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February Project Spotlight | Going Digital

The last couple of years have paved the path for digital innovation in the arts sector. This month we’re turning the spotlight on creators who are exploring this digital sphere and creating online spaces that connect people with arts and culture.   ‘Dither_’ is a mobile phone application that will surface, detail, and connect all […]

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Meet our new ACF Officer, Felicia Jong.

Felicia joins the ACF team having worked with independent artists to create live comedy shows and media productions. We are excited for her to share her wealth of knowledge and passion for the arts with our ACF artists and donors.   Welcome to the team! What are you most excited about in your new role […]

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January Project Spotlight | Back to school

This month we look at projects taking place against the backdrop of an age-old institution. School. These creatives are telling stories through theatre and film to provoke conversations about schoolyard culture and imbalances of power. A new black comedy and drag theatre extravaganza about power, privilege and high school debating. Debating, with its boys’ clubs […]

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A Year in Review: 2022

After a couple of tumultuous years, 2022 had a sense of normalcy to it, something that the arts sector has been craving for a while now. The ACF saw artists back on the platform to acquit the work they had finally been able to produce after COVID-related delays, whilst a bevy of new projects launched, […]

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December Project Spotlight | Movement and Dance

This month we’re highlighting storytelling through movement. These movement-makers are sharing lived experiences and imaginative stories with their audiences, allowing them to see a piece of themselves in the art. NON (The new, the old and the now) is an emerging artistic collective led by dancer and choreographer Davide Di Giovanni. This collaborative project will […]

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November Project Spotlight | Literature and Publishing

This month we’re celebrating the storytellers who choose pen and ink as their medium. Whether through poetry, children’s books, or monographs these artists are weaving tales that enrich our culture. Sonntag Press is developing a monograph surveying the work of Egyptian-born, Melbourne-based visual artist Raafat Ishak. With exciting projects in the near future, including a […]

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Claim your outstanding ACF funds

Did you have a campaign on the ACF website before 1 December 2020? Think you may not have claimed your funds? If so, here is what you need to do to register your claim for outstanding campaign funds before the cut-off date of 31 December 2022. ACF campaign closed before 1 December 2020 Campaigns which closed […]

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October Project Spotlight | Melbourne Fringe

With the iconic Melbourne Fringe Festival celebrating its 40th year, we thought it only right to turn the spotlight on some of the artists that are raising funds to be part of the bold and boisterous program. A site-specific reinterpretation of Schnitzler’s scandalous 19th century play “La Ronde,” IGNIS will be an immersive experience at […]

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September Project Spotlight | Documentaries

This month we focus on documentary campaigns that are capturing Australian stories. These projects are bringing vibrant people and iconic places to the forefront of our screens. FRANKLIN is an immersive rafting adventure which recounts the epic seven-year campaign to save Tasmania’s World Heritage-listed Franklin River from the construction of a hydroelectric project in the […]

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August Project Spotlight | Classical Music

This month we focus on campaigns looking to enrich Australia’s classical music landscape. Whether through one-off projects or 2022 Seasons, these artists are providing audiences the opportunity to reconnect with live music in the post-pandemic environment. Award-winning ensemble Penny Quartet are raising funds to allow them to rebuild, rehearse and perform in a post-pandemic landscape. […]

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