December 1, 2023
We are delighted to share with you The Balnaves Foundation Annual Report for 2023 celebrating the hard work and accomplishments achieved by our grantees this financial year.
November 17, 2023
Australia has lost a beloved member of the arts community with the sad passing of Marcus (Marc) Besen AC.
November 16, 2023
The Balnaves Foundation has issued a statement on the result of the Voice to Parliament referendum.
October 23, 2023
The Foundation is pleased to announce the Neil Balnaves AO Anniversary Prize to honour the 25th exhibition of Sculpture by the Sea Bondi.
September 27, 2023
Professor Megan Davis, Co-Chair of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law and Pro Vice Chancellor Society at UNSW, has been named on the TIME100 Next List.
September 13, 2023
Let your Voice be Heard, and donate now to spread the message of Yes!
August 3, 2023
In 2023, Australians will have a historic opportunity to accept the invitation from First Nations people in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, to walk with them towards Voice, Treaty and Truth.
August 1, 2023
Our July Newsletter has arrived, with news from Foundation and updates from some of our Grants.
April 28, 2023
The Balnaves Foundation has been featured alongside other philanthropic organisations as part of a pledge from members of Philanthropy Australia who support the ‘Yes’ campaign for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.
April 11, 2023
Our April Newsletter has arrived, with news from Foundation and updates from some of our Grants.
December 19, 2022
We are delighted to share with you The Balnaves Foundation Annual Report FY 2022 celebrating the hard work and accomplishments achieved by our grantees from July 2021 to June 2022.
October 20, 2022
Our October Newsletter has arrived, with news from Foundation and updates from some of our Grants.
July 15, 2022
The Balnaves Foundation is thrilled that the inaugural scholarship recipient for First Nations Programs at NIDA has commenced their studies.
June 30, 2022
The Australian Museum has been announced as the overall National Winner of the 2022 Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNAs)!
June 3, 2022
The Balnaves Foundation was honoured to see the Balnaves Family recognised on the inaugural The List: Arts & Culture 2022
May 6, 2022
Our May Newsletter has arrived, sharing news from a handful of our Grantees and from The Balnaves Foundation.
May 4, 2022
The highly anticipated film, The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson arrives in cinemas on May 5, and just in time for Mother’s Day!
December 13, 2021
Belvoir is pleased to announce Kamilaroi man Thomas Weatherall as the 2021 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow.
December 13, 2021
Laura McBride, Director, First Nations, recognised for curatorial excellence
December 9, 2021
We are pleased to share with you The Balnaves Foundation Annual Report FY2021 celebrating the achievements and hard work accomplished from July 2020 to June 2021.
November 5, 2021
We’re lighting up Redfern Street with the writing of young people from across Western Sydney in a new light installation created by ESEM Projects at our Redfern centre.
November 4, 2021
Renata Gortan talks to Neil and Hamish Balnaves about the importance of philanthropy and spending the substantial family inheritance wisely.
October 19, 2021
Sydney Dance Company is proud to announce a return to the stage with the eighth edition of New Breed, continuing a collective commitment to emerging choreographers.
October 8, 2021
In a first-time collaboration, we’re thrilled to join forces with Sydney Theatre Company to present the world premiere of Wudjang: Not the Past, an epic-scale contemporary corroboree.
September 28, 2021
NIDA today announced The Balnaves Foundation as the Principal Patron of its First Nations Program, with a generous donation of $530,000.
September 28, 2021
Belvoir is now accepting submissions for two opportunities to work at Belvoir: the 2021 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellowship.
September 15, 2021
The Art Gallery of South Australia has announced the 25 leading Australian contemporary artists selected for the 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State, curated by Sebastian Goldspink.
August 18, 2021
Australia’s rolling COVID lockdowns haven’t stopped Indigenous dance company Bangarra from taking its latest production to Queensland.
August 12, 2021
Ensemble Theatre has resumed its popular ‘in conversation’ series again.
August 3, 2021
This land was not peacefully settled – The Australian Museum’s Unsettled exhibition uncovers the untold histories behind this nation’s foundation story.
June 17, 2021
Kelly Burke picks up arts journalism gong at mid-year Walkleys for exclusive interview with actor Shareena Clanton.
June 9, 2021
She planted the seed for SandSong shortly before her untimely death in 2019. Now the acclaimed company is bringing the story of her country to life.
May 26, 2021
Four years after it was written, judges says the ‘powerful and historic offering of peace’ offers a clear agenda for healing in Australia, and ‘it is now up to us all to make its vision a reality’.
May 14, 2021
Laura McBride, the first Indigenous curator employed at the Australian Museum, is stepping over power drills and dodging ladders as workmen begin installing Unsettled.
May 4, 2021
A little more than 30 years ago a landmark document was released that contained 339 recommendations advocating changes.
January 30, 2021
First came ‘Skywhale’, the gloriously odd creature that flew over Canberra in 2013 before travelling the globe. Now its Australian maker has given her a companion.
November 20, 2020
Lorena Allam and Calla Wahlquist recognised for their reporting of Rio Tinto and BHP’s activity in the Pilbara region of WA.
November 19, 2020
SDC’s annual showcase of new choreographic talent is your who’s who guide to the future of Australian dance.
November 17, 2020
Philanthropy and journalism are rare collaborators in Australia. That changed when The Balnaves Foundation funded an Indigenous Affairs reporter for three years at Guardian Australia.
November 10, 2020
Belvoir is pleased to announce the brilliant emerging writer and playwright Jorjia Gillis as the 2020 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow. Jorjia is a proud Saltwater woman of the Budawang tribe of the Yuin nation.
October 30, 2020
Studying at Oxford will help Ben Jones realise his vision to work with children, youth and families in Australia who face health inequities.
October 23, 2020
Kelly Burke brings a depth of knowledge about the issues facing Australia’s culture industries.
July 21, 2020
The Balnaves Foundation has contributed a significant philanthropic grant to the Guardian Civic Journalism Trust, allowing Guardian Australia to commence an in-depth arts reporting project and educational outcomes for University of Melbourne students for more than three years.
May 26, 2020
One of Australia’s most prominent philanthropic families will fund scholarly work to underpin the constitutional reform called for in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
September 9, 2019
AGSA Curator of Contemporary Art brings performance and live art focus to the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres.
September 3, 2019
The motivation to create temporary monuments such as Wrapped Coast and Wrapped Reichstag can be summed up in a single word. Freedom.
September 2, 2019
Belvoir is pleased to announce Nathan Maynard as the 2019 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow.
August 13, 2019
Sydney Dance Company and Carriageworks announce four Australian choreographers commissioned to create works for the acclaimed New Breed initiative.
August 10, 2019
Guardian Australia’s Indigenous affairs editor, Lorena Allam, has won the John Newfong award for outstanding Indigenous affairs reporting at this year’s Kennedy awards.