Great news! Last week we announced the newest partner to our gift voucher program, Incognito Art Show. We’ve followed Incognito’s progress since its first show in 2021 – it’s such a fun and inventive way to celebrate culture, encourage participation and raise much-needed funds. There are still plenty of great artworks for sale that you can view and purchase online. Plus, Incognito has a special promotional offer available this week, and as a voucher holder, you will be in the box seat when the 2026 show comes around.
Read more about Incognito Art Show and our partnership here.
In addition to Incognito joining our gift voucher program, the Australian Chamber Orchestra is touring nationally with Mountain in October, and places in the Australian Theatre for Young People’s holiday workshops are filling quickly. Read more about all of this, plus news from Australian World Orchestra and Sydney Film Festival below!
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Australian Theatre for Young People
Spring into action this school holidays!
ATYP’s Holiday Drama Workshops are just around the corner with a jam-packed program for young performers.
Bring stories to life with the power of music, dive into all things comedy, experience the thrill of improv, master the art of screen acting, and more! Designed for K-12 with no prior experience necessary.
Workshops are running from 29 September to 10 October 2024.
Classes are selling out quickly — explore the full line-up to help you plan the perfect break: https://atyp.com.au/workshops/holidays.
You can redeem your Culture Voucher towards ATYP’s holiday workshops by choosing either ATYP – SCHOOL’S OUT for silver vouchers or ATYP – GET DRAMATIC for gold vouchers.
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Mountain
27-30 October
Touring to Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra is bringing back one of its most groundbreaking, award-winning and popular cinematic collaborations for a series of limited gala performances. Created by Richard Tognetti in collaboration with BAFTA nominated director and filmmaker Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa 2015, River 2021), Mountain pushed the creative possibilities of presenting music and film live in concert in an innovative new direction.
Link for more performance details: https://www.aco.com.au/whats-on/2025/mountain.
To take advantage of ticket prices, it would be best to redeem either an ACO – Gold Voucher or ACO – Silver Voucher for these performances.
Incognito Art Show
Buy three or more artworks = 50% off. Ending 29 September.
For one week only, get 50% off when you buy three or more artworks from Incognito Art Show. With over 5,000 original artworks still available, this is the perfect opportunity to find a few pieces you love, or stock up on gifts for the art lovers in your life!
You can take advantage of this special offer now by redeeming for an Incognito Art Show – Gold Voucher or an Incognito Art Show – Silver Voucher.
Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Prize winner IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, written and directed by Jafar Panahi, was selected by France to be officially submitted for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards this week. That brings the total to 17 films from SFF now in the running for one of cinema’s top prizes. Come December, the Academy will reveal a 15-film shortlist, and by January, we’ll know which five make the final cut.
Use your Giving Culture voucher on a 2026 Flexipass and you’ll get to see the world’s best films first!
Australian World Orchestra
On September 4, the Australian World Orchestra concluded a marathon week, bringing together 94 of Australia’s finest musicians – 54 of whom returned from overseas – for a professional homecoming and an unforgettable two concerts. With glowing reviews still coming through, we are humbled by the kind words of critics and audiences alike.
This event was a success on all fronts, and we couldn’t be more pleased. The AWO extends heartfelt thanks to Giving Culture and to all the audience members who found us through their support. Music is a gift that is recognised by Giving Culture, and sharing its joy is at the heart of everything we and our musicians strive to do.
If you joined us this year, we hope to welcome you back in 2026. And if you missed us this time, don’t worry – it’s never too late to become part of the AWO family. To be first in the know about what next year brings, sign up for AWO’s newsletter at https://www.australianworldorchestra.com.au.
See you in 2026!