Giving Day to the Arts Micro Grants

Creative Australia is introducing a new national Giving Day to the Arts, taking place on Thursday 23 October 2025.

This program is designed to support and enable a collective action by artists and arts organisations to fundraise on one national day – increasing the visibility of arts philanthropy and encouraging greater generosity in support of the arts.

Through creating a nation-wide groundswell, the introduction of the Giving Day to the Arts aims to elevate the public value of the arts in the consciousness of everyday Australians and increase donor engagement in support of Australian creativity.

The initiative will provide micro-grants to artists and small to medium art organisations (of less than $5 million operating budget) to support the creation of digital content for fundraising campaigns across a 12-hour public campaign.

In addition to the micro-grants, the program also offers a series of free online fundraising workshops and coaching sessions, accessible to artists and arts organisations of any size, to support the engagement and capability of artists and arts organisations to attract private investment. These workshops are specifically designed to develop knowledge and confidence and maximise fundraising success in delivery of a giving day.

The program is presented as an open-access model and invites non-beneficiaries of the micro-grants to participate in the collective groundswell of fundraising on one national day, including the use of the Creative Australia digital assets that allow individual campaigns to be branded as part of the national collective campaign.

Participants will also have access to a supplier list of localised content creators. The supplier list will assist artists and arts organisations to engage with relevant expertise beyond their existing networks. Engaging with relevant local content creators will support participants to amplify their fundraising efforts and enhance community engagement in the arts sector.

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