Owen Leong: AntiVenom
Owen Leong is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose practice spans sculpture, installation, photography, and video. His work explores counternarratives of queer world-making, using personal mythologies and kink aesthetics to explore power, control, and care, to reframe and reimagine identities and intimacies. His work centres queer pleasure as an act of political agency and healing. At […]
Valerie Rice: Plushia
Plushia aims to create accesible online spaces for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. A lot of online spaces, especially online gaming spaces, are very poorly moderated (or not at all) regarding discrimination against LGBTQIA+ individuals. Plushia hopes to be able to grow and expand existing small communities to something much larger that will allow others […]
Emily Dynes: The Lesbian Capital of Australia
Emily Dynes is an award-winning visual artist and filmmaker committed to crafting inclusive, honest and intimate storytelling. Her films have been featured in the Melbourne International Film Festival’s prestigious Accelerator program, Aesthetica Film Festival, My Queer Career, Leeds International Film Festival, Short of The Week, Director’s Notes, Boom. The Lesbian Capital of Australia is a […]
Blacktown Youth Services Association: Am I Not Allowed To Be Here?
Blacktown Youth Services Association (BYSA) is a social impact organisation dedicated to nurturing young people and positively transforming their lives. They give a second chance to those society has closed its doors to, ensuring that no young person gets left behind. BYSA aims to host a project for LGBTQIA+ young people and their allies aged […]
Kaiwarr Clancy: The Oceania Ball
Hosted by Kai Clancy and Kendall Brown (the respective father and mother of the House of Brown) The Oceania Ball is a ballroom event that will be held in Western Sydney, NSW. Both Kendall and Kai have a wealth of experience hosting ballroom events. The Oceania Ball will host LGBTQIA people of colour from all […]
Wallaby Blue Company: FootyBoy
Wallaby Blue Company is a Boorloo/Perth based theatre and production company. FootyBoy bridges the divide between sports attendees and theatre lovers. These communities are isolated from each other with contrasting demographics in the WA cultural landscape. FootyBoy’s performance outcome and creative process flips AFL conventions on its head, showing alternative narratives surrounding gender identity and […]
ARCANE: LGBTQIA+ inclusion in Neurokin Arts Festival
Autistic-led Regional Culture Arts Neurodiversity Education & Employment (ARCANE) was formed in 2024 to create and promote Autistic arts and culture in Australia; spark new Autistic-led community events and festivals; increase Autistic and neurodivergent employment; increase access to the arts, community events and festivals; and bring the Autistic and neurodivergent communities together to improve quality […]
Man Up WA: Content Review by Living Proud
MAN UP WA is a not-for-profit, peer-to-peer education service in WA, with the goal of empowering young men and redefining masculinity. They run workshops on various topics centered around men’s mental health and well-being, with an emphasis on transforming boys into confident, purpose-driven, and emotionally capable men. This small grant has been awarded to MAN […]
Sevenfold Theatre Company Inc: Numa and Karl: Extraordinary Man That He Was
Sevenfold Theatre Company Inc was founded in 2019 by nine original members, a passionate group of graduates from Federation University in Ballarat (formerly known as BAPA). Their journey began with a shared vision – to establish a platform for creating independent theatre that would provide artists with the freedom to explore their creativity and bring […]
Late Blooming Lesbians: Website Development
Late Blooming Lesbians Sydney hosts regular social gatherings (meet-ups, online events, picnics, and themed events) for members to connect, share their stories, and form supportive friendships. These events are vital for combating isolation and fostering community. This grant will go towards funding further website development, with the aim to add more resources and maintenance of […]
J Davies: Kin
J Davies is a multidisciplinary takatāpui artist respectfully doing mahi on the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). Through an ongoing archive of contemporary queer existence, J cultivates connection to community and culture while exploring themes of identity, intimacy, and neurodiversity. With a deeply personal approach, J documents their own life […]
headspace Kempsey: Queer Prom
headspace Kempsey is a centre that operates on Dunghutti land. Their service is funded by the Federal Government and managed by Healthy North Coast to provide mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drug, and vocational/educational supports to young people in the Kempsey and surrounding areas. Queer Prom, organized by headspace Kempsey, is a youth-led, […]
