2024 Brian Boak Bursary winner announced
Soprano and actress Christiana Aloneftis has received the $20,000 prize, while two other Australian creatives are awarded a supporting bursary.
Maddy Briggs is a writer, sound designer and composer who works across theatre, screen, dance and video art. Her work has been featured in VIVID Sydney, MUSLAB’s International Electroacoustic Music Festival, SBS on Demand on BBC Music 6. She was also a 2024 Media Fellow with Bang On a Can.
Soprano and actress Christiana Aloneftis has received the $20,000 prize, while two other Australian creatives are awarded a supporting bursary.
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Almost $8m will go towards the support of 131 organisations and individual projects across New South Wales.
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