Regional Arts Australia has announced more than $1.08 million in funding for the latest round of the Regional Arts Fund.

In one of the Fund’s “strongest rounds yet”, according to Executive Director Ros Abercrombie, 47 creative projects will be supported, projected to reach an audience of more than 850,000 and offer more than 600 opportunities for employment.

The Bowerbird Collective’s Kaurna Yarta – The Seasons. Photo courtesy of The Bowerbird Collective

With the support of $25,000 chamber ensemble The Bowerbird Collective will tour Kaurna Yarta – The Seasons across South Australia in a series of free, outdoor performances from 31 July – 2 August. The 80-minute cinematic concert features 24 new works from Australian composer David John Lang, informed by two years of knowledge sharing with Kaurna elders.

Led by SA-based composer Jodie O’Regan, the Burra Orchestra Project ($29,102) invites residents of the town of Burra to contribute sounds and stories and handmade instruments to a new composition.

Also in South Australia, the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Media Kungka Tjuta Music Project ($26,220) will support a six-week program of residencies across six communities in the APY Lands, supporting Aṉangu women in developing and sharing music skills,...