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AusArt Day 2026 — fundraiser

Please consider supporting invisible art this AusArt Day, Thursday 22 October 2026

invisible art space is an artist-run gallery in Balmain (near White Bay) featuring immaterial, digital, experimental arts and ecologies

We try to feature as much immaterial // media art // video art as we can, at a time when sadly many of our predecessors have closed

Any support is greatly appreciated and will help keep the gallery running and support new shows

We know it’s a tough time at the moment – if you cannot donate, perhaps your employer has a donation program and could make a tax deductable donation on your behalf

thank you!

please donate to invisible art space AusArt Day 2026 fundraiser

three ways to donate:

Thank you to Creative Australia for running AusArt day 2026 and the Australian Cultural Fund for their fundraising platform & donation link for this fundraiser

A look at the first year and a half

invisible art space (ias) opened in June 2025. Between June 2025 – December 2026:

  • we’ve held 13 exhibitions (11 at Balmain + 2 at other events’ locations)
  • hosted 9 [In]Visible Synth Sessions -> live & streamed synth music jams
  • hosted 1 film screening day
  • the ias exhibitions were a mix of curated group shows, solo shows, residencies + associated exhibitions, art fair & arts trail shows, film screenings, live improv music performances
  • ias featured artists from various locations: UK/USA, New Zealand, Sydney (Inner West & Western Suburbs), NSW regional areas: Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and the Central Coast, USA / AR (augmented reality) + in Second Life virtual world, Melbourne, Brisbane
  • shown a variety of works, methods, materialities & themes to showcase works on screen & works on paper, the conversations between the various themes plus the numerous ways digital / immaterial art can be brought into the material / physical world: digital / immaterial works on screen, video installations, living sculpture, installation, digital projection, screen printing, digital prints, photographic techniques, hand-programmed code based works, plotter prints, paintings, textiles, video based works, virtual worlds, augmented reality & collage works
  • created documentation for exhibitions and also reading lists for the shows

we have many exciting shows planned for 2027!

Average monthly expenses

We try to keep expenses low, to operate sustainably -> average monthly costs are (where each exhibition is in the month):

  • exhibition expenses: $600 (postcards, roomsheet & window decal printing, install costs, opening event food+drinks, marketing, wifi etc)
  • building expenses/outgoings: $600 (insurance, electricity, water, rates etc)

Your donation (of any amount) can have a direct effect on the operation of the gallery!

Make Art Happen Images: Creative Australia. AusArt Day 2026 – Make Art Happen graphics. 2026. https://creative.gov.au/ausartday-2026