Local Giants

Unlocking the potential of regional Australia

Local Giants was an ambitious program dedicated to fostering sustainability, diversity, and vibrancy within Australia’s regional performing arts sector.

Local Giants was a multi-project, multi-year program, which provided a holistic and outcome-driven learning experience for producers, artists, and presenters.

Local Giants offered support to regional practitioners by connecting artist residencies and producer training with creative development, the presentation of new work, and short-form touring. The program consisted of three core elements: the Regional Producers Career Development Program, Regional Artist Residencies, and New Regional Work Co-Commissions.

It enabled regional performing arts centres to act as “cultural connectors” within their communities, and empowered them to explore new co-commissioning, co-producing, and investment models.

Local Giants was a joint program by Regional Arts Australia, PAC Australia and Performing Lines supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund—an Australian Government initiative, the Australian Government through the Regional Arts Fund, and the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Discover more about Local Giants including producer and artist profiles and 7 new works commissioned through the first iteration of the Local Giants program.

Image: The Ironing Maidens