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.

The program 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. Two micro-grant options are available:

• $2,500 for artists (and collectives)

• $5,000 for organisations

The micro-grants are provided for the creation of digital content for use in your Giving Day to the Arts fundraising campaign (Thursday 23 October 2025). The grant funding must be used to create digital content relevant to your fundraising campaign in the Giving Day to the Arts program.

Applicants to the micro-grant opportunity must meet the following criteria:

• be a practicing Australian artist or a small to medium-sized arts organisation, active in fundraising for an arts and cultural project, cause or activity, with an annual operating budget under $5 million
• be a legally constituted entity (with an ABN)
• be 18 years or older
• be based in Australia and are carrying out the majority of their arts activity or practice within Australia
• work within one or more of the following artforms: First Nations Arts, Music, Visual Arts, Literature, Dance, Theatre, Emerging and Experimental Arts (EEA), Community Arts and Cultural Development (CACD), and Multi-Arts
• demonstrate capacity to deliver a fundraising campaign
• demonstrate fundraising capability, including a minimum delivery of one fundraising campaign in the last 3 years (01 July 2022/ 30 June 2023 - 01 July 2024/ 30 June 2025)
• active social media accounts (minimum activity of at least 12 months).

• Phone: 02 9215 9000
• Email: enquiries@creative.gov.au