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The Gloria Payten Foundation and the Gloria Dawn Foundation are an extraordinary gift to the performing arts in Australia. The Foundations represent the entire estate of Gloria Payten, a leading theatrical agent, who established International Casting Service in 1961.
It was Gloria Payten's intention to honour the memory of Gloria Dawn, one of Australia's foremost actresses, through these Foundations. The remarkable contribution of these women to the performing arts in this country now continues after their deaths.
The foundations provide Fellowships (known as 'the Glorias') for professional actors and directors in theatre, film, and television to travel overseas to broaden their professional knowledge through either formal courses of study or by self-devised programs of observation and secondment.
It is a condition of the Fellowships that the Fellows return to Australia to work in the industry and thus share their knowledge with those around them.
The number of Fellowships and the level of grant will vary from year to year. The Trustees of the Foundations invite applicaitons for the 2008 Fellowship, to the value of approximately $10,000. See below for the application form. Applications closed Friday 8 August 2008.
AIM
Fellowships are intended for the purpose of international travel and study. The Fellow must agree to return to Australia within twelve months of the expiry of the Fellowship. On returning to Australia, the Fellow is expected to work, as far as possible, as an actor, director, teacher, or writer in the entertainment industry in Australia for a major part of the next three years.
Fellowships may be used to include such activities as:
- a formal course of study
- attachment to a school
- attachment to a theatre company
- attachment to film or television production companies
- attendance at an international festival
- visits to specific performances
- interviews or meetings with distinguished artists
As a guideline, funds may be provided to cover airfares, living expenses, tuition fees, and incidentals such as performance tickets.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Applications are invited from professional actors or directors in theatre, film, or television, either who are graduates of an acknowledged school or who have at least two years practical experience working in the arts entertainment industry.
Applicants must be Australian residents.
No person shall be entitled to receive more than one Fellowship.
Previous applicants are welcome to reapply.
To download the 2008 application form, click here.
To view a sample CV, click here.
Applications closed on Friday 8 August 2008.
Applications should be mailed to
The Trustees
The Gloria Payten Foundation and The Gloria Dawn Foundation
NIDA
UNSW
Sydney NSW 2052
Enquiries: The Fellowships Officer (02) 9697 7604 or email info@nida.edu.au
SELECTION
In accordance with the terms of the Bequest, the Trustees of the Foundations are:
Brendon Lunney, Executive Producer, Beyond Productions, Chairman
Director of NIDA , ex officio
Andrea Hull AO, ex officio, Director of the Victorian College of the Arts
The Trustees form the Selection Panel. They may co-opt other members of the profession to assist in the selection process. At the request of the Trustees, the Fellowships are administered by NIDA.
PREVIOUS FELLOWS include:
Christina Andreef (writer/director, Soft Fruit)
Benedict Andrews (former resident director, Sydney Theatre Company)
Helmut Bakaitis (actor and director; former Head of Directing, NIDA)
Brendan Cowell and Anthony Hayes (joint Fellows: actor/writers)
Michelle Doake (actor)
Darren Gilshenan (actor)
Jennifer Hagan (actor and director)
Ben Harkin (director and producer)
Sue Ingleton (actor, comedian, and writer)
Nicholas Lathouris (actor)
Jacqueline Linke (actor and writer)
Kirsty Reilly (director)
Saskia Smith (actor and singer)
Steven Vidler (director, Blackrock)
Benjamin Winspear (former resident director, Sydney Theatre Company)
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