AUSTRALIAN WEARABLE ART FESTIVAL
The Australian Wearable Art Festival (AWAF) is a unique showcase of the best wearable art that Australia has to offer – held right here on the Sunshine Coast.
OPEN STUDIOS SUNSHINE COAST
Open Studios Sunshine Coast is one of two major annual programs presented by Arts Connect Inc.
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
MALENY ARTS COUNCIL
Maleny Arts Council fosters quality arts events in the Hinterland
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.
DANCELAB
GIFTED has contributed to development of a new performance piece by DANCELAB to be showcased during THRIVE at Old Ambo.
SUNSHINE COAST CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
The inaugural Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival showcased local, emerging and nationally recognised artists in classical music.
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