Pathway Framework For Artists
PATHWAYS IN (Year-round) presents programs that foster life-changing practice opportunities for emerging and established artists, locally and globally.
Programs include:
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CONNECT: Open access creative connection (6+local, 6+ regional per annum)
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LIFT-OFF: School Leader program activating audiences and makers (16p/a)
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EMERGE: Cultivating a confident, youthful creative cohort (20+p/a)
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CAREERS: Career activation through internships (4+ internships p/a)
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SPRINGBOARD: Partnerships with tertiary institutions (4+ Explorations p/a)
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Aligning with festivals need (responsive)
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CULTURAL CONSERVATION: First Nations grassroots storytelling on Country
PATHWAYS BEYOND (Year-round) La Mama Producers support artists to extend their work beyond La Mama, supporting sustainable careers, self-determination, and strengthening the wider sector through advocacy and leadership.
- PRODUCER LED CAPACITY BUILDING: Producers work closely with artists from application stage to clarify and support ambition, develop strategic relationships, and build knowledge, networks and targeted opportunity
- SECTOR WIDE COLLABORATIONS: Including National Independent Theatre Network, Regional Arts Victoria, Multicultural Arts Victoria and more for sector cohesion leading to artist opportunity and pathways
Programming at La Mama: 2026 Applications Open
Apply to be programmed for PLAY (SCRATCH, EXPLORATIONS, IMMERSE), HOPE PUNK CLIMATE FESTIVAL, MELBOURNE FRINGE AT LA MAMA and CULTURAL CONSERVATION IN ACTION 2026.
