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.

ACF Hall of Fame

These campaigns have let us know that since fundraising on the ACF they have won an award, been nominated, been selected for a festival, and/or won a competition!

Finding an audience who will support your art

When you’re in the creative throes of making art, the audience is rarely topmost in your mind. Whether it’s the work itself as creation or response, the role it plays in your community or your portfolio thinking about finding an eventual audience can be equal parts intimidating and inspiring.

Building your brand online and offline

Talking about your personal brand, your branded presence, whether you’re on-brand or off, if you know your brand identity- it all starts to sound pretentious and pointless. Even worse, it sounds overtly commercial. That’s because sometime between the 80s and the 90s brands became synonymous with logos and those logos were usually big and brash.

Australian Cultural Fund Summer Roadshow 2019

The ACF is back on the road this Summer, with a series of free events in Adelaide and Sydney designed for artists and arts organisations to make the most of our fundraising platform.

Our top 5 resources from 2018

It’s that time of the year again. Time to relax, rejuvenate and read! Here are the top five most-read resources by you, our ACF community.