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The Capital Arts Patrons' Organisation Fellowship (CAPO)
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

'The Capital Arts Patrons’ Organisation is a volunteer non-profit organisation that has supported the ACT region’s artists for over 35 years.  Since establishment in 1983, CAPO has disbursed over $2.5 million as arts fellowships and awards with support from the Canberra arts and business communities. Goods and services donated to CAPO by Canberra businesses, and outstanding artworks by Canberra’s highly collectable established and promising emerging artists are sold at the annual CAPO auction. CAPO is managed by a board of directors, who have expertise in arts and events patronage, marketing, management, and curating.' (https://capo.org.au/)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2010

(Workplace Research Associates Grant) Peter Papathanasiou '... [T]o assist ... in research associated with ... a work of creative non-fiction portraying the immigrant drama within an ordinary, contemporary Australian family across the span of the twentieth century.'
(Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award) Joy McDonald '... [To] assist ... with the production of an exhibition and puppet performance piece about migration titled 'The (Very) Sad Fish-Lady', as part of the Canberra Centenary Celebrations in 2013.'
Franki Sparke ' ... [T]o support the development of 'Open City', a comic narrative/graphic novel series inspired by the unique social and urban landscape of Canberra.'

Year: 2002

winner Alan Gould

Year: 2001

winner S. K. Kelen

Works About this Award

Fellowship Awarded Helen Musa , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 8 September 2002; (p. 10)
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