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Donate to support craftspeople & designers

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MAKE your donation meaningful.

  

Support our creative social enterprise to position Queensland as Australia’s premier craft destination. 

For 55 years, artisan has been Queensland’s only arts organisation that is specifically for craft and design practitioners—the skilled makers who transform raw materials into objects of beauty, function, and cultural significance.  Over the next three years, artisan is on an ambitious journey to elevate Queensland’s extraordinary craft and design talent to international prominence while building sustainable pathways for practitioners. In just seven years, the world arrives in Queensland for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Queensland’s makers have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to showcase our unique creative culture on the global stage. artisan is driving this future. And we can only do it with you! 

Why artisan? Why Now?  Read our donor proposition to you HERE 

 

 

 

artisan’s tax-deductible donations for individuals, families or businesses.

Casual Donation
From $2

Swap your coffee, support an artist!

 
 
 

Catalyst

$ 500+ / year

 

Help us ignite growth collectively
Your support directly funds programs that transform talented makers into successful creative professionals

Your Impact

  • Funds emerging maker residencies
  • Supports regional workshop programs
  • Creates exhibition and showcasing opportunities

Your Acknowledgement

  • Annual impact report with your contribution highlighted
  • Priority invitations to exhibitions and studio tours
      

Donate Today

 

 

Vanguard

$ 2,000+ / year

 

Shape Queensland’s Creative Legacy
Your support enables positioning Queensland as Australia’s craft capital by 2032.

Your Impact

  • Enhances Queensland representation at Osaka Expo 2025 + other market development opportunities
  • Funds cultural product development for Brisbane 2032*
  • Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led maker partnerships
  • Funds comprehensive digital archive preserving Queensland’s craft heritage

Your Acknowledgement

  • Recognition on our permanent Vanguards wall
  • Private annual event hosted by Queensland’s Governor**
  • VIP preview to artisan’s Olympic cultural legacy projects*
  • First preview of our 2028 Biennale plans
  • + Catalyst Acknowledgements

Donate Today

   

 
*Queensland’s makers have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to showcase our unique creative culture on the global stage—designing Olympic medals, cultural tourism gifts and experiences, and representing Australia’s craft excellence to the world.

** Specific details and eligibility may be subject to refinement as our patronage program evolves

 

 

Steward

$ 5,000+ / year

 

Craft creative careers
Your generosity empowers innovation and cultural excellence for generations to come.
 

Your Impact

  • Establishes dedicated mentorship programs connecting emerging and established makers throughout Queensland
  • Employs makers to run mobile workshop programs for remote and regional areas
  • Supports international maker / designer exchange and residencies
  • Creates intern opportunities for underrepresented communities
  • Develops mobile workshop programs for remote and regional areas

Your Acknowledgement

  • Prominent recognition as an artisan Steward on permanent donor wall and website
  • Recognition in major exhibition catalogues
  • Various experiences with makers / designers
  • Legacy recognition in our institutional archive
  • + Catalyst & Vanguard Acknowledgements

Donate Today

   

  


"Help us write the next chapter of Queensland’s creative story. 
The world is watching—let’s show them what we’re made of.”

Angela Spillane
Chair
artisan Board

 

Image credits (L-R)
Photo of Erin Conron - the recipient of 2024 artisan Canberra Glassworks Residency for established glass art designers, 2024. Photography by Dave Gleeson. Image courtesy of Erin Conron.
Parallax Series: Large Straight Side Bowl #2, 2024, Erin Conron. Blown and kiln fired glass with applied enamel. 27 x 28 x 24cm. Image courtesy of Erin Conron.