Your donation to the Canberra Art Biennial directly supports contemporary art and artists.
The Canberra Art Biennial is a not-for-profit, independent organisation that relies on the generosity of our supporters to make the festival possible.
Your donation will directly support artists to produce new work, and keeps the Canberra Art Biennial a free and accessible event for all to enjoy.
If you’d like to support a specific artist, commission, or discuss your donation will the Canberra Art Biennial team, please contact support@contour556.com.au.
2026 Annual Appeal
For the 2026 Canberra Art Biennial, artist Mia Khin Boe will present a major new commission titled The Aboriginal Robot, extending her painting practice into glass for the first time.
Chair’s Circle
Our Chair’s Circle is a community of committed supporters who are passionate about contemporary art and enjoy a deeper connection to our artistic program.
Annual Giving
Donations of any amount provide vital support for our artistic program.
Major donors
Our major donors enable artists to realise bold and ambitious new works by supporting major commissions.
To enquire about supporting a commission or becoming a major donor, contact us via email.
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Thank you to our supporters
Canberra Art Biennial would not be possible without the generous support of our partners, donors, volunteers and community, including our major partners Creative Australia and the ACT Government.
Thank you to our supporters listed below, including those who wish to remain anonymous.
Major Donors
BVN Architecture
Canberra Airport
Capital Property Group
Morris Property Group
Chair’s Circle
Karina Harris and Dr Neil Hobbs
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KDN Group
Project Eleven
RAM Constructions
Emeritus Professor David Williams AM
2026 Annual Appeal
ArtNow Tours
Isabelle Arnaud
Peta Bryant
Katharine Glass
Christopher Hobbs
Christiane Lawin-Bruessel
Kanesan Nathan
Rowena Talacko
Tony Twigg
Neil Wilson
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Annual Giving
Amanda Biggs
Darren Knight Gallery
Gordon Bull and Deborah Clark
Hester Gascoigne
Sophia Halloway and Nicholas Everdell
Meredith Hinchliffe AM
Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM and the late John Hindmarsh AM
Fiona Hooton
King O’Malley’s
Annette Larkin Fine Art
Dr Andrew Lu AM and Dr Geoffrey Lancaster AO
Simon Mordant AO and Catriona Mordant AM
Susan Taylor
Department of the Exterior
Claudia Morris
Rupert Myer AO
OFFMARKET Gallery
Isobel Priess and Alex Haupt
Ursula Sullivan and Joanna Strumpf
Dan Toua
Anne Willsford
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