The Balnaves Foundation supports Yes campaign for Voice to Parliament with other Philanthropists
The Balnaves Foundation has been featured alongside other philanthropic organisations as part of a pledge from members of Philanth...
28 April, 2023
News & Media
Luke Carroll and Sandy Greenwood in At What Cost? - Belvoir St Theatre. Photo by Brett Boardman
SHARING NEWS FROM THE BALNAVES FOUNDATION – APRIL 2023
Our April Newsletter has arrived........
11 April, 2023
The Balnaves Foundation Annual Report 2022
We are delighted to share with you The Balnaves Foundation Annual Report FY 2022 celebrating the hard work and accomplishments ach...
19 December, 2022
NIDA First Nations Scholar
NIDA The Balnaves Foundation is thrilled that the inaugural scholarship recipient for First Nations Programs at NIDA has commenced...
15 July, 2022
The Australian Museum wins National awards
THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM The Australian Museum has been announced as the overall National Winner of the 2022 Museums and Galleries Na...
30 June, 2022
The Australian’s The List: 100 Arts & Culture
THE AUSTRALIAN The Balnaves Foundation was honoured to see the Balnaves Family recognised on the inaugural The List: Arts & Cultur...
03 June, 2022
The Drovers Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson – Now in cinemas
THE BALNAVES FOUNDATION The highly anticipated film, The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson arrives in cinemas on May 5,...
04 May, 2022
BELVOIR AWARDS 2021 BALNAVES FOUNDATION ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FELLOWSHIP
BELVOIR Belvoir is pleased to announce Kamilaroi man Thomas Weatherall as the 2021 Balnaves Foundation Aboriginal and Torres Strai...
13 December, 2021
Australian Museum Wins Two IMAGinE Awards for Unsettled Exhibition
AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM Laura McBride, Director, First Nations, recognised for curatorial excellence...
13 December, 2021
The Balnaves Foundation Annual Report 2021
We are pleased to share with you The Balnaves Foundation Annual Report FY2021 celebrating the achievements and hard work accomplis...
09 December, 2021
ART WRITE LIGHT INSTALLATION 2021
STORY FACTORY We're lighting up Redfern Street with the writing of young people from across Western Sydney in a new light installa...
05 November, 2021
Mosman Daily: Neil and Hamish Balnaves
MOSMAN DAILY Renata Gortan talks to Neil and Hamish Balnaves about the importance of philanthropy and spending the substantial fam...
04 November, 2021
Sydney Dance Company return to the stage with NEW BREED
AUSSIE THEATRE Sydney Dance Company, in partnership with Carriageworks and New Breed Principal Partner The Balnaves Foundation, is...
19 October, 2021
Community Night | Wudjang: Not the Past
BANGARRA In a first-time collaboration, we're thrilled to join forces with Sydney Theatre Company to present the world premiere of...
08 October, 2021
The Balnaves Foundation pledges over half a million dollars to NIDA’s First Nations Program with multi-faceted scholarships
NIDA MEDIA RELEASE NIDA today announced The Balnaves Foundation as the Principal Patron of its First Nations Program, with a gener...
28 September, 2021
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR BELVOIR FELLOWSHIPS: THE 2021 BALNAVES FOUNDATION ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FELLOWSHIP AND THE 2022 ANDREW CAMERON FELLOWSHIP
BELVOIR MEDIA RELEASE Belvoir is now accepting submissions for two opportunities to work at Belvoir: the 2021 Balnaves Foundation ...
28 September, 2021
2022 Adelaide Biennial artists announced
ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE The Art Gallery of South Australia has announced the 25 leading Australian contempor...
15 September, 2021
Bangarra beats lockdowns to put on show in Brisbane
ABC NEWS Australia's rolling COVID lockdowns haven't stopped Indigenous dance company Bangarra from taking its latest production t...
18 August, 2021
TUNE IN TO ‘ENSEMBLE THEATRE CONVERSATIONS’ WITH GRAHAM BRADLEY
ENSEMBLE MEDIA RELEASE Ensemble Theatre has resumed its popular ‘in conversation’ series again....
12 August, 2021
Unsettled, an exhibition revealing our untold history
ABC RADIO SYDNEY Evenings with Sarah Macdonald...
03 August, 2021
Guardian Australia wins Walkley for revealing alleged racism on set of Neighbours
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA Kelly Burke picks up arts journalism gong at mid-year Walkleys for exclusive interview with actor Shareena...
17 June, 2021
‘She blew me away’: Bangarra’s touching tribute to one woman’s passion, culture and legacy
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the ...
09 June, 2021
Uluru Statement from the Heart awarded 2021 Sydney peace prize
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA Four years after it was written, judges says the ‘powerful and historic offering of peace’ offers a cle...
26 May, 2021
Australian Museum gears up for most important show in its history
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Laura McBride, the first Indigenous curator employed at the Australian Museum, is stepping over power dr...
14 May, 2021
Progress at last on deaths in custody data
PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA A little more than 30 years ago a landmark document was released that contained 339 recommendations advoca...
04 May, 2021
‘A wonderful thing’: what inspired Patricia Piccinini’s biggest creation yet
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD First came ‘Skywhale’, the gloriously odd creature that flew over Canberra in 2013 before travelling...
30 January, 2021
Guardian Australia wins Indigenous affairs Walkley for second year in a row
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA Lorena Allam and Calla Wahlquist recognised for their reporting of Rio Tinto and BHP’s activity in the Pi...
20 November, 2020
New Breed 2021
TIMEOUT SDC's annual showcase of new choreographic talent is your who's who guide to the future of Australian dance ...
19 November, 2020
Telling the stories that matter
PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA Philanthropy and journalism are rare collaborators in Australia. It’s also true that mainstream Australia...
17 November, 2020
JORJIA GILLIS IS THE 2020 BALNAVES FELLOW
BELVOIR Belvoir is pleased to announce the brilliant emerging writer and playwright Jorjia Gillis as the 2020 Balnaves Aboriginal...
10 November, 2020
UNSW student awarded coveted Rhodes Scholarship
UNSW NEWSROOM Studying at Oxford will help Ben Jones realise his vision to work with children, youth and families in Australia who...
30 October, 2020
Guardian Australia appoints new arts reporter with funding from The Balnaves Foundation
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA Kelly Burke brings a depth of knowledge about the issues facing Australia’s culture industries...
23 October, 2020
The Balnaves Foundation announces arts reporting project with Guardian Australia
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA The Balnaves Foundation has contributed a significant philanthropic grant to the Guardian Civic Journalism ...
21 July, 2020
Philanthropic Support for indigenous ‘voice’
THE AUSTRALIAN One of Australia’s most prominent philanthropic families will fund scholarly work to underpin the constitutional...
26 May, 2020
2020 Adelaide Biennial artists announced in 30-year milestone exhibition
ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA AGSA Curator of Contemporary Art brings performance and live art focus to the 2020 Adelaide Bienni...
09 September, 2019
Dreams of landscape reimagined
THE AUSTRALIAN Christo’s giant packages of industrial fabric and rope have caused millions of people worldwide to wonder what i...
04 September, 2019
Telling New Indigenous Stories- belvoir awards Balnaves Aboriginal and torres Strait islander fellowship
BELVOIR Belvoir is pleased to announce Nathan Maynard as the 2019 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fellow. ...
03 September, 2019
New breed 2019 – meet the new breed of Australian dance creators
BANGARRA Sydney Dance Company and Carriageworks, in conjunction with The Balnaves Foundation, announce four Australian choreograph...
13 August, 2019
Kennedy awards: Guardian Australia’s Lorena Allam wins award for Indigenous reporting
THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA Guardian Australia’s Indigenous affairs editor, Lorena Allam, has won the John Newfong award for outstand...
12 August, 2019
