Find a project you love. Back a project you love. Make Art Happen this AusArt Day
AusArt Day is a nationwide, sector-wide fundraising initiative designed to mobilise artists and arts organisations to raise funds for their work and creative ambitions on a single, powerful day. AusArt Day itself may be over but there's still time to Make Art Happen with many projects still accepting donations.
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Affinity Quartet: Affinity Quartet Unlimited Academy (AQUA)
Affinity Quartet Unlimited Academy responds to a gap in Australia’s chamber music training, fostering the talent of aspiring string quartets.
Euphoria Foundation: Lanterns of Pride
Help us bring culture, creativity and LGBTQIAPN+ pride together for a celebration of connection and belonging.
Space Jump Theatre Company: WORN by Lana Morgan
Support development of a new Australian play by Western Sydney playwright Lana Morgan, amplifying the voices and lived experiences of DV survivors.
Polyglot Theatre: Voice Lab: Kids Have a Say
Support Voice Lab upgrades and ensure even more children have a say about their present and future.
Arts North West: ARTS NORTH WEST CONNECT - Fund the Connection
Fund the Connection and help Arts North West bring regional creatives together to meet, share ideas, collaborate and create new opportunities.
Circus Ipswich: Bring More Circus to Ipswich
Help us bring more circus to Ipswich in 2027, creating opportunities for young people, audiences and Queensland circus artists.
Compañía Pepa Molina: Double the Impact for Emerging Flamenco Artists
Empowering emerging Western Sydney Flamenco artists through professional mentorship, live music training and performance opportunities — from studio to stage.
Australian Centre for the Moving Image: ACMI School Access Fund
Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, create and be inspired. The School Access Fund supports schools with transport and education program costs.
Screen Illawarra: Screen Illawarra Mentoring Campaign
For every $1,000 raised, one emerging filmmaker will enjoy one years mentoring from an experienced filmmaker in the illawarra across 2027.
Art Career Academy: Back an Artist to Go Pro
We're raising funds to award 10 Going Pro scholarships to emerging visual artists across Australia.
Access Arts - Undercover Artist Festival: Cause a Commotion - Undercover Artist Festival
Elevate disabled and d/Deaf artists by causing a Commotion. Every donation supports our development program and secures Undercover Artist Festival’s future.
Canberra Theatre Centre: Make. Theatre. Happen.
Every child in the ACT should experience the performing arts. Help us subsidise student tickets, provide regional access and transport assistance for disadvantaged schools.
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation: Beyond the Fair
Back First Nations artists, stories and culture. Support DAAF Foundation and ensure remote artists can generate meaningful income with pride.
STRUT Dance: A Little More Dance
Help STRUT bring a little more dance to WA by supporting the independent artists, audiences and communities who make us move.
ReAction Theatre: Secret of the Raft
WE’RE ALMOST THERE! HELP US BRING 'SECRET OF THE RAFT' TO THE STAGE.
Canberra Museum + Gallery: Invest in Canberra's Story
Help preserve, discover and share Canberra's stories, ensuring future generations can connect with the people, places and ideas that shape our city.
guymorganartist: STUDIO CLEARANCE
Come and say hello, buy a personally signed book or just have a chinwag about the state of the world.
Seaworks Williamstown: Redevelopment of the Loft Gallery
The Loft Gallery Campaign will transform a historic industrial space into a sustainable, contemporary exhibition venue supporting artists, audiences and cultural experiences.
The Story Society Bendigo: Let's pay authors a fair rate!
The Story Society wants to pay each visiting author ASA rates and we require your assistance to do so.
The Lighthouse Toowoomba: Lighthouse, Camera, Action!
Help regional Queensland kids read, write and create with confidence.
Belloo: Making Theatre Possible
Be part of Belloo’s next decade of bold Australian performance: invest in untold stories, mentorship, intercultural exchange and community connection.
Linden Hyatt: Voices from the Writers in the Park Archive
Help bring extraordinary voices from Australia’s literary past back to life through a new podcast drawn from the Writers in the Park archive.
Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra: Support the Brisbane Philharmonic's 2027 Season
Help bring our 2027 season to life, support community music in Brisbane and bring new orchestral works to fruition.
The Awesome Black Foundation: The Voices Rising Fund
Supporting Blak creators and shaping opportunities for community
Ballarat International Foto Biennale: I ♥ Foto: See the World Differently
Help young Victorians see the world through photography. Your donation supports free photography experiences for regional students.
Charlee Watt: Charlee Watt: Somebody Groovy
Be part of creating "Somebody Groovy", a new cabaret celebrating the music, women and cultural revolution of the 60's and 70's.
Post Office Projects Gallery and Studios: Donate to POP for AusArt Day
By donating to POP, you’ll support exhibitions, studios, and events that elevate artists’ careers and connect them with new audiences.
South West Music Regional Conservatorium: Strengthen rural music education
South West Music Regional Conservatorium is arguably the most isolated conservatorium in NSW
West Space: Donations commission groundbreaking art
Adelaide Fringe: Fringe for everyone!
Your donation, DOUBLED, directly supports artists, venues, and audiences - covering the costs of making Fringe shows more accessible for everyone.
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre: Adopt A Puppet
This AusArt Day, adopt a puppet! Become a Puppet Parent and help bring stories to WA families, from just $75.
Small Ripples Theatre: Gold Mountain Wives 金山婆 Original Musical
Support Gold Mountain Wives, a new Australian musical bringing overlooked stories of migration, resilience and belonging to the stage.
We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and honour their Elders past and present.
We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and surrounding clan groups since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations peoples’ artistic and cultural expressions. We are privileged to gather on this Country and to share knowledge, culture and art, now and with future generations.