Sixteen outstanding artists have been awarded Creative Australia Fellowships.

The Fellowship awards $80,000 to recipients in music, literature, theatre, visual arts, dance, experimental practice, community arts and cultural development. Over a two-year period, Fellows will deepen their practice and develop new creative work, contributing to their professional development and the sustainability of arts in Australia.

Wiradjuri musician Zeppelin Hamilton’s Fellowship will platform contemporary First Nations music on the global stage, contributing to a two-year creative residency, while the five-time ARIA Award-winning vocalist Katie Noonan will work towards improving the future of Australian vocal music.

Katie Noonan. Photo © Storyboard Media

Aboriginal Australian playwright and author Jane Harrison (Bennelong) will develop a new full-length play while mental health advocate and arts practitioner Heidi Everett delves into mental health, disability, and lived experiences through arts.

Amrita Hepi’s fellowship will utilise her skills as a critically and internationally acclaimed choreographer to explore ways of creative leadership. She has been the winner of the people’s choice award...