ANVAM
the Home of
Veterans Arts
GET INVOLVED
FOR SUPPORTERS
Whether you raise funds, purchase artworks, commission an artist, host an exhibition or make a donation, you help ensure veteran voices continue to be seen, heard and valued.
FOR VETERANS
You don’t need to identify as an artist to be part of ANVAM. Our programs and events are open to everyone in the Veteran Community, whatever your experience and wherever you are in life. If you’re curious about creativity, want to build your creative confidence or simply be part of the community, you’re welcome. Current and former-serving ADF members and families are invited to get involved.
FOR ARTISTS
ANVAM creates opportunities for Veteran Artists at every level, from emerging to professional and across all art forms, to showcase work, collaborate and reach new audiences. Take part in programs, events and creative projects, build connections, support fellow Veteran Artists and help grow a vibrant national Veteran Arts Community.OUR STORY
ANVAM was born from a simple conviction: that the Arts offer a genuine, non-clinical pathway to wellbeing, and that the Veteran Community deserves a creative home of its own.
Founded in 2013 and incorporated on ANZAC Day 2015, we are Australia's national organisation for Veterans Arts and wellbeing, a Public Benevolent Institution and a Veteran Community-led charity. We are the only arts institution in Australia dedicated to the wellbeing of the Veteran Community and we prioritise community over competition.
We believe the Arts are a powerful way to reconnect: to self, to others and to community.
From modest beginnings with a big vision, we are building a national home for Veterans Arts.
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ANVAM exists to support the wellbeing of the Veteran Community through the arts. We are Australia's national organisation for Veterans Arts and wellbeing, and a veteran-led charity founded in 2013.
We were born from a simple conviction: that the arts offer a genuine, non-clinical pathway to wellbeing, and that the Veteran Community deserves a creative home of its own. We are the only arts institution in Australia dedicated to the wellbeing of the Veteran Community, and we prioritise community before competition.
From modest beginnings with a big vision, we are building a national home for Veterans Arts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
WHO IS ANVAM?
We are Australia’s only arts institution dedicated to the wellbeing of the Veteran Community.
Leaving service can mean the loss of structure, identity and connection, and too many in the Veteran Community experience isolation and declining wellbeing. ANVAM offers another way in.
Through facilitated arts engagement, we provide creative outlets, connection and community in a low-stigma, non-clinical way that welcomes people who may never walk into a clinical or traditional ex-service setting. Our programs, exhibitions, Meet-ups and our flagship Festival of Veterans Arts bring the Veteran Community together through shared creative practice.
We support the Veteran Community across the whole-of-life, from the first day of service to the end of life: current and former-serving ADF members, and Veterans and families. You do not need to call yourself an artist. If you are curious about creativity, you are welcome.
ANVAM is the home of Veterans Arts.
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Person-centred workshops and creative opportunities for all experience levels, interests and needs
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Various events and festivals occur across each year, including the Festival of Veterans Arts (FOVA), regular exhibitions, workshops, meet-ups and performances
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Bringing the Veteran Community together through shared creative experience and opportunities to connect
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Creating opportunities to share work, stories and experience
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OUR SUPPORTERS
Corporate Sponsor
Fundraising Partner
Architecture Partner
