Australian Art Orchestra and TarraWarra Museum of Art announce a new partnership and work together to leverage support for a new commission.

About Australian Art Orchestra

Australian Art Orchestra is Australia's premier creative music ensemble, with an emphasis on improvisation to explore disciplines and cultures.

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Support the next generation of artists in Kamberri/Canberra by helping us deliver a range of professional development opportunities.

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Canberra Contemporary is one of Australia’s leading independent contemporary visual arts organisations. Working with artists from Kamberri/Canberra and beyond, we provide opportunities for emerging and established creatives to experiment and exhibit. Exhibitions and related public programs run at Canberra Contemporary in Parkes ACT and Platform, a satellite project space in Manuka ACT.

Help Perth International Jazz Festival keep ticket prices down, support local artists and plan for the future. 

About Perth International Jazz Festival

The Perth International Jazz Festival is a dynamic 10-day live music festival, bringing the very best live jazz to Perth, from all over the world.

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Help me build the next chapter of Bharatanatyam in Australia

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Help me build the next chapter of Bharatanatyam in Australia

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Help us buy a giant gumball machine to support the Little Orange artist studio to make and sell limited edition artworks. 

About Little Orange studio for artists with disability: Campbelltown Arts Centre

Little Orange is a Campbelltown Arts Centre working studio for artists who identify as a person living with disability, d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing and/or Disabled Creatives.

Image credits: Collage by Campbelltown Arts Centre, featuring Little Orange artist portraits by Nancy Trieu.

Support Melanie Lane’s 2026 program, including development of a major new work, The Lost Ones, and the presentation of new and existing works.

About Melanie Lane

Melanie Lane is one of Australia's leading choreographic voices. Her ambitious creations have been presented globally at major festivals and theatres.

Image credits: Arkadia by Melanie Lane [dancers: Rachel Coulson, Tyrel Dulvarie, Ben Hancock, Georgia Rudd and Samuel Harnett-Welk] photo credit - Gianna Rizzo

Turn big dreams into standing ovations — help The Little Red Company create bold new Australian shows that celebrate local stories, music, and artists.

About The Little Red Company

The Little Red Company has pioneered a unique brand of music-driven theatrical experiences which attract new audiences to the theatre. 

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This AusArt Day, adopt a puppet! Become a Puppet Parent and help bring stories to WA families, from just $75.

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Founded in 1981 in Fremantle, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is Western Australia’s longest-running theatre company and a recognised leader in puppetry nationally and internationally. Each year, the company presents seasons in Perth and tours regionally, nationally, and abroad, engaging more than 200,000 people in the joy of storytelling through puppetry.

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Support Long Listen - a bold festival offering world-class musicians, culture & international collaboration and transformative regional impact.

About Long Listen

Long Listen is a new boutique annual music festival on the Sunshine Coast.

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Help bring two Australian short films to life—Creative Australia matches every dollar you give 1:1 on AusArt Day!

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After successfully producing the short film 'Tick Tock', Lithgow film co-op words2screen™ is taking two new character-driven stories—'A Sweet Farewell' and 'Maddie and Paul'—from page to screen, connecting regional Australian film from the Central Tablelands with national and global audiences.

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To mark 45 years as Australia’s largest open-access print studio, Megalo Print Studio invites you to invest in the future of printmaking.

About Megalo Print Studio

Megalo is the only studio in Australia – and one of very few worldwide – to provide artists, creative practitioners and the broader community, at all stages, with access to facilities in the full range of print disciplines: screenprint, lithography, relief and intaglio

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Double the tickets and bring busloads of regional kids to experience live arts and culture.

About The Country Arts Foundation

Increasing access and strengthening regional communities in South Australia through the arts.

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The ambition is to revive & modernise the visual still life concept for our time, using modern symbolism & meaningful elements.

About Danièle Lamarche-Sarvia

Danièle learned life drawing at the Montréal Museum Summer School at fifteen years old. I am now a seasoned visual artist.

Image credits: Photo: Danièle Lamarche-Sarvia

The Stellar Company are raising funds to support the development and employment opportunities of the Chamaeleon Collective, Canberra's inclusive dance company.

About The Stellar Company

The Stellar Company is a multi-arts program for people of all abilities and backgrounds with a focus on cultural equity and sustainability.

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StorySALOON brings Australian short stories onto the stage—and to readers and listeners across Australia.

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StorySALOON’s mission is to support Australian writers and showcase the Australian short story. We do this by selecting the best contemporary published short stories, put them on stage to be read by a talented actor to a live audience, record and then edit for podcast. Each short story becomes a unique, beautifully produced episode which can be heard now and into the future

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Support live music, cultural connection and creative collaboration through SwaraSynthesis performances bringing diverse musical traditions together.

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SwaraSynthesis is a Perth-based contemporary Indian-global music collective led by composer and sarod artist Avra Banerjee. Blending Indian classical traditions with contemporary sounds, movement and storytelling, SwaraSynthesis creates immersive performances that connect cultures, musicians and audiences through original music and cross-cultural collaboration.

Image credits: SWARASYNTHESIS_ONE WORLD MANY SOUNDS_LUCA OSSANI

Help young Tasmanians find their voice. Your gift brings singing opportunities to young people in every corner of the state.

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Festival of Voices brings people together through the joy of singing. Australia's largest singing festival and lutruwita / Tasmania's longest-running winter festival, it welcomes every voice each July, from first-time singers to the world's finest artists, through concerts, workshops, mass singalongs and free community events in Hobart and across the state.

Help regional, remote and First Nations music teachers take part in transformative professional learning opportunities and strengthen their communities.

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At AMEB, we know that learning music makes a world of difference. We've been helping people access, grow and connect through music for more than 100 years. As a national not-for-profit organisation, we work with teachers, learners and communities across Australia to create opportunities and remove barriers to participation.

Help us transform Backbone Youth Arts' venue space to give emerging artists an upgraded, accessible and low-cost home for their creative practice.

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Backbone Youth Arts is Queensland’s longest running youth arts organisation cultivating the next generation of artists, creative entrepreneurs, and cultural leaders. Backbone facilitates education, industry connection, and creation of new works through our year-round programming. Our award-winning residency and flagship event Backbone Festival offers strong career pathways for young artists.

A new touring theatre work from Stephen Noonan for young audiences and their families.

About Stephen Noonan

Stephen Noonan makes high quality meticulously crafted performances for young audiences. His performances are poetic, nonverbal & highly visual.

Image credits: Photo: Dave Brown

Invest in a creative future of bold, diverse artist led work, powered by visibility and belonging.

About Second Echo Ensemble

Second Echo Ensemble is a Tasmanian-based performance company creating bold work with artists with and without disability.

Image credits: Photo: Jesse Hunniford

Help bring live peace-themed bell music, new collaborations and participatory performances to schools, communities and public audiences across Australia.

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Dr Thomas Laue is a carillonist, music educator and trustee. For 14 years, he has collaborated with instrumentalists, singers, including First Nations musicians and diplomatic missions in Australia. An international prize-winning performer, composer and arranger, he curates and performs bell music connecting communities through peace, remembrance and shared artistic experience.

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Join Public Galleries Association of Victoria in keeping Victoria's public galleries free, vibrant and welcoming!

About Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) 

Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) is the peak body representing a dynamic network of 75 galleries across Victoria.

Image credits: Image: PGAV Condition Reporting Workshop, 2024

Believe in Australian art and support the creation of new artworks for TarraWarra Biennial 2027.

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From 31 July to 14 November 2027, TarraWarra Museum of Art presents the tenth TarraWarra Biennial, This Hand of Mine, curated by Dr Mikala Tai. Exploring superstition, ritual, intuition and belief, the exhibition features major new commissions by leading Australian artists, transforming the museum into a site of discovery, reflection and wonder.

 

Every voice deserves a seat at the table. Your donation breaks geographic barriers, helping culturally and racially marginalised leaders shape Australia’s creative future.

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Diversity Arts Australia (DARTS) is the national voice for ethno-cultural and migrant racial equity in Australia’s arts and creative industries. Grounded in human rights, social justice and self-determination, DARTS advocates for greater diversity, inclusion and participation, supporting the sector to shape stories, leadership and cultural practices that reflect contemporary Australia.

Image credits: Shifting the Balance Leadership Program Mixer. Photo credit: Benjamin Tiger La for Diversity Arts Australia

Help Melbourne Chamber Orchestra bring joy and connection to senior citizens in Victorian aged care homes through music!

About Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (MCO)

The MCO is Victoria’s preeminent professional chamber orchestra.

Image credits: Photo: Adele Schonhardt OAM

A curator-run initiative supporting collective learning, experimentation and exchange across Sydney’s independent arts community.

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CARRRY is a curator-run initiative creating spaces for curators, artists and arts workers to learn, experiment and work together. Through exhibitions, zines, workshops, public programs and shared resources, CARRRY explores curating as a collective practice built around exchange, experimentation, care and the people who make cultural work possible.

Make Regional Art Happen is raising $20,000 to help fund a Small Halls Commission, creating an opportunity for a regional Victorian community and a local artist or creative organisation to come together to develop and present a brand-new work, made in and for their community.

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Regional Arts Victoria backs artists and communities across regional Victoria to make, participate in, and experience creative work

Image credits: It’s No Drama. Photo: Lauren Murphy

Help award-winning Australian singer-songwriter and cellist Alice Hurwood record and produce her next album.

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Australian singer/songwriter and cellist Alice Hurwood creates intimate folk-pop that shimmers with emotional depth. Blending angelic vocals with atmospheric cello lines, Alice crafts songs that feel delicately powerful, inviting listeners into spaces shaped by vulnerability and warmth.

Support the next chapter of Notes of Self as it tours internationally, connecting audiences of all ages through movement, imagination and shared discovery.

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James Batchelor and Collaborators are a creative team led by choreographer James Batchelor, working between Australia and Europe. Across performance, research and education, they create ambitious choreographic encounters shaped by attention, imagination and movement. Their practice explores how dance connects people, histories and ideas, with a particular focus on intergenerational exchange and transmission.

Image credits: Morgan Hickinbotham

Support the next wave of writers to tell the Australian stories that are not already being told.

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The Wheeler Centre is Australia’s only dedicated hub for Books, Writing and Ideas – a place where audiences connect with leading writers and thinkers from across Australia and the world.

Ticket sales add up to less than 30% of the true cost of producing the Sydney Film Festival.

About Sydney Film Festival

Sydney Film Festival takes place at its flagship venue the State Theatre, as well as cinemas in the CBD, Newtown, Cremorne, Randwick, and more, screening films you won’t usually find in the multiplex.