An all-ages circus show celebrating Australia’s greatest public space, Under The Big Cabana is the newest creation from Glitter Martini.

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Glitter Martini is a South East Queensland modern circus company, passionate about producing circus shows are joyful, inviting, and appealing to the general public. They produce shows in festival environments, theatres, and in unusual/unexpected spaces.

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We're celebrating the artists who shaped KXT over the past 10 years - and securing opportunities for the next generation.

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KXT On Broadway is an award-winning independent theatre in the City of Sydney, providing opportunities and support for the next generation of artists, prioritising artists from under-represented communities.. Since launching in 2015, KXT has led the way in offering accessible opportunities, impactful professional development and genuine pathways for career progression to hundreds of young artists every year.

Image credits: Clare Hawley

Support the next phase of Ensemble Offspring’s acclaimed Hatched Academy as it expands into a dynamic Composer & Performer Intensive.

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Ensemble Offspring is Australia’s leading new music group, standing at the forefront of musical innovation for over 30 years. Led by renowned percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, the ensemble unites the country’s most fearless and virtuosic instrumentalists. Together, they champion living and marginalised voices through kaleidoscopically varied performances of Australian music.

Image credits: Oliver Miller

Today is AusArt Day! For one day of giving I am asking you to support my new dance work The Other Side of Half to help bring it to life.

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Deanne Butterworth is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and teacher whose practice is preoccupied with the investigation of movement and how it relates to the physical, emotional, and sonic space in which it is located. A graduate of WAAPA she has shown her work and performed in the works of other choreographers both nationally and internationally since 1995.

SNO will be hosting an online exhibition of drawings by Australian sculptor Lyndon Dadswell (1908-1986).

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SNO, founded in 2005, is a gallery and research centre curating Concréte nonobjective formalist abstract art nationally and internationally.

Help young Victorians see the world through photography. Your donation supports free photography experiences for regional students.

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Ballarat International Foto Biennale brings world-class photography to regional Victoria, connecting artists and audiences through exhibitions, education and public programs. We believe photography can change the way we see ourselves and the world. We champion photography, support artists and create opportunities for people of all ages to experience, explore and engage with it.

Be part of creating "Somebody Groovy", a new cabaret celebrating the music, women and cultural revolution of the 60's and 70's.

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Charlee Watt is an award-winning cabaret artist, singer and producer from regional South Australia. Blending powerhouse vocals, storytelling and a contemporary perspective, she reimagines iconic music through the next generation’s eyes.

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.

Image credits: Cooper Brady & Lindy Storee Smith

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

Support DRILL Performance’s youth dance programs and help build confidence, connection, & emotional intelligence that help our communities prosper.

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DRILL is Nipaluna/Hobart’s youth dance company where young people aged 9-15 take active roles as the makers of our performance work. DRILL facilitates collaborations with inspiring professional and emerging artists in the studio, on stage and in our schools, providing holistic artistic and social skills development, creating resilience and building confidence while creating performance work.

Image credits: Katie Palmer

Give a Buck to Melbourne Fringe on 22 October and your donation will be matched, doubling your support for independent artists.

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Melbourne Fringe is Victoria’s biggest multi-arts festival and a champion of independent art and creative risk. We support artists to develop, present and find audiences for bold new work, creating opportunities for thousands of artists each year. Our Festival brings artists and audiences together to discover new ideas, new voices and unexpected experiences.

Image credits: Carlin and Camera

KINGS supports the presentation of critical and experimental projects through a dedicated mentorship model at pivotal points in artists’ journeys.

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KINGS Artist-Run is a contemporary arts organisation supporting emerging and early-career creative practitioners, delivering an annual suite of exhibitions, performances, publishing initiatives, and curatorial outcomes. Established in 2003 as an experimental video site, KINGS continues to be communally driven by a volunteer collective of artists, writers, performers, curators and academics.

Image credits: KINGS ARTIST-RUN_THANG DO 2026 ALPHABET PERFORMANCE_KIM FENG PHOTOGRAPHY

What happens when you move somewhere to follow your dreams, only to find that place seemingly falling apart around you?

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Ayda Akbal is a Turkish-Australian composer and artist whose work explores culture, identity, and belonging through screen and contemporary music. Named 2025 Australian Emerging Screen Composer of the Year, she has scored The Official Marvel Podcast, orchestrated the Emmy-winning John Candy: I Like Me, and created her artist album Where Do I Belong? Here.

Image credits: Lucy Davidson

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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Every emerging circus artist needs support to participate, and a place to perform. Help CircoBats create both, through scholarships, community workshops and performances across South Australia.

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A South Australian not-for-profit community circus school dedicated to ensuring high quality and accessible circus experiences are available to artists and performers of all ages and abilities. Based on Kaurna land in Adelaide. We believe circus should be accessible to everybody, and performed everywhere.

Gasworks is raising $15,000 for our 15 resident artists to celebrate our 40th birthday with a group exhibition Revelry.

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Gasworks is a home for creativity - a vital precinct in Albert Park where people gather for connection and to experience the transformative power of art. Home to 15 resident artist studios, two galleries, two theatres and a café, Gasworks supports artists from entry-level to professional practice across every art form.

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YOUNG VOICES. BIG IMPACT. A youth-led campaign for 2027 AKIN regional songwriting workshops.

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The House That Dan Built is a Sydney-based not-for-profit music organisation dedicated to supporting girls and women to find their voice - to be heard, to connect, and to share joy. Through music education, community-led songwriting, and professional development, we create pathways for emerging female artists across NSW.

Image credits: The House That Dan Built

This fundraising campaign will help Australian Book Review continue to support freelance writers and the wider Australian literary community.

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Australian Book Review (ABR) supports Australian writers, reading and cultural criticism through its monthly print and online magazine, publishing critical and creative writing of the highest standard.

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Writers tell their own stories: how workshops, groups, prizes and scholarships at Writing NSW changed their creative lives.

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Writing NSW is the state’s leading provider of services to writers, including courses, seminars and workshops, writing groups, festivals and events, grants and prizes, and information and advice. A not-for-profit organisation formerly known as the NSW Writers’ Centre, we have been providing quality support to the writers of our state since 1991.

Image credits: NSW Writers' Centre Inc. trading as Writing NSW

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.

Eternal River is a major new work, inviting voices traditionally left at the edges of opera into its creation.

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At the heart of Second Echo Ensemble (SEE) are the artists who make and perform the work. Some live with disabilities, and some do not. We have toured our work internationally and are committed to reimagining how art is made, who can make it and where it happens.

Image credits: Second Echo Ensemble performing Relâche-The Last Dance on Earth on 27 February 2025 at Odeon Hobart. Photograph taken by Jesse Hunniford.

Brink turns 30. This AusArt Day, help fund our next 30 and see your donation doubled.

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Thirty years ago, seven young actors took a leap of faith and started Brink. What began with seven people has grown into thirty years of new Australian theatre.

Today, Brink is still taking those risks, on new work, new voices, new stages. That’s why ambitious theatre gets made in South Australia.

Now we’re asking you to back the next thirty years.

Every gift helps build on Brink’s legacy.

Please join us.

DONATE + DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!

 

Image credits: BRINK_COLLAGE_VARIOUS. Top: When the Rain Stops Falling, photo Jeff Busby / Middle left: Looking for Alibrandi, photo Matt Byrne / Middle centre: A Voice Like Shrapnel, photo Claude Raschella / Middle right: Love Don't Live Here Anymore. photo Claude Rasc

Give to the Brandenburg, and you support excellence in musicianship, education for our youngest audiences, and experience for emerging artists.

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The Brandenburg are international leaders in the presentation and fearless exploration of music on period instruments with a focus on Baroque and early music. Our experiences are excellent, passionate, uniquely Australian, and presented in enlivening and unexpected ways. Our ensemble of specialist musicians from across the country enchant audiences everywhere.

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

Restless Dance Theatre is creating Enough a powerful new work by Artistic Director Michelle Ryan, placing disabled and neurodivergent artists at the centre of a conversation about identity, belonging, self-worth and what it means to live authentically.

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Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading force in inclusive contemporary dance. On stage, on film and in unexpected spaces, we create bold, visually arresting dance theatre that challenges convention, shifts perspectives and redefines what virtuosity looks like. Through early engagement programs, rigorous training and professional pathways, we build meaningful, sustained careers for neurodivergent and disabled artists.

Image credits: Ruby Boland photography

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.

Image credits: Paul Furse / Frontrow Foto

We’re raising funds to deliver Making Tracks — a Training and Development program for emerging First Nations circus artists and arts workers.

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Na Djinang Circus is a First Nations contemporary circus company creating a powerful voice for Blak Australian circus nationally and internationally. Through research, articulation and agitation, we bring Indigenous Cultural knowledge and contemporary circus together, making work that moves beyond the theatre into public spaces and communities, inseparable from the people and places it grows from.

Image credits: Tiffany Garvie

Help keep artists employed, visible, and thriving in Canberra. Every dollar powers the future of the arts in the ACT.

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Based on Ngunnawal Country (Canberra), Australian Dance Party (ADP) is the ACT’s flagship professional contemporary dance company and its largest employer of professional dance artists. Celebrating a decade of bold, socially responsive creation, ADP energises public space, sparks civic dialogue, and drives the regional dance ecosystem. As the primary organisation in the ACT offering viable professional careers in contemporary dance, ADP retains local talent, nurtures emerging national voices, and creates vital return pathways and professional development for established artists.

Image credits: O+J Wikner photography. Dancer: Jahna Lugnan

Help SLIDE bring The Letters to life, connecting generations through dance, storytelling, memory and the voices of young artists.

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SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre is a Darwin-based youth arts organisation creating bold, inclusive contemporary dance theatre with and for young people. Through performance, mentorship and creative development, SLIDE empowers emerging artists, amplifies young voices and connects audiences through stories that reflect contemporary life, community and the Northern Territory

Image credits: Jacob Scott

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

Help FLUXUS give one successful Opera Lab project a supported development week with professional performers, culminating in a public showing.

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The FLUXUS Opera Lab nurtures and develops new Australian opera and operatic hybrid works through mentorship, collaboration and financial support. Through ‘Opera in a Day’, its annual Opera Lab mentorship and grant program, and the further development of new work, FLUXUS is building an essential pipeline connecting Australian creatives to the stage.

Image credits: Alan Moyle

Support towards gallery fees and logistics costs for encaustic artists to participate in an encaustic-only exhibition in September 2027, in the Blue Mountains NSW.

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OZNZ Encaustic is a collective founded in 2021, with artists located across Australia and New Zealand, who work with Encaustic Medium. 2026 sees its CONNECT program take off to help strengthen members' artistic voices, their presentation and online presence & learning more about approaching galleries & more.

Image credits: Sue Baker