Through their generosity, donors to Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation are having an important impact on individuals and creating positive change in the community.
The Impact of Giving report highlights inspiring stories of impact that demonstrate the very real difference donor contributions make to the Arts in South Australia and the life-changing impact that has on the arts industry and future generations.
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Read the inspiring stories of impact in our Impact of Your Giving report.

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Stories from our beneficiaries
Foundation Impact Stories: centrED hosts a magical Mary Poppins experience!
Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED Schools Program hosted 200 students, teachers and caregivers from five NASSSA (Northern Adelaide State Secondary Schools Alliance) schools at Mary Poppins.

Foundation Impact Stories: Songlines 2022 Reconciliation Generation
Alberton Primary School took part in centrED's Songlines program. Students spend a day working with First Nations songwriters to get a greater understanding of their culture.

Foundation Impact Stories: UNESCO International Jazz Day 2021
To celebrate UNESCO International Jazz Day beginners through to advanced instrumental students from Gawler and District College, Playford International College and Salisbury East High School spent the day learning and playing jazz music.

Foundation Impact Stories: Adelaide International Guitar Competition
The Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition is the most prestigious guitar competition in the Southern Hemisphere and provides career-launching opportunities for talented young guitarists from around the world.

Foundation Impact Stories: Nathaniel O’Brien Class of Cabaret Scholarship
Since 2016, regional students in Years 10 and 11 have been given the opportunity to apply for the Nathaniel O’Brien Class of Cabaret Scholarship program.

Foundation Impact Stories: Our Mob 2021 - Trevor Nickolls Art Prize
OUR MOB 2021 celebrated the work of some of South Australia's talented First Nations artists. Kokotha artist Maude Parker was awarded the inaugural Trevor Nickolls Art Prize, which is supported by the Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation.

Foundation Impact Stories: NAIDOC Week 2020
To celebrate NAIDOC Week 2020, students from Craigmore High School and Playford International College worked with Barkindji woman and Artist Mentor Nancy Bates.

Foundation Impact Stories: Nathaniel O’Brien Class of Cabaret Scholarship 2023
Since 2016, regional students in Years 10 and 11 have been given the opportunity to apply for the Nathaniel O’Brien Class of Cabaret Scholarship program.

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