Help create the next chapter of NAFA, bringing ambitious arts experiences to Townsville and North Queensland.

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Something special happens here and you make it possible. NAFA is proud to bring world-class performances, vibrant community programs, and unforgettable arts experiences to Townsville each year. Your support ensures we can continue to grow our festival, engage local communities, and celebrate creativity in all its forms. Your support helps us dream bigger and we’re deeply grateful for every single donation, whatever its size. This festival is something we build together. Consider making a tax-deductible donation today and be part of our incredible community of donors.

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At Everybody NOW! we bring communities and artists together to create Art that belongs to you. This AusArt Day Support Art made with communities.

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Everybody NOW! creates participatory arts experiences that generate joy. For over a decade, Everybody NOW! has championed local storytelling, intergenerational participation, and an arts-led approach to nurturing belonging and social cohesion — moving playfully between performance, music, writing, dance and visual arts to bring communities and artists together.

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Metro Arts emboldens artists to push boundaries, generate new ideas, create powerful work - WITH SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

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Queensland’s home for artists' development in contemporary and experimental practice for over 45 years, ensuring art starts conversations, dissolves barriers, challenges thinking and enriches lives. In the last 5 years, Metro Arts delivered 85 exhibitions, 93 performance seasons, 22 Artist residencies, 42 new performance developments; and 249 community events.

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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.

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Be part of Isabella Gerometa’s new arrangement for Muses Trio’s Her Australian Songbook, celebrating iconic songs by Australian female pop artists, ready for studio recording and national touring 2027.

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Isabella Gerometta is an Australian composer and conductor. She has prepared and directed choruses for a number of events with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, working alongside internationally recognised conductors such as Simone Young and Alondra de la Parra. She has also co-directed a number of concerts for The Australian Voices, including Everyday Requiem in collaboration with Expressions Dance Company in 2018.

Muses Trio is an acclaimed ensemble dedicated to celebrating music composed by women, performed by women since 2013. Through compelling performances, recordings and collaborations, the trio champions women’s voices across generations. In 2025, Muses Trio was honoured with the APRA AMCOS Luminary Award for its contribution to Australian art music.

Elevate disabled and d/Deaf artists by causing a Commotion. Every donation supports our development program and secures Undercover Artist Festival’s future.

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Access Arts is Queensland’s leader in disability arts, creating opportunities for disabled and d/Deaf artists to develop, create and present work locally and nationally. Undercover Artist Festival is Australia’s disability-led arts festival, championing artistic excellence, inclusion and leadership through the Festival and development program, Commotion.

45 Keepers. 4 communities. 7 years. 1000's of Sunshine Coast stories. Help us create a permanent digital home for the Keeper Project.

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For more than 24 years, Red Chair has worked alongside independent artists and communities to bring new work to life. At the heart of our work is connection: between artists and audiences, between creative practice and place, and between people coming together to share live experiences. The Keeper Project is a long-form, socially engaged public art project that unfolds in everyday spaces, inviting communities to see their surroundings in new ways. The project places local artists into a temporary role as “Keepers” – observers, collectors, makers and storytellers embedded within the life of a place.

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In 2026, A_PART successfully presented its first LIVE program in Kombumerri and Bundjalung countries (Gold Coast and Byron Bay). This campaign is to support A_PART LIVE_02 IN 2027.

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A_PART is an artist-run arts movement based in Kombumerri Country/Gold Coast, providing a conduit and outlet for artists and communities, enabling meaningful exchange and creation within and between Indonesia, Australia + the World. A_PART is also home to the artistic projects of founder Juliet Widyasari Burnett.

FREEDOM is an immersive, multi-disciplinary arts project curated by Lisa Behan for Creatives Inc. The project addresses the heavy realities of domestic violence and coercive control, transforming experiences of trauma into a powerful collective reclamation of feminine liberty. The project is created to highlight women's strength, regional creative practitioners, and the broader community.

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Creatives Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation incorporated in 2015, initially established to bring music to the streets in a unique, engaging way. From the outset, GC Creative Inc. has focused on advocacy and community development, working to build a strong cultural presence across Southern Queensland. Our vision is to accelerate collaborative partnerships with local organisations, businesses, artists, and communities, enriching people’s lives through the arts, culture, and heritage.

Support an independent artist exploring identity, belonging, migration and citizenship through painting, hair stitching and mixed media.

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Sorour is an Iranian-Australian multidisciplinary artist living and working on Canaipa, Queensland. Her practice explores identity and belonging through mixed-media and hair stitching. Drawing on personal experience and local environments, she transforms familiar materials into works that consider visibility, displacement and the complex process of finding where we belong.

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.

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A generous supporter will match every dollar raised this AusArt Day, up to $10,000, for AFCM Pathways.

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The Australian Festival of Chamber Music brings the world's finest musicians to Cairns-Gimuy each July. Your donation fuels our AFCM Pathways Program, which gives emerging Australian musicians and composers masterclasses, mentorship and performance opportunities year-round, building the next generation of chamber music talent.

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Funds we seek will help bring project specific cultural assets home to the regions and to civic national institutions.

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For five decades Paul J Ryan's photography has been his primary art form along with film, publishing, sound recordings and installations to provide civic engagement activities across north Australia, metropolitan Sydney, Melbourne and internationally.

Image credits: Photograph: Paul J Ryan

Help PARKER Contemporary improve the gallery, from stronger exhibition walls to essential behind-the-scenes infrastructure, creating greater possibilities for years to come

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Located in Brisbane’s Fish Lane Arts Precinct, PARKER Contemporary presents printmaking and papermaking as vital, evolving forms in contemporary art. The gallery works with emerging and established artists who push image, object, process and materiality in new directions, creating memorable exhibitions, thoughtful conversations and lasting connections between compelling art, audiences and collectors alike.

Image credits: Gallery Director & Founder, Emily Parker at PARKER Contemporary. Photo credit: Russell Shakespeare.

Help JUTE Theatre Company bring Wanda Gibson’s award-winning children’s book Three Dresses from page to stage.

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JUTE Theatre Company is a Cairns/Gimuy-based theatre company creating, producing and touring new Australian theatre from regional Queensland. Since 1992, JUTE has championed regional artists, stories and audiences through main stage productions, new work development, artist pathways, youth and community programs, and sector-building initiatives including DARTS and RASN.

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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.

Help take The Last Salon from creative development to rehearsal and its first public pilot presentation.

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Broad Encounters creates bold immersive theatre that puts audiences at the heart of the action. Since 2018, more than 176,000 people have stepped inside our worlds across Australia. This AusArt Day, we’re inviting audiences to help bring our newest immersive work, The Last Salon, to life.

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Help us bring Stalin’s Piano and So Much Myself into their next life.

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Sonya Lifschitz, Ukrainian-Australian pianist, and composer Robert Davidson together create new storytelling approaches, weaving melodies from speech with virtuoso piano and archival footage. Their work has featured in the Lincoln Center, Barbican, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Darwin and Brisbane Festivals, amongst many others.

Be part of Belloo’s next decade of bold Australian performance: invest in untold stories, mentorship, intercultural exchange and community connection.

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Belloo is a female-led, award-winning contemporary performance company creating bold, interdisciplinary work across theatre, installation and digital forms. Through long-term collaboration, intercultural exchange and process-led creation, we blend text, movement and design to create original, dynamic work that connects artists and audiences across cultures and contexts.

Discover what it really takes to bring a new Australian song cycle to life and help make the next one possible.

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Australian Vocal Ensemble (AVÉ),brings together Katie Noonan, Hannah Fraser, Louis Hurley and Andrew O’Connor to commission, perform, record and tour new Australian vocal music using the text of Australian poets and authors. Since 2021, AVÉ has commissioned over 60 new works and shares contemporary Australian music with audiences nationally.

Help us put 200 books into young hands, inspiring children to read, imagine, create and begin writing stories of their own.

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Storyfest is a Queensland-based children’s literacy charity connecting young people with the transformative power of stories. Through writers’ festivals, regional programs and year-round initiatives, Storyfest brings Australian authors, illustrators and storytellers directly to young readers, inspiring a love of reading, nurturing creativity and ensuring stories are accessible to every child.

Image credits: Somerset Storyfest/Aaron Skinn

Help us raise $15,000 to deliver INCUBATOR in 2027—supporting emerging playwrights to write bold new Australian work.

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Playlab Theatre develops, publishes and produces contemporary Australian plays. We champion playwrights through dramaturgy, process pathways and education, connecting bold new stories with audiences and classrooms nationwide. In 2026, we celebrate 10 years of producing live theatre—supporting the next wave of local storytellers from page to stage.

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Help make art happen by supporting creative opportunities across the Sunshine Coast’s region for the next generation of artists.

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Sunshine Coast’s Regional Gallery in Caloundra presents exhibitions, public programs and learning experiences that connect communities with art and artists. The Gallery supports creative development, celebrates local and national practice, and helps people of all ages experience, understand and participate in contemporary art.

Help CIAF artists cross the Blue Highway to Hong Kong — carrying Queensland First Nations art to new shores.

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Australia’s premier First Nations-led art fair, CIAF is a year-round platform celebrating Queensland’s Aboriginal and Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait Islander art, culture and storytelling. Since 2009, it has delivered $60.9 million in economic impact, creating transformative opportunities for artists while connecting ethical practice, cultural exchange and contemporary expression with global audiences.

Your donation will help empower women, girls, and non-binary people to build confidence, create change, and strengthen communities across Australia.
 

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WOW - Women of the World Australia is a powerful, community-driven movement that celebrates gender equality, diversity, and the achievements of women/girls and gender diverse people through an annual program of Festivals & Events. Originating in Brisbane, the Australian branch advocates for intersectional inclusion and centers the voices of First Nations and regional women. WOW actively works alongside UN Women Australia to back gender equality. Through story, music and the arts, WOW empowers women across Australia.

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Reaching more people to hold their hands as they walk with the magic of Art Therapy

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As an artist and an art therapist my goals are the same: Vision: Authentic and meaningful living expressed creatively through every individual ​ Mission: To help people connect to their inner creator and empower them to explore and express their unique experience of the world through the use of Art Therapy Values: Creative Expression | Empowerment | Self-Exploration | Belonging & Purpose

Help us add steps connecting our deck to our beautiful outdoor space, creating easier access for community activities and events.

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Creative Hearts Co. is a social enterprise and vibrant arts hub based in Brookwater, Queensland. We exist to make arts and culture accessible, bring people together and create community impact. Through exhibitions, workshops, creative programs and partnerships, we support creatives, celebrate diverse stories and foster connection, belonging and opportunity.

Raising funds for artists to occupy more space: studio space, materials, exhibitions and public engagement

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Founded in 2018, Vacant Assembly is an experimental arts and culture hub that challenges how we can build and sustain creative communities, as well as the practices of those within them. We offer exhibition and event space, studios, retail space, hot desks and supported artist development programs.

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Help us share the Shock Therapy! Your donation brings our award-winning Queensland-grown shows to the rest of the country.

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Shock Therapy Arts is a Not-For-Profit social enterprise with ACNC registered charity status. We produce a diverse range of projects, specialising in new Australian text-based plays exploring socio-political and cultural issues. We tour our shows directly into secondary schools and have our work programmed into festivals and major cultural venues.

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Every donation feeds into Dancenorth’s intricately interwoven programs, supporting us to 1) Make and tour exciting new work from the heart of regional North Queensland; 2) Support independent artists to find their voice, hone their practice and stay curious; and 3) Connect the community to dance, themselves and each other.

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A major champion of the arts in North Queensland, Dancenorth Australia balances a dynamic regional presence with a commitment to creating globally celebrated contemporary dance. Dancenorth is an epicentre of cultural change, empowering and supporting a diverse range of independent dance artists, while alchemizing regional and minority communities through movement.

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Studio1 gives Brisbane's independent dance and body-based artists room to grow. Go behind the scenes and help fund what's next.

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Studio1 is Queensland's only dedicated home for independent dance and body-based practice. Through The Workroom Program — Studio1's year-round platform for artist development, research and exchange — more than 30 South East Queensland artists annually are given the time, space and support to explore, develop and test new work, strengthening Brisbane's performance ecology and building sustainable, thriving careers for independent artists.

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Help BlakDance to give First Nations dancers careers, not gigs.

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Help BlakDance to give First Nations dancers careers, not gigs. BlakDance empowers First Nations dancers and choreographers to tell their stories and share their culture through dance.

Image credits: Image: Garabari by Joel Bray Dance, produced by BlakDance, presented at the Sydney Opera House during Sydney Festival 2026. Pictured: Luke Currie-Richardson. Photo: Stephen Wilson Barker.