DAVID ARDEN, $80,687

Gunditjmara/Kokatha singer-songwriter David Arden will tour a new First Nations work, MEERTA– Rise Up! The Ballad of James Arden, a story about Aboriginal Identity, resilience and celebration to 10 Victorian destinations in regional Victoria.

NICHOLAS CLARK MANAGEMENT, $150,000

Nicholas Clark Management will tour three new Australian works to 39 regional and outer metro Melbourne locations in 2025 – IMAGINE LIVE, based on Alison Lester’s book, will tour to 19 locations, In Common by One Fell Swoop Circus will tour to 6 locations, and Velveteen Rabbit from Born in a Taxi will tour to 14 locations.

FINUCANE & SMITH, $86,011

Finucane & Smith will tour the whole-of-community knees-up show The Exotic Lives of Lola Montez to 23 towns in Victoria. Spanning writing to opera to burlesque, the community focused performance will draw entire towns into the celebration.

MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, $44,900

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra will tour a statewide season of orchestral and chamber music, reaching 10 major and minor centres throughout Victoria, engaging over 2,000 attendees at 15 events ranging from concerts, talks and workshops to masterclasses and school visits.

PERFORMING LINES, $53,967

Performing Lines will tour AUNTY, a cabaret, dance and popular music extravaganza, to four regional destinations spanning from Portland to Wodonga.

ORCHESTRA VICTORIA, $130,000

Orchestra Victoria’s mOVe! tour will present a state-wide program of orchestral and chamber music, visiting 10 locations to deliver range of activity encompassing performances, talks, workshops and masterclasses at performance venues, schools, nursing homes and libraries.

ALTERNATIVE FACTS, $46,788 - Bendigo, Frankston, Narre Warren, Sale
Alternative Facts will tour a new play by David Williams, based on interviews with over 25 teachers, that celebrates teaching Shakespeare to school students and the power of language and imagination.

FLYING FRUIT FLY CIRCUS, $110,000 - Bendigo, Narre Warren, Wangaratta, Warrnambool
Flying Fruit Fly Circus will tour Tempo, a new musical circus production for children and families with a cast of 12 young acrobats from the National Youth Circus. The Victorian leg of this national tour will visit regional and outer metropolitan venues.

KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST, $190,000 – Regional galleries to be confirmed
The Koorie Heritage Trust will tour JXSH MVIR: FOREVER I LIVE, the first major retrospective exhibition of work by the celebrated late Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Barkindji artist Josh Muir.

LOUISE COOPER, $25,814 – Lynbrook, Melton, Narre Warren, Natimuk, Ocean Grove, Tongala, Yarrawonga, Yea
Louise Cooper will co-facilitate a Victorian tour of the Neurokin community arts and professional development program for Autistic and neurodiverse people to a range of community houses across Victoria. The program will include creative activities for children, young people and adults; professional development sessions for artists with lived experience; and capacity building for the participating venues to deliver safe sensory activities for their local community.

MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, $58,798 - Bendigo, Daylesford, Geelong, Horsham, Mildura, Mornington, Narre Warren, Red Cliffs, Shepparton, Warragal, Yackandandah
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s 2023 Touring Season will present a state-wide program of orchestral and chamber music, visiting twelve locations to present performances, student masterclasses, talks and more.

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, $120,000 - Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Mildura, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Warragal
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will visit regional centres across Victoria in 2024 with a varied program of performances, school workshops and collaborative rehearsals to meet the distinct requirements of each region.

THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET, $75,000

The Australian Ballet will present a triple bill performance of world-class ballet across five locations in Victoria in 2023.

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, $159,300

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will visit eight regional centres across Victoria in 2023 with a varied program to meet the unique needs of each region.

CRITICAL STAGES, $75,750

Critical Stages will tour three diverse Victorian works to regional and outer-metro audiences: Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark an adaptation of Hamlet made for children, the irreverent cabaret Otto & Astrid’s Joint Solo Project and Personal Jodee Mundy’s moving work exploring dis/ability.

ORCHESTRA VICTORIA, $67,000

Orchestra Victoria will deliver vibrant children’s concerts and community performances of new scores written for Australian picture books and films in regional and outer-metropolitan Victoria in partnership with cultural organisations and festivals.

NATIONAL EXHIBITION TOURING SUPPORT VICTORIA, $219,903

NETS Victoria will tour the exhibition 'Collective Movements: First Nations Collectives, Collaborations and Creative Practices from across Victoria' to three regional Victoria galleries providing direct engagement and collaboration with First Peoples communities at each venue.

HIT PRODUCTIONS, $34,874

HIT will tour the escapist comedy/drama Wallflowering by Victorian playwright Peta Murray to 16 locations across Victoria along with a range of community engagement activities.

KOORIE HERITAGE TRUST, $120,000

The Koorie Heritage Trust will tour of Layers of Blak, an exhibition of contemporary jewellery by First Peoples designers, organised through KHT’s ground-breaking Blak Design initiative, to regional galleries.

NICHOLAS CLARK MANAGEMENT, $68,073

Nicholas Clark Management will tour five diverse contemporary works, Death of a Salesman, The Alphabet of Awesome Science, Werk, Chameleon and You are a Doughnut to regional Victoria and outer metro Melbourne in 2023.