History
Next Wave was established in 1984, under the direction of Founding Director Andrew Bleby. The first Next Wave Festival took place in 1985, and established its focus on developing and presenting work by young Australian artists. From 1998 onwards, the festival has occurred biennially. The next festival will be held in May 2014, and will be curated around the concept, ‘New Grand Narrative'.
Next Wave is supported principally through Arts Victoria, the City of Melbourne, and the Australia Council for the Arts. In 2006, the then Minister for the Arts, Mary Delahunty announced a funding increase to Victorian festivals (following a strategic funding review), with Next Wave receiving $350,000 in annual funding.
The current Artistic Director for the 2014 Festival is Emily Sexton, and the Executive Director is Paul Gurney.
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