The Artist Accelerator Program ran successfully in 2024-25, offering three CALD artists a 23-week in depth mentoring program that provided opportunities in creative collaboration, songwriting, recording, brand development, marketing strategy, music distribution and live performance. Supported by our program manager, artists retained ownership over the resources, networks and skills the developed through the program, supporting ...
Music in Exile
Artist Accelerator Program
GOAL
$40,000
Australia > National / Multi-state > Metro and Regional
Field of Interest
- Arts and culture
- Social inclusion and justice
Target Population
- Asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and people from CALD backgrounds
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Music in Exile
Music in Exile is a not-for-profit artist services organisation and registered Australian charity supporting musicians with lived experience of migration or displacement. Our organisation is artist-led, working collaboratively with artists to realise their own vision according to their wants and needs. In undertaking this activity, we hope to contribute to a contemporary Australian music industry that more accurately represents the many voices in our community.
We envision a contemporary music industry in which all voices are heard and valued, contributing to greater social cohesion, shared understanding, and empathetic connection in our society. We will achieve this by providing access to services, resources and opportunities in the music and arts sector for culturally and linguistically diverse artists in Australia, working collaboratively and creatively to empower them to share their stories and develop new opportunities in the arts.
We operate on the principle of ‘artist first’, allowing artists to guide the process and ensuring that our work at all times responds to individual artists’ personal and professional goals.
Since 2019, we have:
– Paid $792,455 directly to artists
– Released 36 albums & EPs
– Recorded more than 100 original songs
– Received 1,000,000 streams annually on all major platforms
– Supported 300+ live performances across Australia
Project Summary
The Artist Accelerator Program ran successfully in 2024-25, offering three CALD artists a 23-week in depth mentoring program that provided opportunities in creative collaboration, songwriting, recording, brand development, marketing strategy, music distribution and live performance. Supported by our program manager, artists retained ownership over the resources, networks and skills the developed through the program, supporting them to build viable careers in the arts.
In 2025-26, we want to run this program again.
Project Outcomes
As per the program in 2024-25, we know with funding we can:
– Publish and tour 3 x creative works (song, album, film) to Australian audiences
– Increase connection for CALD/migrant/refugee artists to the Australian community
– Increase social cohesion and connection
– Increase artist agency and support viable careers in the artists
Budget Breakdown
TOTAL BUDGET: $100,000
FUNDING
| Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|
| External fundraising | $60,000 |
EXPENSES
| Expense item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Program manager (salary) | $40,000 |
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