2021-22 Grant Round

Grant Recipient

Project

Sector

Grant Amount (Ex-GST)

Location

Art Gallery of New South Wales

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) will present a public program of activities to support ‘The Way We Eat’ exhibition to generate a fresh appreciation of the rich traditions associated with Chinese food culture.

Arts & Culture

$80,000

NSW

Australia China Alumni Association

The Australia-China Alumni Association will present two awards to Chinese alumni of Australian education institutions for distinguished achievements in community service in Australia or China and in promoting understanding between both countries.

Community engagement

$20,000

VIC

Australia-China Youth Association

Supporting Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA) chapters across Australia and greater China to deliver a range of events and to maintain a vibrant community of young Australians and Chinese.

Community engagement

$45,618

ACT

Australia-China Youth Association

Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA): delivering two iterations of ACYA's flagship event, the Australia-China Emerging Leaders Summit (ACELS), in July 2021 and January 2022.

Education

$39,600

ACT

Australia-China Youth Dialogue

Support for the 12th Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD 2022) - a track II dialogue to build people-to-people links between Australia and China, and delivering the ACYD Alumni Program.

Community engagement

$40,000

QLD

Australian Academy of Science

The Science Beyond Borders project will support and highlight mutually beneficial Australia-China scientific research collaboration

Education

$100,000

ACT

Australian Chamber Orchestra

A collaboration between the ACO, Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts and large-scale light project company Electric Canvas to present “Australian Visions”.

Arts & Culture

$150,000

NSW

Australian Film Institute

The presentation of Australian feature films at the 2022 Beijing International Film Festival and virtual Q&A session with the film makers.

Arts & Culture

$80,000

VIC

Australian International Sports Organisation Pty Ltd

A range of sporting activities to promote engagement between Chinese-speaking international students and Australia’s diverse communities.

Sports

$28,000

NSW

Australian National University

Improving the understanding of future economic opportunities for Australia in the transition to low emissions technologies through facilitating exchange and collaboration between Australian and Chinese experts and businesses.

Industry

$430,000

ACT

Australian Silver Industry Group (ASIG)

Enhanced collaboration between Australian and Chinese senior living and aged care networks and stakeholders to support the development of Best Practice Guidelines.

Health & ageing

$200,000

QLD

Australia-Taiwan Business Council Limited

Establishment of the Australia-Taiwan Emerging Business Leaders Program, which will connect emerging leaders from Australia and Taiwan through a summit and workshops.

Industry

$40,000

NSW

Biennale of Sydney

A new major commission by leading Chinese contemporary artist, Zheng Bo, for the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, developed in collaboration with Indigenous Australian communities.

Arts & Culture

$20,000

NSW

CDP Theatre Producers

Australia-China co-production and tour

Arts & Culture

$130,000

NSW

Chinese Australian Forum of NSW Inc

A bilingual (English and Chinese) civics education program for Chinese Australian communities in NSW. Working with parliamentary education offices, it will focus on Australia's parliamentary democracy, delivered online and through workshops.

Education

$80,100

NSW

City of Darwin

The delivery of a two-day Dragon Boat Festival in Darwin in 2022, which will include a delegation of dragon boat teams from China.

Sports

$89,000

NT

Finucane & Smith Unlimited Inc. (auspiced by Auspicious Arts Projects Inc.)

Under the Same Sky: a two-year integrated program of three new performing arts in Australia and China through collaboration with Chinese artists and creative professionals, Chinese Australian and Indigenous Australian performers.

Arts & Culture

$130,000

VIC

Gandhi Creations

Curation of a two-year program showcasing Chinese Australian artists and designers through runway shows, exhibits and public roundtables.

Arts & Culture

$50,000

NSW

Intersective Pty Ltd (t/a Practera)

A program for 400 Chinese international and Australian students working together in teams to deliver real-world business consulting projects under the guidance of private sector mentors (Intersective Pty. Ltd).

Education

$200,000

NSW

Monash University (Biomedical Innovation)

Spotlighting Australia-China innovations in biomedical research and commercialisation through an in-person and online science and innovation forum and regenerative medicine symposium in Suzhou, China.

Science & Technology

$100,000

VIC

Monash University Department of Diabetes

Establish a Monash West China Diabetes Research and Development Centre linking Monash University with Chinese institutions undertaking diabetes research, including on new onset diabetes in COVID-19 patients.

Health & ageing

$230,000

VIC

OzAsia Festival (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust)

OzAsia Festival will collaborate with Chinese Australian artists to deliver the "In Other Words" and "Double Delicious" conversations that will showcase stories and Chinese Australian achievements to a large-scale festival audience.

Arts & Culture

$52,000

SA

Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation

Australia-China Training Initiative in Neurology

Health & ageing

$75,000

VIC

Slingsby Theatre Company Limited

A collaboration between Slingsby Theatre Company and Art Space for Kids (Shanghai) to develop and premiere a bilingual children’s theatre production for Australian and Chinese audiences.

Arts & Culture

$35,000

SA

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

Showcasing Australian excellence in paediatric medicine through an interactive online education program by leading Australian experts for paediatricians and medical students in China, with a focus on participation in rural areas.

Health & ageing

$100,000

NSW

The Fred Hollows Foundation

The Fred Hollows Foundation will partner with the Yunnan Provincial Health Commission and Education Departments to improve children's eye health and education outcomes in rural areas of Yunnan province.

Health & ageing

$100,000

NSW

The University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne’s “My study and life in Australia” video contest and Ambassador Leadership Award are a platform for Chinese students and graduates to promote Australia as a welcoming and attractive study destination.

Education

$90,000

VIC

The University of Melbourne

Support the research and publication of the Doing Business in China Report, which will provide analysis and insights to Australian business to enhance their understanding of the China market.

Industry

$30,000

VIC

The University of New South Wales

Collaboration on urban regeneration and rural revitalization with Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, including the convening of an online international symposium on Sustainable Urbanism and Architecture.

Education

$20,000

NSW

The University of Sydney

Research and analysis to comprehensively profile entrepreneurial networks between Australia and China and disseminate findings in a report and corporate workshops in Australia and China.

Industry

$130,000

NSW

Turning World Pty Ltd

Turning World will enhance Chinese communities' engagement with Melbourne art and cultural organisations, including through a student ambassador program and a social media campaign.

Arts & Culture

$70,000

VIC

University of Melbourne

A workshop with Chinese Australian and China-based artists about the Peter Townsend woodblock print collection and short films for the National Gallery of Australia and the University of Melbourne websites and social media.

Arts & Culture

$20,000

VIC

University of Western Australia

An exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia showcasing works by contemporary artists about daily life in modern China.

Arts & Culture

$50,000

WA

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

A project promoting Australia-China collaboration and education in biomedical research through a virtual Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Masterclass and an Australia-China Research Symposium.

Health & ageing

$101,110

VIC

Western Sydney University: Australia-China Institute for Arts and Culture

Translation, publication and online promotion in China of four significant Australian literary works, in collaboration with Chinese publishers and other partners, including the Australian Studies Centre network in China

Arts & Culture

$60,000

NSW

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Presentation to Australian audiences of a new generation of Chinese contemporary artists through the 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10)

Arts & Culture

$50,000

QLD

Australian Football League

Recognising the history of Chinese-Australian participation in Australian Rules Football through the publication of a book, a sports diplomacy forum and a commemorative AFL game.

Sports

$265,000

VIC

Basketball Australia LIMITED

Support the hosting of an Australia-China Sports Diplomacy event before the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier game between Australia and China in Melbourne in June.

Sports

$45,000

VIC

Foundation for Australian Studies in China (FASIC)

Support for an Australia-China book prize and research and curriculum development at Australian studies centres in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as a ‘Window of Australia’ program to promote positive impressions of Australia in China.

Education

$200,000

NSW

National Museum of Australia

Ochre and Sky - an immersive film adapted for a Chinese audience to showcase the diversity of the Australian continent and introduce the Indigenous concept of Country.

Arts & Culture

$300,000

ACT

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd

A new collaboration between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Sichuan Symphony Orchestra including a virtual side-by-side performance in 2022 for on-line release and a live performance in Melbourne in 2023.

Arts & Culture

$77,000

VIC

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