Next year’s OpenField Contemporary Art Festival at Berry will receive a $10,000 shot in the arm from the Federal Government.
Federal Member for Gilmore Fiona Phillips said the second event would showcase a diverse range of contemporary artworks and performance pieces at venues and parks in and around Berry from 13 to 15 June 2025.
“I’m really proud to be able to support the OpenField Festival that provides a platform for local and visiting artists to share their work and engage with audiences in a beautiful heritage town,” she said.
“The inaugural festival kicked off in Berry in 2023 and the 2025 event promises a showcase of works, from conceptual contemporary performance art to vaudevillian burlesque to First Nations music and dance.
“The event will support local creatives and provide a great weekend of entertainment for locals and visitors to our region during the quieter winter period.
“It sounds absolutely fantastic, and I’m really looking forward to getting involved.”
The OpenField Contemporary Art Festival is one of 19 festivals in regional and remote parts of Australia that will benefit from fresh funding for projects celebrating music, dance, theatre, literature and visual arts.
