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Successful arts philanthropy fund winds up in scarce donor environment

A promising philanthropy initiative that has raised significant sums for independent arts projects in Western Australia has closed due to…

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AusArt Day, first ever government-backed giving day for the arts: was it a success?

Billed as an important new initiative to boost arts philanthropy, Creative Australia’s inaugural AusArt Day achieved mixed results.

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Government policy champions youth arts, so why is funding slipping?

The benefits for young people are well documented, but leaders in youth arts say greater commitment is needed.

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Where’s the money from this local government arts program gone?

A local government with a legacy of arts investment is now facing tough questions about dramatic gaps in its arts…

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It’s time to rethink how we fund international touring – here’s why

Companies are facing cost barriers to touring work overseas. Could one of our most energetic Artistic Directors hold keys to…

Regional Arts WA Minderoo Foundation: a portrait style photograph of four people: left to right: person 1 is female in her fifties with dark long hair, person 2 is male in his forties with short dark hair, person 3 is a female in her sixties with short white hair and classes, person 4 is female in her forties with long light brown hair.
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Regional Arts WA announces new $3.3M philanthropic partnership

Regional Arts WA has announced a milestone funding commitment from the WA-based philanthropic Minderoo Foundation.

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20 organisations named under Creative Australia’s new funding platform, Creative Futures Fund

$7.8 million delivered; so who received funding under the new Creative Futures Fund?

Three people standing for portrait. Mordant major gift
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Major gifts for NSW galleries before EOFY by Mordant and Medich families

Newcastle Art Gallery and Powerhouse are the winners of program-altering major gifts by the Mordant and Medich families.

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$15 million in new funding for Winter Art Series at Art Gallery of South Australia

The money will go towards blockbuster exhibition funding to put Adelaide on the global map.

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Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund grants

Which organisations were successful in receiving a slice of the funding pie?

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