State and national Awards
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The rules and categories for the 2012 AbaF Awards will be released in February 2012. Below are the categories from 2011. There will be changes in 2012 but this will give you a good indication as to what may be included.
The 2011 Awards rules document can also give you an indication of the rules for the AbaF Awards. Please note that these will be updated in February 2011 so should not be the final reference for your nomination.
If you would like to begin preparing your nomination before February please speak to your State Director, or Gabby Talmadge on 03 9616 0315.
Awards presented at state level, winners of which become finalists in the national AbaF Awards
The national winners of categories marked with an asterisk (*) will compete for the AbaF Partnership of the Year.
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Visy Arts & Environment Award*
For partnerships between businesses and arts and cultural organisations that contribute to environmental sustainability. Developed in collaboration with the Banksia Environmental Foundation.
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AbaF Partnering Award*
For partnerships between businesses employing 200 or more people (globally) and arts and cultural organisations.
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AbaF SME Award*
For partnerships between businesses employing fewer than 200 people (globally) and arts and cultural organisations.
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Arts & Health Foundation Award*
For partnerships between healthcare organisations and arts and or cultural organisations that improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups or a community.
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QantasLink Regional Award*
For partnerships between businesses and arts and cultural organisations that provide people in regional and rural areas with access to high quality arts and culture.
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Toyota Community Award
For partnerships between businesses and arts and cultural organisations that enhance the life of communities.
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Woodside Better Business Award
For business volunteers or board members who have helped achieve significant business outcomes for arts and cultural organisations or individual artists. Open to all business volunteers who work with the arts.
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AbaF Giving Award
For individual artists and arts and cultural organisations’ giving (donations) programs: annual campaigns, capital campaigns, patron programs, bequest programs, projects supported by foundations. This award is presented at state level, with winners becoming finalists in the national awards.
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National-only partnering awards
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Awards presented only at national level, with finalists announced at AbaF Awards state events
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Australia Council Young and Emerging Artists Award*
For partnerships between businesses and arts and cultural organisations (e.g. performing arts company, artist-run initiative, arts service organisation) that helps to build skills, experience and opportunities for young and emerging artists.
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Production Resource Group Commitment Award*
For partnerships between businesses and arts and cultural organisations developed over a continuous period of seven years or more.
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City of Perth Encouragement Award
For partnerships between businesses and arts and cultural organisations involving a business making its first commitment to the arts.
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Leadership Awards
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Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Arts Business Leadership Award
For a person working in the arts/cultural sector who through their leadership, advocacy, practice and example has made an exceptional contribution to Australia’s cultural life; demonstrating vision, commercial acumen and strategic thinking in their engagement with business and by encouraging increased giving to the arts.
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Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Leadership Award
For an individual, family, group, foundation or other entity that through their leadership, advocacy, practice and example has encouraged increased philanthropic giving to Australia’s cultural life.
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Richard Pratt Business Arts Leadership Award
For a business person who through their leadership, advocacy, practice and example has made an exceptional contribution to Australia’s cultural life by fostering and facilitating increased business investment in and support for the arts and engagement between business and the arts.
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