GIFTED ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN

Gifted invests in artists to ensure their success and our region’s artistic prosperity.

The Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation’s Annual Giving program, Gifted, invests in creative development of artists to ensure their success and our region’s artistic prosperity.

Each year a group of artists across all disciplines are selected by the Board to receive a contribution towards production or presentation of work, or their professional development.

Gifted was launched in November 2020 with a very generous gift by the De Deyne Family. Ferre De Deyne is a SCAF Board Director, Sunshine Coast businessman, art collector and philanthropist.

The Gifted Patrons Group links local ‘gifted’ artists with a gift from a donor. Patrons nominate the art medium or practice that inspires them to invest $1000 into a recipient’s creative journey.

Here on the Sunshine Coast we are ‘gifted’ by the fabulous environment, a caring community and, most importantly, with gifted artists and creatives, who are talented, innovative, entrepreneurial and engaging. The program supports artists across the variety of disciplines, in keeping with the Foundation’s purpose.

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PEACE RUN TV PILOT

Andrea Kirwin will film and record the pilot for a music concert series, called Peace Run TV

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LIBBY DERHAM

GIFTED recipient Libby Derham is developing a ground breaking new body of work

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BIANCA TAINSH

GIFTED recipient Bianca Tainsh is creating an art film and touring exhibition

2023-05-05T11:30:30+10:00

AUDIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT

The Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation’s audience and market research project, in collaboration with Sunshine Coast Council, aimed to increase participation in the arts.

2023-05-05T11:30:50+10:00

EUMUNDI SCHOOL OF ROCK

GIFTED has contributed to Eumundi School of Rock, a free music education and mentoring program for young people.

2023-05-05T11:31:00+10:00

COURTNEY SCHEU

GIFTED recipient Courtney Scheu is developing an ambitious new contemporary dance work.

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RUBY DONOHOE

GIFTED recipient Ruby Donohoe’s project Lung Water will debut during Horizon Festival’s Homegrown Program.

2023-05-05T11:31:58+10:00

LJ PROJECTS

Poetical Inhabitants is a new dance theatre work by GIFTED recipient LJ Projects that explores the relationship we have with our homes.

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A GIRL’S GUIDE TO WORLD WAR

GIFTED has contributed to the compelling podcast sharing the story of the Australian ‘lady doctors’ on the frontline in World War One.

2023-05-05T11:33:43+10:00

DANCELAB

GIFTED has contributed to development of a new performance piece by DANCELAB to be showcased during THRIVE at Old Ambo.