Key Funders
& Sponsors

Key
Funders

NSW Government

Wollongong Conservatorium of Music is funded by the NSW Government through the Regional Conservatorium Grants Program. Core funding from this grant program supports WollCon’s activities, but particularly our Music In Schools Program, Schools Band Programs and the Music Teachers we place in schools to deliver classroom music lessons.

WollCon was awarded project grants through Create NSW. One grant supported the Enigma Quartet to be in residence at WollCon (throughout 2023) and Chroma Quartet (2024). These residencies build on the success of the Hot Potato Band’s residency in 2022 also supported by Create NSW.
WollCon also received a Creative Capital Award to improve the facilities in our Single Story Building – particularly for people with access requirements. These works were undertaken in 2023/2024.

WollCon also acknowledges the NSW Government Office for Regional Youth ‘Holiday Break Program’ for their support of BlueScope Youth Orchestra’s Regional Tour (in 2022).

University of Wollongong Australia

WollCon has received financial support from the University of Wollongong through their UOW Local Program. Funds have been used to develop the Junior Strings and Community Music Programs, as well as other regional outreach programs.

We are also grateful for UOW’s in-kind support enabling the WollCon Chamber Choir to rehearse on university grounds each week.

We look forward to a continued relationship with UOW and a shared vision of bringing positive change to a community through music.

Wollongong City Council

WollCon is located in the beautiful Wollongong Botanic Garden, in buildings leased from Wollongong City Council and often benefits from project grants to support our work, particularly with community ensembles. We are grateful to Wollongong City Council for their ongoing commitment to the future sustainability of WollCon.

Creative Partnerships Plus 1 Program

WollCon benefitted from a Creative Partnerships Plus 1 Program grant in 2021/2022. The program boosts the fundraising efforts of not-for-profit arts organisations with a dollar-for-dollar matched donation program. The WollCon fundraising campaign called ‘Musical Futures’ raised over $15k from individual donors whose donations were matched dollar for dollar by Creative Partnerships. The donations directly supported the 50th Birthday Year of WollCon in 2022 through the commissioning of new works, a weekend long festival and four major celebratory concerts throughout the year.

Thanks also to the Merrigong Theatre Company (IPAC), operators of the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, who have supported our program through their Community Grants Program, enabling us to access the amazing Wollongong Town Hall for our performance program and large-scale participative events.

Our
Sponsors

BlueScopeWIN Community Partners

Bluescope is the title sponsor of the BlueScope Youth Orchestra and we receive a grant from the BlueScopeWIN Community Partners program to support the Orchestra’s ongoing activities. The relationship between BlueScope and the Youth Orchestra celebrated 35 years in 2020.