The Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships are not as well known as other arts grants or awards, which is peculiar, because they are incredibly lucrative.
Artists and practitioners who are awarded the fellowship are given $160,000 to spend over two years, with the only caveat being that they spend most of those two years practising in Australia.
The fellows are selected on two criteria, outstanding talent and exceptional courage, and the money is not tied to any specific outcome.
