UMI Arts Funding Partners

Umi Arts values the partnerships we strive to strengthen and maintain.

We understand and appreciate the significance of growing partnerships with like minded organisations that share the same belief as us and this is that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures have an inspirational and transformational effect on those who are most vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Our ongoing Funding Partners Include:

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT, AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

Supported through the Australia Councils Visual Arts Craft Strategy

ARTS QUEENSLAND

UMI Arts is assisted by the Queensland Government, through Arts Queensland

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS

Supported through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program

THE VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS STRATEGY (VACS)

Supported by the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

UMI Arts gratefully acknowledges the following Project Funding:

IVAIS COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Funding 2021

Arts Queensland- QSAP Fund- for Big Talk One Fire Funding 2021

CAirns Regional Council- RADF- For youth week funding 2021

Cairns Regional Council- RADF- For renowned artist and wood carver Mr kel Williams 2021

Cairns Regional Council- Community Services Funding- For naidoc celebration funding 2021

Cairns Regional Council Esplanade- Big Talk One Fire Inkind 2021

The UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Festival is assisted by the Cairns Esplanade, Cairns Regional Council.

Umi Arts also gratefully acknowledges the following Businesses Partners for their time and contribution:

Royal Australian Navy

CAPTA Group- Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience

Torres Strait Regional Authority

ITEC National

Pullman International

Piccones Shopping Centre

Cairns Convention Centre

Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina

Sea Swift Freight Carriers

Life Without Barriers

DATSIP

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF)

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF)

Umi Arts also gratefully acknowledges the following Suppliers for their time and contribution:

Jessup's Accountants

Wedrat Accountants

Optimus 1 Insurance Brokers

Tropics Magazine

Angela Knight Book Keeping

Gyst Solutions

Pip Miller Pr

Lovegreen Photography

Blue Click Photography

The Chamber of Commerce

TTNQ

Bumma Bippera Media

Gerib Sik Torres Strait Islanders Corp

Buri Guman Dancers

Minjil Yidinji Carl Fourmile

TS Wali Robert Tommy Pau

Abriculture

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