FIONA HARDING GOLD BENEATH
Fiona Harding, who works under the name ‘spirit you’, will create a new body of watercolour work, gold beneath
THE DANCER PROJECT
Jane Anderson will work with a collaborative team to create a new experimental work
AMANDA BENNETTS RESIDENCY
Amanda Bennetts will develop a new body of work during residency
ALISON MOONEY’S SKETCH WALL
Alison Mooney will develop The Sketch Wall, a publicly situated wall she will repaint seasonally.
OPEN STUDIOS SUNSHINE COAST
Open Studios Sunshine Coast is one of two major annual programs presented by Arts Connect Inc.
FINN COSSAR SCULPTURE
Finn Cossar will create quality sculptural works for the Sunshine Coast region.
MICHELLE BUCCI
Michelle Bucci will develop Bound, a new collaborative dance work
SHANNON GARSON FOREST LAND AND SEA
Shannon Garson will develop materials to create, porcelain pots, drawings and watercolours
PEACE RUN TV PILOT
Andrea Kirwin will film and record the pilot for a music concert series, called Peace Run TV
PHILANTHROPY AND THE ARTS LECTURE
Trust, relationships and community are keys to successful philanthropy for the arts
SCULPTURE ON THE EDGE
Sculpture on the Edge is Arts Connect Inc's annual sculpture competition
STEVENS STREET GALLERY
Stevens Street Gallery is a vibrant art space located in the historical township of Yandina.
D.I.V.E. THEATRE COLLECTIVE
GIFTED contributes to D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective’s 2022 production
CELLO DREAMING
GIFTED supports Dreaming Production’s first music video production
LIBBY DERHAM
GIFTED recipient Libby Derham is developing a ground breaking new body of work
BIANCA TAINSH
GIFTED recipient Bianca Tainsh is creating an art film and touring exhibition
SUNSHINE COAT PROJECT
GIFTED recipients Shaye Hardisty and Ketakii Jewson-Brown will undertake the Sunshine Coat Project
AUSTRALIAN PASTEL EXPO
GIFTED supports the second Australian Pastel Expo
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.
EUMUNDI SCHOOL OF ROCK
GIFTED has contributed to Eumundi School of Rock, a free music education and mentoring program for young people.
COURTNEY SCHEU
GIFTED recipient Courtney Scheu is developing an ambitious new contemporary dance work.
RUBY DONOHOE
GIFTED recipient Ruby Donohoe’s project Lung Water will debut during Horizon Festival’s Homegrown Program.
LJ PROJECTS
Poetical Inhabitants is a new dance theatre work by GIFTED recipient LJ Projects that explores the relationship we have with our homes.
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.
OUR GUIDELINES
Funding
Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) will collaborate with organisations or individuals to help them secure philanthropic funding to conduct projects and activities that promote and advance:
Visual Arts and Crafts
Literature
Performing Arts
Screen Arts
Movable Cultural Heritage
- Indigenous arts
Community Arts
Spaces for Performances and Exhibitions
Eligibility
The SCAF Board will identify projects for funding and will collaborate with individuals, arts organisations and cultural facilities to develop a vision, a project, a campaign and donors. We will offer the leadership and resources to ensure their vision is achieved.
The following are eligible for Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation (SCAF) support:
- Not for profit arts or cultural organisations (which are legally constituted) operating in the Sunshine Coast region.
- Artists, groups of artists, arts managers, arts workers and students living, practising or conducting a specific project in the Sunshine Coast region.
- Not for profit spaces for arts development, performance, collecting and exhibiting, screen presentations and arts education in the Sunshine Coast region.
SCAF is not a grants body and does not accept unsolicited applications.
SUPPORT US TODAY
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 will be recognised at the following levels:
Donor – $2 to $999
Fellow – $1000 to $24,999
Benefactor – $25,000 to $249,999
Principal – $250,000 and greater