Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship For Design in The Performing Arts

The Kristian Fredrikson Scholarship For Design in The Performing Arts was established in May 2008.

Our area of interest is theatrical design and its realization.

The fund wants to:

• provide career development opportunities to theatrical designers, and makers, craftpersons, technicians, and specialists who realize the design’s vision by awarding a travel scholarship,
• create an on-going memorial to the career of the late Kristian Fredrikson and to perpetuate the memory of his involvement in developing excellence in design in the performing arts,
• create an opportunity to allow others apart from ourselves to invest in the future of Australian design in the performing Arts,
• raise the profile of Australian design for the performing arts and its realisation in productions and performance.

Our founding committee is comprised of three theatrical designers, one costumier and a theatre academic. The scholarship selection committee is comprised of ten designers, two directors, two choreographers, and two makers.

We came to MCF because wanted to support a non profit organization and we required the knowledge and expertise of the Board, staff and other donors. It was a quick and simple process to set up our fund. We are a small volunteer organization so it was extremely important that the administration be cost effective.

MCF have provided us with sound financial advice and have administrated the scholarship on our behalf.

MCF have provided security for the philanthropists who have donated funds to the scholarship knowing that we are part of Melbourne Community Foundation and that they are a tax exempt charitable entity.
    
In the future we hope to be self supporting through the investment of our funds and continue to be able to award a travel scholarship every second year.