Brisbane History Grants 2018-19 recipients
The Brisbane History Grants Program comprises two funding categories:
- Community History Grants
- The Lord Mayor’s Helen Taylor Research Award for Local History.
The following Brisbane History Grant projects were approved in 2018-19.
Three organisations received a total of $62,000.00.
One individual received funding of $22,000.00.
Community History Grant recipients
| Organisation | Project | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Community Arts Centre Ltd | The project will produce a digital publication documenting the 40-year history of Brisbane's community arts at Metro Arts. | $20,000 |
| Brisbane Folk History Project Inc. | The project will publish the 'Brisbane Folk: Folk music scene in Brisbane 1950 to now' manuscript and illustrations. | $22,000 |
| Craft Queensland | The project will publish a book and produce a digital archive in celebration of artisan's 50th year in June 2020. | $20,000 |
The Lord Mayor’s Helen Taylor Research Award for Local History recipient
| Organisation | Project | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Anne Monsour | The project will inform and educate the local and wider community about the history of Lebanese communities in South Brisbane, Woolloongabba and West End since the 1880s, through creating a digital narrative, book and pop-up exhibition. | $22,000 |