May Project Spotlight | Feature Films

This month we focus on artists with projects fundraising towards feature films. With high production costs to produce, these projects have fundraising targets of between $50,000 and $200,000 and are already well on their way to reaching their goals. The Rooster is a feature-length mystery drama that deals with themes around shame and masculinity with […]

March Project Spotlight, High Achievers!

This month, we are shining a light on artists who have exceeded their fundraising targets. These high achievers have reached their fundraising goals in record time and continue to garner support for their fabulous projects. Olivia Satchell’s campaign for her Grief Trilogy project continues to gather a lot of support. Olivia and her team reached […]

February Project Spotlight New Year, new artists

The new year has seen a flurry of new artists and organisations signing up to the ACF. We are thrilled to welcome so many fresh faces to the platform! To celebrate, we wanted to spotlight the first ACF campaigns of our newest artists. Sofia Viegas is a filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician, who is currently […]

Tax time fundraising tips!

Some things are inevitable this time of year: colder nights, an overwhelming desire for comfort food and tax time.

ACF Boost Wrap up 2020-21

We are thrilled to announce the success of our 2020-21 ACF Boost matched funding program, with 95% of projects reaching their fundraising goals, securing over $100,000 of matched funding from Creative Partnerships Australia. Over $132,000 was raised across the month-long fundraising period, which was an incredible result with eight artists fundraising for the first time […]

Announcing the 2020 ACF Boost Recipients!

We are excited to announce the 22 successful ACF Boost recipients for 2020, with a total of over $100,000 offered in matched funding! ACF Boost is designed to assist with the fundraising endeavours of Australia’s independent artists, small groups and art organisations, with this year’s focus on supporting those residing, practising in or touring to […]

ACF Boost 2020-2021

– Matched funding for ACF fundraisers – This initiative closed on March 31st. Check back shortly to see the announcement of the recipients. ACF Boost is a funding program designed to enable Australia’s independent artists, small groups and arts organisations to leverage private sector support through a matched funding ‘boost’. The program offers dollar-for-dollar matched […]

Australian Cultural Fund – On the road in 2020

The ACF is back on the road in March, with a series of events in Adelaide designed for artists and arts organisations to make the most of our fundraising platform. Come along and meet ACF Manager Syrie Payne, who will take you through all you need to know about fundraising for your art practice including top tips […]

Creative Partnerships Australia’s matched funding for artists and arts groups

You could be eligible for up to $10,000 for artists and up to $25,000 or $50,000 for arts organisations through Creative Partnerships Australia’s matched funding programs.

PLUS1 is our matched funding program for not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations.

Joanne Donor | Our Donor Research

In 2018, we surveyed those who had donated to the ACF from that year. The results were surprising! We’ve painted a picture of who the average donor is and her name is Joanne Donor.