Support Ambitious Ideas Early – Double Your Impact Before 31st May 2025

At The Substation, we support, encourage, and amplify artists working at the edge of form to inspire future visions, refigure histories, and forge new connections. 

Since 2016, The Substation has welcomed over 300,000 visitors and engaged hundreds of artists. In 2024 alone, we supported 385 artists through our development, commissioning and presentation programs, and reached 30,000 audience members, including 12,000+ in-person attendees.

Art isn't made overnight. At The Substation we ensure artists have the time, space and resources for their works to gestate and innovate. Whilst government funding and earned income sustains presentation opportunities, it is the generosity of our philanthropic and donor communities that enable critical early-stage investment and ensure the longevity of practice. 

The Substation is in receipt of Creative Australia’s Creative Plus1 funding, which means that any donation received before May 31, 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar. This is a unique opportunity to double your impact – invest in artistic innovation from its inception, and help shape the future of multi-artform experimental practice.

Your donation fuels the creative process, allowing artists the time, space and resources that spark their most ambitious ideas.

Support Ambitious Ideas Early. Donate to The Substation Today. 

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How to donate to The Substation

In acknowledgement of our current economic client and the varying financial positions of our community, in 2025 the Substation is offering two avenues to donate:

Make a donation, however big or small.
Your generous support empowers artists to push the boundaries of creativity and present audiences with transformative experiences. By contributing, you play a vital role in shaping the future of experimental art, enabling bold ideas to gestate and innovate.

Make a donation of $1,000 or more to join The Substation Commissioning Circle. 
The Substation Commissioning Circle is designed to cultivate a donor community at The Substation, and acknowledge their vital contribution by providing bespoke engagements with our program and artists. 

• Annual studio visits with our resident artists
•  Insight into works in development, including invitations to VIP work in progress showings
• Acknowledgement throughout venue signage, printed and digital program
• Complimentary tickets to VIP opening nights across our year round program

By joining ‘The Substation Commissioning Circle,’ you become an integral part of our creative community. As a key supporter of our artist community, you Invest in artistic innovation from its inception and help shape the future of multi-artform experimental practice.