Opportunities for Artists
Merrigong Theatre Co is committed to the development of local professional theatre practice in the Illawarra region.
Since 2006, Merrigong has undertaken a range of local artistic and artist development initiatives, including developing and producing its own shows. This range of activity was enabled through triennial partnership funding from Arts NSW and the Australia Council for the Arts, known as ‘Local Stages'. With continuing support from Wollongong City Council and Merrigong's own financial and in-kind support, this initiative represented a new approach to theatre-making in the Illawarra.
For more information on the Theatre Development Program, our productions and other ways you can get involved with what is happening at Merrigong, read on!
Theatre Development Program
Workshops
The Vault Cabaret
Merrigong Productions
Commissions
Auspicing Service
Grant applicants with no legal status (eg. unincorporated associations or groups of artists that have formed to work on a specific project) are required by funding bodies such as Arts NSW and the Australia Council to nominate an auspicing body to be responsible for the management of any grant. If you are thinking of applying for funding and require an auspicor, Merrigong Theatre Co provides an auspicing service to grant applicants.
Get Involved As a Volunteer
Merrigong Theatre Co runs a volunteer program utilising people from the local community to assist in various duties, including ushering and mailouts. If you have an interest in theatre and enjoy interaction with a variety of people, this is a great opportunity to see some of the best performances in the country at the same time as contributing to an exciting, vibrant company.
Art on Walls
Local visual artists who are inspired by performance or conversely whose work inspires performance continue to be showcased on the walls of the Aromas @ IPAC cafe. To date, Merrigong has displayed work by local visual artists Alannah Driese, Peter Solway, Anna Glynn, Coomaditchie United Artists Corporation and Kathryn Orton.
For More Information
Opportunities for Artists: Anne-Louise Rentell on (02) 4226 3699 ext 110 or arentell@merrigong.com.au
Volunteering: Amanda Foote on (02) 4226 3699 ext 100 or afoote@merrigong.com.au
Image: Amy Usherwood and Leon Cain in Thieves Like Us; Photo By: Heidrun Löhr
