New way to give: our Zeffy donation page is live
You can now support VEAEA through Zeffy, a donation platform that takes 0% off the top.
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The room shouldn't have to drink itself out of debt for the night to work.
We're a Victorian charity funding electronic arts a different way — through grants and direct support, not bar minimums. We're early, and building this in the open.
StatusRegistered Australian Charity
Tax deductibilityDGR Confirmed
FocusElectronic Arts & Community
ABN24 619 030 300
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Now recruiting: help us peer-review SafeGuide in your language
We're kicking off a program to have SafeGuide's harm-reduction content peer-reviewed in every language we can — and we're looking for volunteers in any language other than Mandarin and Vietnamese, which are already covered.
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Our Mission
We believe society shouldn't have to rely on alcohol sales to finance artistic creation or curation. VEAEA exists to build alternative, sustainable funding models for the electronic arts in Victoria.
Most electronic arts events here run on bar-minimum deals — a venue sets a drink-sales target, and if the room doesn't hit it, the promoter absorbs the loss, regardless of how good the night was. That quietly decides what art gets made and who gets paid. We're building the alternative.
Fair pay, not leftovers
Artists get paid for the work, not whatever's left after a bar minimum is covered.
A scene that doesn't burn out
Programs and support that grow the community without relying on late nights and precarious labour to fund it.
Funding that doesn't answer to a bar tab
Grants, donations, and direct partnerships — so a show's success isn't decided by how much the room drank.
How we work
How we achieve our mission
- 01Paying artists directly and fairly, not through what's left after the bar
- 02Running exhibitions, workshops, and community events
- 03Building SafeGuide, a harm-reduction bridge for people locked out by language
- 04Partnering with venues and collectives who want out of the bar-minimum model
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