Peter Lehmann Arts & Education Trust
The 2024 Peter Lehmann Arts & Education Trust (PLAET) grants are now open
What is the Peter Lehmann Arts & Education Trust Scholarship & Grant?
The Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust (PLAET) was launched in 2014 to nurture and sustain the artistic and cultural fabric of the Barossa by providing access and education to a wide range of arts and cultural activities.
The trust came about to memorialise Peter Lehmann, a true son of the Barossa and supporter of all aspects of Barossa culture and heritage.
The Lehmann Hess Foundation was formed in 2004 as an arts-based Foundation. The funds generated were used to support the restoration of the 1877 Hill and Son Organ, a project that took fourteen years to complete. After Peter’s death, the balance of the trust was used to establish the Peter Lehmann Arts & Education Trust in partnership with the David Thomas Foundation, who generously matched the funds from the Lehmann Hess Foundation and donations from the community.
Foundation Barossa oversees the administration of PLAET together with an advisory committee made up of members of the Lehmann family and Barossa community.
The trust will provide annual grants of up to $5000 for projects in a range of artistic categories:
- Performing and visual arts
- Literary arts
- New media
- Literacy and writing, including writers’ festivals
Central to the trust is a focus on the Barossa Hill and Son Organ. The restoration of this important piece of Barossan history was a project that Peter and Margaret Lehmann took a personal interest in.
The trust will support scholarships, performances, recordings, compositions and audience development, to ensure that this organ continues to be a vital part of musical life in the Barossa and beyond.
The trust will also support artists and artisans to sustain traditional skills and crafts associated with Barossa’s heritage and culture.
The 2023 PLAET recipients were:
- The Barossa Village That’s My Jam! project
- Joshua van Konkelenberg as the Artist in Residence for the Hill and Son Organ
- Tutti Arts Meeting Place project
- The Marananga Brass Band, Digital access to 100 years of the Marananga Town Band initiative
- Tara Tauba Therapeutic Arts, Hands Immersed program.
Is my activity eligible?
PLAET grants are open to individuals and organisations. Projects will be chosen based on their ability to sustain, nurture and encourage arts and cultural performance and education in the wider Barossa community.
The types of activities to be funded may include (but are not limited to):
- Skills development (especially those that preserve and promote the heritage of the Barossa)
- Audience development and improved access to arts and cultural activities in the Barossa
- Creation and presentation of new artwork in any medium including visual arts, music, theatre, digital arts and literature
- Research projects
- Professional education and development, including educational scholarships
“PLAET got off to a great start. I was delighted at the first round of applicants and I look forward to enjoying the results and sharing them with the community. We are excited about opening the next round of applications”
Margaret Lehmann, PLAET Advisory Board
More Information
The 2024 PLAET grants round is now open. Apply via this link.
For further information, contact Annabelle Travaglione, Executive Officer or download the PLAET 24 Flyer.
Donations
You can support your community and Foundation Barossa by donating directly to the Peter Lehmann Arts and Education Trust.
