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CASP funding for four Northern Rivers projects supporting the arts

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From supporting emerging youth artists to mentoring emerging writers Arts Northern Rivers CASP (Country Arts Support Program) 2023 is supporting a diverse range of projects.

‘We are thrilled to have had such a broad range of projects submitted and that the successful submissions are a joyful reflection on the regions creatives,’ said Jane Fuller, Executive Director of Arts Northern Rivers.

Four projects have received CASP funding. ‘We Will Thrive’ is a creative recovery project for the Northern Rivers LGBTIQA+ community after the 2022 floods run by dancer, performance artist and arts worker Paul Walker; Kyogle Writer in Residence program that will provide a two-week residency for an emerging Northern Rivers writer; Who ate all the pies, a project by Byron Youth Service supporting young emerging artists; and The Darling Muffs of May, a project that takes a celebratory approach to women’s health and wellbeing and this year will be raising awareness and fund raising around the issues of older women’s homelessness.



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