Robbie Avenaim

Grants & Awards

Grants & Awards

Grants awarded to the artist

  • 2020City of Melbourne COVID-19 arts grant — Safe in Sound Online
  • 2020Sidney Myer Foundation — National Assistance Program for the Arts
  • 2019Australia Council for the Arts: Grant — An Exploratory Concert Series for Persons Living With Disability and Their Families/Supporters
  • 2018Australia Council for the Arts: Grant — An Exploratory Concert Series for Persons Living With Disability and Their Families/Supporters
  • 2016Australia Council for the Arts: Grant for New Work — compose new works for Speak Percussion to perform alongside Avenaim and his mechanical devices
  • 2013Australia Council for the Arts: Project Fellowship
  • 2010Australia Council for the Arts: Grant for New Work — design and construction of mechanical percussion instruments, compose work for S.A.R.P.S
  • 2009Australia Council for the Arts: Grant for Music International Showcase Program / international arts development
  • 2009AsiaLink: Performing Arts — performing and lecturing in Seoul, Korea
  • 2006Australia Council for the Arts: Skills and Development — mentorship with Ernie Althoff
  • 2005Australia Council for the Arts: Skills and Development — studied with Gunter Muller, Cor Fuhler, Keith Rowe; travelled to study in Zimbabwe
  • 2000ABC Classic FM Australia: Winner of the Australian Improvisatory Music Festival Award, together with Oren Ambarchi
  • 1997Australia Council for the Arts: Development grant for study in the USA with composer John Zorn

Grants awarded for the WHAT IS MUSIC? Festival

  • 2009Arts Victoria: What Is Music? Festival
  • 2002, 2003, 2005Australia Council for the Arts: Key Organisation — Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane What Is Music? Festival
  • 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011Australia Council for the Arts: Grant for presentation and promotion of the Sydney/Melbourne What Is Music? Festival
  • 1998Arts Victoria: What Is Music? Festival
  • 1997Funded by Jon Rose: What Is Music? Festival

Philanthropic support

  • 2020Sidney Myer Foundation — National Assistance Program for the Arts
  • 2005Ken West (Big Day Out) — to present and co-organise the What Is Music? 'Onathon' in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
  • 1999, 2000Big Day Out (Ken West) — to present a What Is Music? stage at the Big Day Out (Sydney and Melbourne)
  • 1997Funded by Jon Rose: What Is Music? Festival