Visual Artist Ashwe is traveling to make a magazine on the topic of abstract generative art and dark extinction while exploring art practices abroad.

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Visual artist creating the REFLECT INSECT Art magazine

Image credits: Ashwe Myasein

UMI Arts' fundraising is to support artists development and foster community engagement.

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UMI Arts is an incubator for artists for the Far North Queensland region including the Torres Strait. We play a vital role in the preservation and maintenance of First Nations culture and arts for over 20 years.

Image credits: Veronica - Blueclick Photography

A vibrant celebration of iconic Australian illustration, raising vital funds to keep the Cyril Callister Museum’s stories alive and thriving.

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Own a piece of Australian nostalgia and support the Cyril Callister Vegemite Museum. To celebrate Vegemite’s 103rd birthday, renowned illustrator Peter Viska has generously donated 20 limited-edition signed prints to help raise funds for our volunteer-run museum. Peter is best known for bringing Australian childhood humour to life in classics including Far Out, Brussel Sprout! and All Right, Vegemite! Only 20 available: $150 + GST. A special piece of Australian art. A very practical way to help secure the museum’s future.

Image credits: Peter Viska

Support Dots+Loops’ flagship biennial festival NONSTOP and our emerging artists Fellowship Program this AusArt Day!

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Dots+Loops is Australia’s post-genre music and arts series, inclusively exploring the spaces in between a traditional classical concert, an underground club gig, and an experimental art show. We take exciting, adventurous and thought-provoking live art of all kinds, and present it in relaxed, accessible urban spaces. Combined with a passion for community, social equity, and quality over quantity, our shows culminate in a unique performance experience, which has been consistently applauded by critics, audiences and performers alike.

Image credits: photo by Reuben Fenemore

Help us bring more circus to Ipswich in 2027, creating opportunities for young people, audiences and Queensland circus artists.

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Circus Ipswich is a community circus organisation bringing the joy, creativity and artistry of circus to Ipswich. We create welcoming opportunities for children, young people, emerging artists and communities to learn, create and perform, while championing circus as a legitimate art form. Through participation, performance and events, we build confidence, connection and belonging.

Help young people access life-changing theatre experiences, creative learning opportunities, and pathways to a brighter future through MTC Education.

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Melbourne Theatre Company is Victoria’s state theatre company, dedicated to bold and compelling storytelling. For over 70 years, we have presented more than 850 productions, championing groundbreaking new work and shaping Australia’s cultural landscape through exceptional theatre that inspires, challenges and connects audiences.

Image credits: Emily Doyle

Support a culturally urgent Australian LGBTQIA+ Horror confronting forgotten Queer history, prejudice, vulnerability and the search for love.

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Based in Tarntanya (Adelaide), George Kellis (he/him) is a neurodivergent writer, working professionally as a Social Worker. Obtaining his Diploma of Screen from the Adelaide College of the Arts, as well as Introduction to Filmmaking with the Mercury and AFTRS, George’s writing has advanced in international screenplay competitions including Austin Film Festival. A passionate advocate and member of the Department for Human Services LGBTIQA+ Minister’s Advisory Council, George’s writing showcases his unique lived experiences with authentic, underrepresented characters.

Image credits: George Kellis

Help six First Nations artists create bold new dance theatre driven by street dance, skateboarding, vogueing and roller skating.

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Ghenoa Gela is a Torres Strait Islander artist from the Koedal (Crocodile)–Aubaith Clan and Wagadagam, Mualgal-Poid, Aragan, Samsep and Peidu clans. She creates platforms for First Nations artists and stories to thrive, grounded in sea, story and sovereignty. Works include My Urrwai, Fragments of Malungoka and GURR ERA OP.

Image credits: Alex Davies

A national online initiative connecting First Nations young people, mentors and dance educators through fundraising, cultural learning and creative engagement.

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The ELLA Foundation is a First Nations-led arts organisation creating opportunities for young Indigenous people through dance, mentoring, scholarships and cultural leadership programs.

Image credits: Jack of Hearts Photography and Noni Carrol Photography

Help take 'Desirable, Considering' into its next stage of professional development.

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Maya Dove is a Melbourne based actress and playwright who draws on both her experience of living with a disability and her work in the community sector to inform her artistic practice.

Image credits: Photography by Natasha Muhriz

We've been frugal but can't afford a Flugel!

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Melbourne Youth Orchestras (MYO) is Victoria’s leading provider of ensemble music education for young people aged 8 to 25 years of age. Established in 1967, we continue to grow our community on a reputation for excellence, supporting young musicians to reach their potential, in creative and inspirational learning environments.

Image credits: Christine Tan

Raising funds for this years major show

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Vulcana Circus will deliver a targeted matched fundraising campaign to support Cashless & Care-Free, a new site-responsive contemporary circus work exploring the invisible, unpaid and gendered labour of care. The campaign will invite supporters to directly contribute to artist fees, accessibility measures, and participation support for community members involved in the project.

Image credits: Chloe Callistemon

Help artists take climate action by providing the resources, opportunities and support they need to create change through music.

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Green Music Australia is an independent non-profit helping the music industry take practical climate action. We equip artists and industry workers with the skills, resources and platforms to lead change, supporting a thriving music sector and a just, liveable future.

Help preserve community stories and support creative workshops that connect generations through art, music, food and memory.

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Light of Hope Foundation Inc. is a Melbourne community organisation supporting people with disability. Our creative art program offers inclusive, supported workshops where participants build confidence, skills and social connection through painting, drawing and mixed media, in a safe and welcoming space.

Image credits: LightofHopeFoundation_AusArtDay_Marina Naginski

Melbourne Opera's Richard Divall artists share video introductions across AusArt Day, inviting donations to fund their next production.

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Melbourne Opera's Richard Divall Program is an open-age program for emerging opera singers of excellence, preparing them for the rigours of the industry to a performance-ready professional standard. Approaching its tenth year it has supported 52 singers. This unique program is a major investment in the future of opera.

Image credits: Photo: Robin Halls

Duprada’s 2027 NT tour showcases original classical and contemporary works choreographed by NT artists Lynne Hanton, Erin Selleck, Miriam Nicholls and Leisa Jackson.

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Founded in 1984 by Artistic Director Lynne Hanton OAM, Duprada Dance Company is a classically trained ballet company based in Australia's Northern Territory. Maintaining residences in Darwin and Alice Springs, the company delivers professional classical and contemporary dance performances, enriching regional arts while fostering pre-professional talent.

Image credits: Deborah Cleverly

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

South West Music Regional Conservatorium is arguably the most isolated conservatorium in NSW

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South West Music Regional Conservatorium has been delivering and facilitating music education services in isolated and rural NSW communities for over 3 decades. The organization covers a vast area, including Deniliquin, Hay, Barooga, Finley, Leeton, Barham and surrounding towns.

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Contribute to the creation of a new body of work by iZZY iBiS to be exhibited in 2028.

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Social ecological contemporary artist interrogating the age of the anthropocene at the intersections of culture, environment and psychology.

Image credits: photo: Leo Mugo, 2026

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.

Raising funds to help with operational costs for invisible art space exhibitions and events

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invisible art space is an artist-run art gallery in Balmain (White Bay, Sydney) featuring immaterial, digital, experimental arts

Image credits: Photo and projection by Kath O'Donnell

Help us fund our 2027 season and keep ambitious, compassionate indie theatre alive in Hobart

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Bad Company Theatre produces bold, contemporary theatre with compassion. We support emerging and established Tasmanian artists through ambitious indie productions, emphasising skill development, freedom to play and safe, ethical practice. Our work has received recognition at the Tasmanian Theatre Awards, including a special award for accessibility and inclusion.

Bring participatory art projects to life! Support OSCA to connect artists and communities in creativity. Make art accessible for everyone.

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Open Space Contemporary Arts is an artist led, SA arts organisation dedicated to the development of socially engaged participatory arts practice in public spaces. Under the guiding principle of 'Art for Everyone Everywhere', we create profound responsive arts and cultural outcomes that that connect communities to artists, ideas and places.

Jacob Boehme’s IMIGO is booked to premiere in 2027. Help fund its final development to Step Up to the Stage.

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Moogahlin Performing Arts is a nationally and internationally recognised leading First Peoples company. We’re a not-for-profit, committed to develop, produce, and present new works that are by, with and for our communities. Our flagship, Yellamundie Festival, based in Redfern, has supported the development of 45 works by First Peoples creators.

On the (radical) edges of sound

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Liquid Architecture is a community-founded, artist-first organisation that exists to explore sonic relationships and practices on the radical edges of sound and listening

Answer the call for the Arts at Brown’s Mart this AusArt Day. Your donation will be matched $ for $

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Standing on Larrakia land as the Home of Territory Performing Arts, Brown’s Mart delivers a year-round arts program that champions new work and new voices from the Northern Territory. In and beyond our multiple performance spaces we create and present contemporary performance works which engage with many communities and artforms.

Help STRUT bring a little more dance to WA by supporting the independent artists, audiences and communities who make us move.

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A choreographic centre based in Boorloo/Perth, STRUT nurtures and sustains a thriving community of diverse dance artists and connects them with audiences to share their work. For over 20 years, STRUT has provided our members with the training, opportunities and belief they need to build ambitious, creative lives.

Image credits: Subliminal Drift (2023) by Laura Boynes. Commissioned by STRUT Dance and the Fremantle Biennale for SIGNALS 23. Photo by Rebecca Mansell.

‘Phoenix’ is Rhiannon’s self-written, self-produced Alt-R&B album, featuring BigYuki, Javier Santiago, Sam Barsh and Adam Deitch, celebrating authentic female-led artistry.

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Rhiannon is an award-winning Australian musician, songwriter, producer, and mix engineer whose work spans diverse genres and global collaborations. A Berklee College of Music alumna and Recording Academy/GRAMMYs member, she has earned 35+ awards, contributed to acclaimed projects, and collaborated with leading artists while developing her own self-produced music.

Image credits: Lovegreen Photography

Help us raise $5,000 to keep Muddy River Festival free and accessible for everyone in our river community.

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Fuel the Future of Muddy River Festival, a community-led music festival on the banks of the Cooks River. Through live music, hands-on education and community, we bring catchment neighbours together to celebrate this vital waterway, deepen our care for Our Backyard River and discover how we can help it heal.

Image credits: Adelaide Dalton

Help Passage remain free, open 24 hours and able to commission ambitious new work by Australian artists.

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Passage is a not-for-profit installation art gallery in Sydney’s Haymarket. Operating through a 24-hour public-facing window, Passage commissions ambitious new work by emerging and established artists. Our free exhibitions, bilingual interpretation and public programs create accessible encounters with contemporary art while supporting experimentation, exchange and artist development.

Image credits: Jack Ball, 'MYSTERY SOLVED', 2026, Installation image at Passage Gallery. Photographed by Document Photography

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.

For forty-six years this building has been the room where Australian theatre starts. Help us keep the door open.

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Theatre Works, one of Australia's longest-running independent theatres. Since 1980, Theatre Works has championed bold artists and marginalised voices. Our aim: to be Australia's epicentre for independent theatre, empowering diverse artists to create ambitious, boundary-pushing contemporary works.

Image credits: Matthew Chen