Artist-centred and welcoming, with customised facilitation, dedicated spaces and paid opportunities, Metro Arts emboldens artists to push boundaries, generate new ideas and create powerful work.
People like you ensure the future of ambitious contemporary art, the sort of work that Australian and international audiences are hungry for and continue to seek out.
In the last 5 years, our supporters and donors enabled Metro Arts to activate, connect and deliver
- 85 exhibitions
- 93 productions including 65 premieres
- 22 Artist residencies and 42 new performance works in development
- 249 community events
Our supporters, people just like you, make this possible. They include individuals, businesses, and foundations that together ensure the future of contemporary art to start conversations, dissolve barriers, challenge thinking and enrich lives.
Let’s back the future art makers together.
How to make a donation
To make your impact, you can donate immediately online or complete the donation form. The Metro Arts team is available to assist and can be contacted via phone: (07) 3002 7100 or email: development_at_metroarts.com.au.
All donations over $2.00 are tax-deductible.
Thank you for your support.
Image: Full Spectrum, 2024, by Anna Whitaker and Riley Towers. Image credit: Cat Sorensen.
Recurring Donations
We welcome recurring donations at an amount suitable to you, at a time suitable to you. Talk to Metro Arts about setting up automatic donation payments or complete using the ‘Donate Now’ box.
Metro Arts Future Fund
Metro Arts Future Fund is the only fund of its kind supporting a small-to-medium arts company in Australia. Initiated with a sum from the sale of Metro Arts’ previous home of 40 years, the MAFF supports Australian contemporary art and artists for generations to come. Managed through Perpetual Private, if you would like to learn more about making a targeted gift to this fund then please contact Metro Arts at development@metroarts.com.au.
Metro Arts Charitable Status
Metro Arts Fund is listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations maintained by the Commonwealth Department of Communications and the Arts. Metro Arts is a registered charity, registered by the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission, and Metro Arts Fund is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) by the Australian Taxation Office. Through Metro Arts Fund, we welcome one-off gifts, pledges and endowments.