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# Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation

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- [2024 Gifted Recipients Announced](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/2024-gifted-recipients-announced-2/) - The Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation 2024 Gifted Recipients were announced on 17 November at Cool Art Gallery & Picture Framing in Coolum. Our special thanks goes to Joe & Erin for providing the perfect location for the event and a huge thank you to Evelyn from The Joy Collective in Maleny for her incredible catering. We were delighted to
- [2026 Gifted Program Recipients](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/2026-gifted-program-recipients/) - The Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Gifted Program. Five exceptional local creatives have been selected to receive a $5,000 to further their practice, elevate their professional development, and bring their unique artistic visions to life on the Sunshine Coast. Additionally Naima Collette was selected as this year's
- [Gifted Recipients & Dance Scholarship Recipient 2025](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/gifted-recipients-dance-scholarship-recipient-2025/) - We are delighted to announce the 2025 Gifted Program recipients. These talented artists will each receive $5000 to bring their creative visions to life: -Aaron Lenden: A filmmaker creating a short film, "Ouroboros." -Hayley Davis: A performing artist and designer developing a new performance space. -Shannon Garson: A ceramic artist and curator working on two
- [What is our legacy?](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/what-is-our-legacy/) - The Foundation co-hosted an event with Argon Law and the Friends of the Caloundra Regional Gallery on 17 June at the Gallery, which focussed on the value of the arts and how investment will bring greater social connection, achievement and identity in the Sunshine Coast. Foundation Chair, Professor Jennifer Radbourne (above) asked guests to consider their personal legacy. “It
- [USC students create video to promote arts philanthropy](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/usc-students-create-video-to-promote-arts-philanthropy/) - A team of three University of the Sunshine Coast students have produced a video to promote the philanthropic work of the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation. The video, produced as a Work Integrated Learning Project, was premiered at a special event on Friday 11 November to announce SCAF’S 2023 Gifted Program recipients and Patrons. The Creative
- [SCAF invites partnerships with local arts organisations and artists](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/scaf-invites-partnerships-with-local-arts-organisations-and-artists/) - 28 January 2021 The Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) is inviting local arts organisations and artists to apply for partnerships to offer tax deductibility to their donors or to be a recipient of its GIFTED annual giving campaign. The Foundation was entered on the Register of Cultural Organisations late last year and can receive tax
- [Gifted Recipients Announced](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/gifted-recipients-announced/) - A physical theatre company, new recording label, local artist space, national pastel painting event, community sewing project and several visual artists based on the Sunshine Coast will receive support from the Foundation’s Gifted program in its second year. Foundation Chair Professor Jennifer Radbourne announced the seven diverse local artists’ projects at a special event and
- [Bentleys and SCAF celebrate arts, community and philanthropy](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/bentleys-and-scaf-celebrate-arts-community-and-philanthropy/) - Brendon Murray, Partner, Bentleys and Professor Jennifer Radbourne, Chair of Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) co-hosted an exclusive function celebrating the arts, community and philanthropy, in the Bentley’s Board Room at Minyama on Wednesday evening 22 September. Guests included Andrew Wallace, Federal Member for Fisher, Jarrod Bleijie, State Member for Kawana, philanthropists, artists, business people,
- [New Gifted Patrons group](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/new-gifted-patrons-group/) - Once again, Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) is hosting the annual Gifted Campaign with the announcement of a new Gifted Patrons Group. a new Gifted Patrons Group. A tax-deductible gift of $1000 will enable you to nominate an artistic medium or category you are passionate about and would like to support. We’ll endeavour to get proposals
- [Call for local creatives to apply for Gifted funds](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/call-for-local-creatives-to-apply-for-gifted-funds/) - August will be Gifted time on the Sunshine Coast! Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) invites local creatives – individuals and organisations – to submit a proposal for cash support from its annual Gifted program. Chair, Professor Jennifer Radbourne said that each year the SCAF Board selected a number of local artists and organisations across disciplines
- [Seven projects supported by Gifted Program](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/seven-projects-supported-by-gifted-program/) - Budding rock musicians, visual artists, dancers and musical theatre creators are the first recipients of Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation’s GIFTED program support. Chair Professor Jennifer Radbourne announced that the Foundation would contribute to seven diverse local projects from its GIFTED annual giving program that invests in talented artists to ensure their success and the artistic
- [Residents have their say on the future of local arts](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/have-your-say-on-the-future-of-arts-in-our-region/) - In 2020 the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation and Sunshine Coast Council conducted a joint research project to understand what residents value. The research aimed to increase participation in arts on the Sunshine Coast and develop audiences for specific art forms. The research report can be downloaded here. The project included interviews, online focus groups and
- [Art lovers can give to support Sunshine Coast Arts](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/art-lovers-can-give-to-support-sunshine-coast-arts/) - Art lovers on the Sunshine Coast can now make a tax deductible gift to the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) through the Australian Cultural Fund fundraising platform. The Foundation, which was launched in February 2020, promotes the development and prosperity of the arts on the Sunshine Coast. Donors to the Foundation will be recognised at
- [Call for proposals for Gifted support](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/call-for-proposals-for-gifted-support/) - 31 August 2021 It’s Gifted time again. The Foundation is calling for proposals from artists and organisations seeking support from our annual giving program, Gifted. Each year the SCAF Board selects a number of talented local artists and organisations across disciplines to receive a contribution from donations made to our annual giving program. Gifted invests
- [SCAF Chair Receives Australia Day Award](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/scaf-chair-receives-australia-day-award/) - Chair of the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) received the 2020 Sunshine Coast Australia Day Award – Creative for her contribution as a champion of the arts in the region. Emeritus Professor Jennifer Radbourne (pictured second from left) received the Award, sponsored by TAFE Queensland, at a special ceremony attended by more than 400
- [Nine 'Gifted' artist projects supported by SCAF](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/nine-gifted-artist-projects-supported-by-scaf/) - 11 November 2022 Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation’s Gifted program will support nine diverse artist projects in 2023 including new ceramic, sculpture, watercolour, photographic, street art and dance artworks, a PhD mentorship, and a pilot film for a series of live music performances. Seven of the projects are supported by Gifted Program Patrons, who have nominated
- [Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/sunshine-coast-chamber-music-festival/) - Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation is delighted to support the Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival as an inaugural project partner. The new Festival will take its place alongside Horizon Festival, Caloundra Music Festival and other local music programs offered each year in our region. Festival Chairman Ralph Devlin AM QC said the Festival will be held
- [How much the Arts contribute to our society... everyday](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/everyday-how-much-the-arts-contribute-to-our-society/) - Dear Friend of SCAF I am reminded everyday how much the arts contribute to our society, our well-being and our identity. The reminders come from many sources, such as reading ABS Statistics that 94% of arts and recreations businesses have been impacted by Covid-19, the hardest hit of all sectors in the economy. The creative
- [SCAF Board gets to work](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/scaf-board-gets-to-work/) - Seven local supporters of the arts have been appointed directors of the independent Sunshine Coast Arts Board. The directors of the voluntary Board offer a range of marketing, legal, finance, governance and project management skills as well as their passion for the arts and for the region. Pictured at the Foundation launch are (from left
- [Future of the arts brighter with launch of SCAF](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/future-of-the-arts-brighter-with-launch-of-scaf/) - The future of the arts on the Sunshine Coast is looking brighter with the launch of SCAF on Friday, 21 February at The Events Centre Caloundra attended by 140 supporters of the arts in the region. Chair, Professor Jennifer Radbourne said the Foundation’s purpose was to promote the development and prosperity of the arts

## Pages

- [Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation - Transforming the Sunshine Coast Through Philanthropic Investments](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/) - Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation An enlightened and enriched Sunshine Coast region transformed by philanthropic investment in arts and culture. Art Lovers Donate Your financial support is an invaluable part of making the Sunshine Coast a go-to destination for the arts. Artists Create Artists and Art Projects: tap into the Sunshine Coast
- [Artists Create Here](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/artists-create-here/) - For Artists and Creators Discover How SCAF's Programs Can Help You For Artists and Creators How Our Programs Work To Support Creators The Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation exists to support artists and art projects across the region.Our programs are supported by our generous donors, and range from Scholarships, our flagship Annual Gifted Artist Program, and
- [Gifted Scholarship Applications](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/gifted-scholarship-applications/) - Gifted Educational Scholarship Sunshine Coast Art Foundation (SCAF) promotes the development and prosperity of the arts on the Sunshine Coast through fundraising and philanthropic investment that facilitates artistic vibrancy and engages the public imagination.This year SCAF is offering a $5000 Scholarship to a student or artist living on the Sunshine Coast for further training or
- [Gifted Proposals](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/gifted-proposals/) - Gifted Proposals Sunshine Coast Art Foundation (SCAF) promotes the development and prosperity of the arts on the Sunshine Coast through fundraising and philanthropic investment that facilitates artistic vibrancy and engages the public imagination.To express your interest in receiving support from SCAF as a Gifted recipient, please complete the Eligibility and Proposal details and submit your
- [Gifted Artist Program](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/gifted-campaign-projects/) - Gifted Artist Program How your gifts help the arts to flourish 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
- [Refund Policy](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/refund-policy/) - Refund Policy This Refund Policy applies to memberships, donations, fundraising payments, programs, events and tickets offered or administered by SCAF, including activities delivered with approved partners. Nothing in this Refund Policy excludes, restricts or modifies any rights or remedies available under the Australian Consumer Law or any other applicable law. Membership refunds Membership fees are
- [Terms & Conditions](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/terms-conditions/) - Terms and Conditions About these Terms and Conditions These Terms and Conditions apply to memberships, donations, fundraising activities, programs, events, ticketing and other activities offered or administered by Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation Ltd (SCAF), including activities delivered with approved partners. Where an activity is delivered with an approved partner organisation, that partner may also have
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/privacy-policy/) - Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation – Privacy Policy June 2026 The Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). 1.
- [Website Terms of Use](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/website-terms-of-use/) - Website Terms of Use Website Terms of Use Thank you for visiting scartsfoundation.com (a wholly owned Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation Ltd).The scartsfoundation.com website has been made available to you subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below (the “Conditions of Use”). Please read this document carefully before accessing or using the
- [Social Media Policy](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/social-media-policy/) - Social Media Policy Social Media Policy Welcome to the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation Ltd Community Guidelines. At Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation we do our best to make our social media pages a resource for our communities to:Learn about our brand and activities;Find information and advice about our activities;Participate in constructive discussion;Share positive or negative feedback;
- [About Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/about-sunshine-coast-arts-foundation/) - About the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation Our Role The role of SCAF is to provide funding opportunities to support the growth of the arts on the Sunshine Coast in line with its Creative Arts Plan. This includes support for:Professional development, mentorship and entrepreneurship of artists;Architecture and spaces where the arts can be seen and experienced;
- [Partnership Projects](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/projects/) - Partnership Projects How your gifts help the arts to flourish Partnership Projects Partner with SCAF Have a Sunshine Coast art or community art project that you’re keen to raise money to support?Partner with SCAF and we’ll help you promote your project and provide a donation collections portal that allows your supporters to claim tax deductions.For
- [Resources for Partners and Artists](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/resources-for-partners-artists/) - Resources for Partners and Artists Downloads, videos, and more… Resources (we're always updating!) See Our Artists in Action and Learn About Our VisionWatch the video below to learn more… Philanthropy and Fundraising PresentationDownload a copy of the Philanthropy and Fundraising Presentation to learn more about engaging those who help the arts! Click the link below.
- [Support Us and Donate Today](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/support-scaf/) - Support Us and Change an Artist's Life Your Gift Helps the Arts to Flourish How To Support Us We invite you to support us to promote the development and prosperity of the arts in our community. Donors to the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation are recognised at the following levels: Donor – $2 to $999 Patron:
- [Contact SCAF](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/contact/) - Contact SCAF We exist for the Sunshine Coast Community Contact Us We exist for the Sunshine Coast Community – a community that’s enriched and connected by art and creativity.Please contact us if you’re interested in supporting us, to suggest a project for our consideration, to subscribe to receive updates, or if you have any questions
- [Image Reference](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/image-reference/) - About the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation We believe the Sunshine Coast region will be transformed by philanthropic investment in the arts. Image Reference Caption: A Galaxy of Suns, by Michaela Gleave with Amanda Cole and Warren Armstrong.Performed by Oriana Choir for Horizon Festival 2019.Image: Ben Vos Productions courtesy of Sunshine Coast Council. Caption: Gubbi Gubbi Dancers opening

## Partnership and Gifted

- [Cope Creative](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/cope-creative/) - Help Cope Creative bring professional musical theatre to the Sunshine Coast. Make a tax-deductible donation today to support local performing arts! From auditions to curtain calls, theatre builds community, culture, and connection. For over 15 years, local creative Riley Cope has been a driving force behind the expanding Sunshine Coast arts scene. Through Cope Creative,
- [Open Studios Sunshine Coast 2026](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/open-studios-sunshine-coast/) - Open Studios Sunshine Coast returns from 17–26 July 2026 it is one of the region’s most loved community arts events, connecting thousands of visitors with local artists across ten days of creativity, discovery and genuine behind-the-scenes experiences. One of the two major 2026 events presented by Arts Connect Inc., the event invites the public into artists’
- [The Rangebow Festival](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/the-rangebow-festival/) - The next chapter of Rangebow is about to begin. The Rangebow Festival returns with a bold new program of performances, experiences and unforgettable moments across the Blackall Range. Friday 9 – Sunday 18 October 2026 Join us for a vibrant celebration of community where art and culture unite to promote a future of inclusivity and
- [Films in the Forest](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/films-in-the-forest/) - Films in the Forest is an annual, independent film and arts event held in the rainforest of Kabi Kabi Country/Sunshine Coast Hinterland, showcasing environmental and cultural storytelling. The event brings together filmmakers - from emerging local talent to established international names - but it's so much more than a film screening. Expect a nature-based art exhibition by
- [Megan O'Hare](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/megan-ohare/) - Megan O'Hare is a Sunshine Coast-based performer, educator, and producer working primarily with D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective, and building a personal practice in Butoh. Her practice is rooted in the belief that theatre is a tool for social action. With D.I.V.E., she collaboratively creates work that unsettles, provokes, and resists easy resolution, unlocking the transformative potential
- [Australian Wearable Art Festival Artists](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/australian-wearable-art-festival-artists/) - The Australian Wearable Art Festival (AWAF) is Australia’s premier wearable art event - an immersive celebration where fashion, sculpture, movement and storytelling collide on the runway. Now entering its sixth year, AWAF has grown from a grassroots creative project on the Sunshine Coast into a nationally recognised arts event attracting artists, audiences and industry attention
- [PARADOS](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/parados/) - Parados Education, in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation, is creating something quietly powerful—spaces where young people find their voice, reconnect with the natural world, and see themselves as artists, storytellers, and caretakers of place. This work matters now more than ever. Many of the young people we support struggle to thrive in traditional,
- [Sculpture on the edge](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/sculpture-on-the-edge/) - Sculpture on the Edge 2026 Sculpture on the Edge is a renowned annual sculpture competition hosted by Arts Connect Inc., set against the stunning backdrop of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. In 2026, the exhibition will feature selected entries from artists near and far, displayed at Flaxton Gardens—one of the region's most scenic venues, with panoramic
- [Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/sunshine-coast-hinterland-writers-festival/) - Nestled in the heart of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival celebrates storytelling amid stunning natural beauty. With inspiring workshops, lively panel discussions, book launches and signings, the festival fosters connection and ignites imagination. 2-4 MAY 2026: A Constellation of Stories Every voice a star. Every story a light. We all
- [Horizon Festival](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/horizon-festival/) - Horizon Festival is an annual arts and cultural festival exploring the intersections of art, people and place on Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country, Sunshine Coast. Horizon Festival is more than a program of events. It is the feeling of salt air and sunset light. It is live music spilling into the street. It is artists
- [Amanda Brierley's Raven Heart Art Creative Space](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/amanda-brierleys-raven-heart-art-creative-space/) - Amanda Brierley will offer children art lessons at Raven Heart Art Creative Space. Amanda Brierley, who lost her son Kyan in a tragic accident on her property, found that through art therapy she was able to begin the process of grieving and healing. Supported by Patron Jan Cornfoot, Amanda wants to give back to her
- [Isabella Hood's the Harmony Project](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/isabella-hoods-the-harmony-project/) - Isabella Hood will develop The Harmony Project. Supported by Patron Jocelyn Walker, Isabella Hood’s The Harmony Project is a multidisciplinary work that examines the process of making and performing live art. The work is an open invitation to contribute to the creation of a new music composition, a live, playful exchange between audience and performer,
- [Denise Lamby's Patrol Vibes](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/denise-lambys-patrol-vibes/) - Denise Lamby will repurpose obsolete surf patrol uniforms into wearable art for beach display and community engagement. Each time the sponsorship for surf lifesaving changes, all volunteers receive new patrol shirts and Denise been collecting these for several years and accepting uniform donations from fellow patrol members. She plans to turn these shirts into wearable
- [Teddy McRitchie's World of Wearable Art Project](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/teddy-mcritchies-world-of-wearable-art-project/) - Teddy will enter two garments in the World of Wearable Art Project. Supported by Patron, Ferre de Deyne, Teddy McRitchie will enter the The World of Wearable Art Show. It is a world-class theatrical extravaganza seen by over 60,000 people over three weeks in Wellington, New Zealand. It is the largest wearable art show in
- [Ruby Donohoe's YAK](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/ruby-donohoes-yak/) - Ruby Donohoe will present her new project YAK. Supported by patron Herb Fenn, Ruby Donohoe’s new project YAK combines interactive arduino technology, participatory practices, and furniture design. YAK has been accepted into the 2024 Project 24 Residency where Ruby will be supported with mentorship, an industry showing, peer-to-peer support, and financial contribution. The PROJECT 24
- [Cope Creative & de Jager Productions' Musical](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/cope-creative-de-jager-productions-musical/) - Cope Creative & de Jager Productions’ will present a musical which will be a community production by locals for locals. Supported by Patron Judi Ross-Smith, Riley Cope and Marina de Jager of Cope Creative and De Jager productions are excited to be presenting a community driven musical on the Sunshine Coast. To date their partnership
- [D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective's Amor](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/d-i-v-e-theatre-collectives-amor/) - D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective will develop, produce and present the contemporary theatre production Amor. D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective, under the creative leadership of Priscila Da Cunha & Cesar Genaro, will present Amor in the Black Box Theatre at the Old Ambulance Station, in Nambour, in May 2024. Brought to life by the visionary D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective, Amor
- [Paul Nevison's film in absence](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/paul-nevisons-film-in-absence/) - Paul Nevison will be in the post-production of his short film In Absence. Sponsored by Patrons Annie & Don Boyd, Paul Nevison is an award winning film director based on the Sunshine Coast. He is a three time winner of the Cannes Young Director Award and his films have also been recognised at Ciclope, Kinsale
- [Mieke van den Berg's One Thread Many Loops](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/mieke-van-den-bergs-one-thread-many-loops/) - Mieke van den Berg will develop and create her work- One Thread Many Loops: The encoded materiality of home Round and round in circles making invisible labour visible. As an award-winning visual and installation artist, Mieke is inspired to create installations and performances that offer meaningful connections to others and places. Her work is site-responsive
- [Karina Seljak's artist residence & exhibition](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/karina-seljaks-artist-residency-exhibition/) - Karina Seljak will present her first solo exhibition of a new body of work through an Artist Residency at IN Artist Run Initiative at The Old Lock-Up in Maroochydore. Karina’s exhibition of pastel drawings and textiles pieces will explore the temporal impossibility of making the immaterial material. Odes to disappearing ecologies underpin her pursuit of
- [Jack MacRae's mural development](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/jack-macraes-mural-development/) - Jack MacRae will create a mural or a series of murals for the Sunshine Coast region. Supported by Patron Ferre De Deyne, Jack MacRae, an emerging Sunshine Coast artist, has proposed to create a series of murals for public enjoyment in the Sunshine Coast region. He wants to connect residents, business owners and tourists by
- [Shaye Hardisty & Ketakii Jewson-Brown’s Confashional](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/shaye-hardisty-ketakii-jewson-browns-confashional/) - Gifted will support Shaye and Ketakii in developing an interactive installation/performance work that unpacks fashion waste and our relationship with clothing. They will gather materials and construct the "confashion" booth. This visually engaging and disruptive project aims to raise awareness about fashion waste and consumerism, encouraging conversations and potentially new creative solutions within the Sunshine
- [Aaron Lenden’s film Ouroboros](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/aaron-lendens-film-ouroboros/) - Sunshine Coast filmmaker Aaron Lenden will use the Gifted donation for the pre-production of his short film, Ouroboros. The film explores how an elderly Outback Queensland man, Ray, confronts a 60-year-old train accident trauma through eerie encounters. The film, set to shoot on the Sunshine Coast in early 2025 with a local crew and talent,
- [Hayley Davis’s Parados](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/hayley-daviss-parados/) - The Gifted Program will enable Hayley Davis of Parados Productions to establish a much-needed rehearsal, performance, and professional development space for performing artists on the Sunshine Coast. The space will facilitate workshops, performances, and residencies, fostering new networks and enriching the performing arts community in the region. Parados Productions will also host professional development workshops
- [Shannon Garson’s Solo Exhibition](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/shannon-garsons-solo-exhibition/) - Shannon Garson, a regional artist, writer, and curator, will develop a new body of porcelain and drawing work for solo exhibitions at the University of Southern Queensland Gallery and Fieldtrip Gallery in Brisbane. This project aims to showcase regional art in major cities, build pathways for other regional artists, and enrich the local arts ecosystem
- [Amy Westcott - Gifted Scholarship Recipient](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/amy-westcott-gifted-scholarship-recipient/) - Amy is a highly accomplished young dancer who has utilised the Gifted Scholarship to support overseas travel, enabling her participation at the Alana Haines Australasian Awards in New Zealand and to audition for a position which she has accepted at the Dutch National Ballet Academy. The Gifted Scholarship is helping Amy pursue these significant international
- [Steven & Tyyni Lang’s Outspoken](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/steven-tyyni-langs-outspoken/) - Gifted will enable Outspoken Maleny, an established extended writer's festival, to continue delivering high-quality author lead events in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland throughout 2025, paying speaker fees for both marquee and emerging authors. By supporting events featuring in-depth conversations with local, national, and international writers, the Gifted program will help Outspoken maintain its vital role
- [Kim Herringe](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/kim-herringe/) - Kim Herringe’s Ghosts of Gondwana, will be a solo exhibition of handprinted limited-edition artworks and artist books. Inspired by research and time spent in Gondwana remnant rainforest of the Hinterland, the project explores the forest as a living archive of memory, survival and kinship. The works act as visual translations of ecological memory. The works
- [David Bongiorno](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/david-bongiorno/) - David Bongiorno’s Neoteric Paradigm will be a collection of portrait paintings. Focusing on capturing the personalities of local life models and performers, he will combine elements of figure painting, portraiture and still life. David has worked extensively with numerous local models and this body of work will be a creative collaboration with each model. This
- [Finn Cossar](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/finn-cossar/) - Finn Cossar’s Tree of Knowledge will be an evolving participatory sculpture: a sculptural tree form whose foliage is gradually enriched by contributions from its community. Each “leaf” is a physical token (metal, wood, or durable synthetic) on which participants are invited to inscribe or stamp a piece of knowledge, insight, wisdom or learning they have
- [Paul Nevison](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/paul-nevison/) - Paul Nevison’s Old Boys will be his first narrative feature film which tells the true story of a ragtag team of rural working class immigrants and locals who in 1962, defied class prejudice and personal demons to win New Zealand’s most prestigious soccer prize, the Chatham Cup, against elite city rivals. Paul’s dad was part
- [Ro Clark](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/ro-clark/) - Ro Clark’s New Body of Work will expand her acrylic painting practice into new forms including paper-based work and 3D sculptures. The work will explore the beauty of imperfection and impermanence through local flora. Working from her wheelchair accessible studio and nearby plein air settings, she will experiment with varied surfaces and materials to push
- [Gifted Scholarship: Naima Collett](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/gifted-scholarship-naima-collett/) - Gifted Scholarship: Naima Collett is aiming for an international career as a contemporary dancer. Having already secured prestigious accolades, exam results and offers to several prestigious dance schools. Naima plans to use the Gifted Scholarship to fund an audition tour across Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, targeting elite institutions like Codarts, Palucca University of Dance and
- [Outspoken Maleny](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/outspoken-maleny/) - Outspoken arose, quite simply, from the idea that, living here in the regions, we were isolated from the larger literary and political world. Tyyni and I wanted to see if we could persuade some of Australia and the world’s most exciting writers to come here and to speak with us, in person. Well, writers, it
- [Fiona Jopp - Dance and Multi Artform Projects](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/fiona-jopp-dance-and-multi-artform-projects/) - Fiona Jopp is a dancer and choreographer who creates contemporary dance and multi-art form performance projects. Fiona Jopp’s previous Sunshine Coast produced projects include: Aftereffect, a story of love and loss– In collaboration with Tobias Merz composing, arranging and performing the music. In Process 2022 – a distillation and deconstruction of the human form in
- [The Keeper Project – Maroochydore 2026](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/the-keeper-project-caloundra-2025/) - RED CHAIR, a Sunshine Coast performing arts company dedicated to community engagement, is bringing its celebrated, socially engaged live art project, The Keeper Project, to Maroochydore on Gubbi Gubbi country in 2026. Following successful iterations in Coolum, Nambour and Caloundra, your generous support will see this ambitious project engage ten local artists to serve as
- [Long Listen: Global Sounds, Local Heart](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/long-listen-global-sounds-local-heart/) - Support the Sound of Change Welcome to Long Listen, a festival of brave, bold, and brilliant listening experiences. After three transformative festivals in Eudlo, Palmwoods, and Mapleton, Long Listen returns 2–5 October 2026, offering four days of concerts, conversations, and cultural experiences across the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. More than a festival, Long Listen is a playground for artistic curiosity,
- [Michelle Bucci - Dancelab](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/michelle-bucci-dancelab/) - Dancelab is a multilayered platform designed to support and provide training, mentorship and performance opportunities to emerging dance artists on the Sunshine Coast. Artistic Director, Michelle Bucci is a passionate creative leader with a career spanning over 30 years in choreography, coaching, and artistic direction. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts with qualifications
- [Melissa Lanham - LJ Projects](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/melissa-lanham-lj-projects/) - Melissa is the founder of LJ Projects, a dance/theatre company specialising in immersive theatre, education and outreach programs. Melissa is a contemporary dance theatre artist with a career spanning 27 years working extensively in Australia and the U.K. She has worked on many social inclusion projects and main stream dance company productions as a dancer
- [A Girl’s Guide to World War](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/a-girls-guide-to-world-war-2/) - An award-winning musical by Aleathea Monsour and Katy Forde A Surprise Smash Hit – Fuel the Momentum! Dear You! Thank you for being here! We’re Aleathea Monsour and Katy Forde. We wrote the musical “A Girl’s Guide to World War”. We are passionate about sharing this incredible true story. To our surprise and delight, our
- [D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/d-i-v-e-theatre-collective/) - D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective is a multicultural, Sunshine Coast-based company that creates immersive, thought-provoking performances. We blend physical theatre, dance, and visual arts to tell stories that explore social themes. With a diverse ensemble of artists, we break traditional theatre boundaries by using multiple languages and interactive spaces. Our shows are devised collectively, drawing inspiration from
- [Shikani Sargent](https://www.scartsfoundation.com/portfolio-items/shikani-sargent/) - Based on the Sunshine Coast (Kabi Kabi Country), artist Shikani Sargent explores the connections between memory, home, and place through collage, drawing, text, and paint. Inspired by personal narratives, Shikani's mixed media works reflect experiences of an itinerant home life, shaped by frequent moves across rural towns in regional Queensland. This exploration of home and

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