Local Giants
Unlocking the potential of regional Australia
Local Giants is an ambitious program dedicated to fostering sustainability, diversity, and vibrancy within Australia’s regional performing arts sector.
Local Giants is a multi-project, multi-year program, providing a holistic and outcome-driven learning experience for producers, artists, and presenters.
Local Giants offers 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 consists of three core elements: the Regional Producers Career Development Program, Regional Artist Residencies, and New Regional Work Co-Commissions.
It enables regional performing arts centres to act as “cultural connectors” within their communities, and empowers them to explore new co-commissioning, co-producing, and investment models.
Local Giants is 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.
“Local Giants helped inspire me to get back out there and start working on all kinds of projects. I have a new love and appreciation for my state and region. I am excited to start making all kinds of work in my community again instead of rushing to try and move overseas.”
Local Giants Participant
Image: The Ironing Maidens