and support more interns.

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• Small business grant recipients
  
• Business events sponsorship recipients
  
• Sport and recreation grant recipients
• Event partnership program recipients
• Community grant recipients
• Annual arts grant recipients.