As everyone in the art world knows, producing music concerts, visual arts and sculpture festivals and other arts events is expensive.  Like arts organisations across the nation, expenses of bringing you and the wider community the very best in classical music, contemporary visual arts and sculpture – and new developments in 2025 – often outstrip the income from those events.  

To run these events, we rely on membership fees, artist entry fees and commissions, occasional grants … and donations.  Donations from those who are able are an absolutely crucial part of the mix.
 
We welcome your donations of any amount – small to help with operating expenses, or larger to help offset musicians appearance fees at our Concerts throughout the year or prizes which attract the best sculptors and visual artists to each of our biennial exhibitions.
 
All financial contributions to Kangaroo Valley Arts Festival Inc (Arts in the Valley) are tax deductible.
 
Arts in the Valley is one of the few regional community arts organisations that attracts nationally known musicians and holds significant exhibitions of nationally recognised contemporary artists and sculptors with significant prize money. Underwriting support allows us to bring the best to the Valley and surround regions, while also supporting creative artists, musicians and sculptors. 
 
If you might consider a larger donation, we would be happy to discuss with where you would like to allocate it, perhaps to a particular concert, or to a particular visual arts or sculpture prize.    
 
Supporters (up to $500)
Donors ($500-$1,999)
Major Donors ($2,000-$4,999)
Lead Donors ($5,000-$9,999)
Patrons ($10,000 and above – all based on cumulative life-time donations)
 
Major donors will receive:
•    Listing in all Music programs and in all Sculpture or Visual Arts catalogues. We are happy to recognise your donation to Arts in the Valley, but donors may remain anonymous if you prefer.
•    Priority invitations to all Music Concerts, and priority invitations to all Sculpture and Visual Arts previews with the opportunity to purchase artworks and sculpture before they go on sale to the general public.
•    Invitations to special donor events.
•    A tax deduction.
 
Please join with us in supporting Arts in the Valley and in our region. It’s a team effort, we and you together doing what we can to bring the best of Arts to the Valley.  

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To make a contribution, please send us an email at info@artsinthevalley.net.au and make a bank deposit to:

 

KVAF Fund
National Australia Bank
BSB 032-691
Account No 364909 

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Or contact one of us personally at the below address.  

 

With many thanks for your consideration, 
 
Gary Moore
President
president@artsinthevalley.net.au

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Peter Butler AM
Vice-President
peter.butler@hsf.com 

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Arts in the Valley would like to acknowledge the following
Life Members and Benefactors who have made significant contributions over many years

 

Life Members
John Wright
Tony Barnett
Glenn Ballard
Jeannette Dumbrell
Belinda Webster OAM
Colleen Fry
Nick & Caroline Minogue
Kathy & Simon Harrington
Robert Calkhoven

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Patrons
Nick & Caroline Minogue
Alexander Michael (& Tony White, dec)
Glenn & John Ballard

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Lead Donors
Angus & Katerine Grinham
Rosie & Simon Lempriere
Gary Moore & Kerri Carlton
Michael Noonan & Bridget Crouch
Alice Oppen OAM (dec)

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Major Donors
Tony Barnett
Jill & Peter Butler AM
Robert & Wendy Calkhoven
Rex Irwin
Kathryn Lovric & Roger Allan

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Donors
Anonymous
Elizabeth Clark
Ian & Min Darling
Naomi Elias
Allan Gilden
Tehri Hakola & Warren Parry
Chris & Marcia Hosking
Helen Lunn
Jolanta Masojada & Edward Szewczyk
Geoff McClellan & Jane Bitcon
Jane McKellar & Robert Constable
David Sanders & Cathryn Ferguson
Greg & Wendy See
Georgina Sanderson
Tino & Linda Vella
Gerard & Barbara Volk OAM
John & Denise Wright

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Other Supporters, Team Leaders and Volunteers
We also acknowledge other Supporters for their financial assistance, 
and the Team Leaders and other volunteers 
who have given generously of their time.

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Our Need – Your Support 

Like all arts organisations across Australia, we would be unable to bring a range of arts including music, visual arts and sculpture to the Valley and surrounding regions without your support.

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You can help by Making a Donation

If you would like to consider making a tax-deductible donation, 
or increase the level of your previous donations, 
please go to artsinthevalley.net.au/donate 

or contact either Gary Moore, President at president@artsinthevalley.net.au
or Peter Butler, Vice-President at peter.butler@hsf.com.  

You may direct your donation to Music Concerts, Sculpture in the Valley, 
Visual Arts in the Valley, or where most needed.