SUPPORT US
Upbeat Arts is a registered charity supporting adults living with mental health challenges through welcoming choir and creative writing programs across Queensland.
Our programs are safe, inclusive and community based. They offer people a place to connect, create, build confidence and feel part of something meaningful.
Government and grant funding help make our work possible. To keep our programs strong, consistent and accessible, we are also building a broader community of supporters who believe in the role of creativity, belonging and connection in mental health recovery.
When you support Upbeat Arts, you help sustain creative communities where people are welcomed as they are.
Why your support matters
Mental health recovery is not only about clinical care. Many people also need safe places to reconnect with others, rebuild confidence, restore routine and participate in community life.
Upbeat Arts provides that place. Through weekly choirs and creative writing programs, our members experience connection, encouragement, creative expression and a genuine sense of belonging. These small, consistent moments matter. Over time, they help people feel less isolated and more connected to themselves, to others and to the wider community. Your support helps make this possible.
Ways to support us
There are many ways your organisation can support Upbeat Arts.
Make a donation
A financial gift helps us continue delivering safe, welcoming and consistent programs for adults living with mental health challenges.
Donations can support program delivery, member resources, volunteer support, events, transport related needs, creative materials, catering, and opportunities for members to share their work with family, friends and community.
Become a corporate supporter
Corporate support helps us plan with greater confidence and keep our programs sustainable. We welcome partnerships with organisations that share our commitment to inclusion, belonging, mental health and community connection.
Your support may contribute to a specific program, event, region or area of need.
Sponsor an event
Upbeat Arts events bring members, families, volunteers, supporters, health professionals and community partners together. Event sponsorship may support member performances, venue costs, catering, accessibility needs, printed materials, photography, promotion or other event expenses.
Our events are warm, human and deeply meaningful. They offer supporters a chance to experience the spirit of Upbeat Arts first-hand.
Provide in kind support
In kind support is deeply valued and can make a practical difference.
This may include:
- venue access
- catering
- printing
- photography or videography
- design support
- merchandise
- transport support
- raffle prizes or event items
- professional services
- equipment or materials
We are grateful to organisations who have supported Upbeat Arts through venue access, events and in kind support, including State Library of Queensland.
Invite Upbeat Arts to your event
Our choirs are sometimes able to perform at community, sector and corporate events where there is strong alignment with our purpose and values. These opportunities can help raise awareness of mental health recovery, reduce stigma and celebrate the creativity of our members. Each request is considered carefully to ensure it is safe, respectful and appropriate for our members and program teams.
Workplace giving and fundraising
Your workplace can support Upbeat Arts through staff fundraising, workplace giving, matched giving or special events. We are happy to talk with you about simple, meaningful ways your team can get involved.
Why partner with Upbeat Arts?
A partnership with Upbeat Arts gives your organisation a meaningful way to support mental health, social connection and community inclusion.
Your support can help your organisation:
- demonstrate a genuine commitment to mental health and wellbeing
- connect staff with a cause that is local, human and hopeful
- support a registered charity delivering practical community based programs
- contribute to long term social impact
- align your values with inclusion, belonging and creativity
- help reduce isolation for adults living with mental health challenges
Partnerships work best when they are grounded in shared values. We welcome conversations with organisations that want to contribute in a thoughtful, respectful and sustainable way.
Our commitment to you
We value every supporter and partnership.
When you support Upbeat Arts, we will:
- work with you to shape a partnership that is clear, realistic and values aligned
- use your support responsibly and transparently
- provide updates on the impact of your contribution
- acknowledge your support in agreed and appropriate ways
- protect the dignity, privacy and safety of our members
- share stories with care and consent
- build a relationship that is meaningful for both organisations
We do not use sensational stories or deficit based language to communicate impact. Our focus is on belonging, creativity, connection and the real human value of being part of a safe and welcoming community.
Start a conversation
If your organisation would like to support Upbeat Arts, we would love to hear from you. Together, we can help more adults living with mental health challenges experience connection, creativity and a place to belong.
Contact us to discuss donations, sponsorship, in kind support, event partnerships or workplace giving.