South West MESS 2023: Sphere Student Program Application
South West MESS is returning to Warrnambool in 2023! Want to extend your knowledge of electronic sound and music and be part of an exciting creative program?

South West MESS is a chance for music and creative sound students and young people aged 15-25 years from the South West to be part of a week long intensive program learning about and creating electronic music and sound when MESS takes up residence in the Fletcher Jones Factory in Warrnambool from Friday, April 28 to Sunday, May 7 2023!

Learn from artists and creatives in a fun and hands-on program where you'll use some of the iconic synthesisers and machines in the MESS collection. At the end of the week, you'll have the chance to perform your work in a group setting.

Participation in the South West MESS Student Program is by application only. By filling in this application form, we'll get in touch in early April to confirm your place and share more details.

To apply you need to meet the following requirements:

- Be aged between 15 and 25 years
- Live in one of the following Local Government Areas: Colac Otway, Corangamite, Glenelg, Moyne, Southern Grampians, Warrnambool
- Be available for a week of face-to-face learning from April 28 to May 7 in Warrnambool

Note: Participants from the 2022 South West MESS Student Program are welcome to apply to Sphere to join the program again - you might also like to check out our new Trilon Mentor Program for young people.  

Applications due by 11.59pm Wednesday April 26th 2023. 

South West MESS is a project developed by South West Local Learning & Employment Network, One Day Studios and MESS, and supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria - Music Works. Beyond the Bell and Australia Council for the Arts. 

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Name *
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Council Area *
What is your age? *
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Do you belong to any of the following groups? (tick all that apply) *
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Are you currently studying music or creative audio? (tick all that apply) *
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If you are currently attending secondary school, what year will you be in in 2023?  *
If you live outside of Warrnambool, we may be able to provide travel and accommodation assistance for you to participate. Let us know if you might require any of these (tick all that apply)
Tell us about why you'd like to participate in this program and how it could benefit your music practice (dot points are fine) *
What would you consider your primary instrument or creative tool? (It's also ok if this isn't an electronic instrument, and also fine if this isn't a traditional instrument - you can say phone, computer, tape machine, etc.) *
Share some of your music/sound with us. Please post a link to a publicly accessible account where we can listen to something you've made, or been part of making. (It's also ok if you don't have anything to share!) *
Can you provide us with the name and contact details of a referee (this could be your music teacher, a school teacher or someone who knows about your interest in music and audio? *
I have read the schedule overview and confirm that if my application is successful, I will be able to attend the sessions outlined between April 28 and May 7 2023. *
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