Donor profile | Katie Yap

Katie Yap plays the violin with orchestras including the Australian World Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Katie ran a campaign on the ACF to fund her travels to Toronto for the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. Katie has shared the love and donated to other artists’ campaigns on the ACF. In our new artist to artist series, we find out what spurs ACF-ers to donate to their community.

Donor profile | Gaele Sobott

Author and founding director of Outlandish Arts, Gaele Sobbot, fundraised on the ACF for a series of poetry workshops, performances and critical dialogue on art, mental distress and well-being. Since then, she’s shown a real passion and commitment to supporting other artists.

Donor Profile | Stephanie Lyall

A writer, cyclist and Scandophile dedicated to the arts, meet Stephanie Lyall. Stephanie and her team recently ran an ACF campaign to raise funds to take their live art event SQUASH to Festival of Live Art (FOLA). Stephanie also donated to other artists to show her support for their projects. In our new Artist to Artist series, we chatted […]

Donor profile | Matthew Briggs

Artist, Matthew Briggs has donated to six artists on the ACF. In our new Artist to Artist series, we chatted to Matthew about what spurred him to donate.

Artist profile | 4ZZZ

4ZZZ’s Building Blitz fundraising campaign seeks to raise $15,000 to repair the station’s headquarters of 25 years. address immediate building repairs within their radio station’s building of 25 years.

Artist profile | Lizzie O’Keefe

In Dangerous Song – Blue Lizzie O’Keefe and Lindsey Pollak combine the human voice with the sounds of endangered and extinct animals to create an intriguing and moving musical performance. We spoke to Lizzie about how they designed and delivered a successful ACF campaign.

Artist profile | Bill Bleakley

Thanks to a clever crowdfunding campaign focusing first on friends, then on social networks, Bill exceeded his target and raised more than $8,000.

Artist profile | Karen Revie

Tasmanian artist Karen Revie used the Australian Cultural Fund to fundraise for #MATCHstick Projects 2016, for Launceston’s Streets Alive@The Precinct arts festival.

The donor friendzone, target pressure and other advice from artists who fundraise | Part 1

A Q&A on fundraising with artists Irene Barberis, Thomas Lo and Nicole TJ.

Appetising videos, connecting with Facebook and other marketing advice from artists | Part 2

A Q&A on fundraising and marketing with artists Irene Barberis, Thomas Lo and Nicole TJ