Music charity Support Act will present its annual fundraiser Ausmusic T-Shirt Day in November this year.
It’s a day of fun and awareness, held during Ausmusic Month. Primarily, it’s a celebration of Australian music, but also to raise urgently-needed funds for music workers in crisis. ARIA, triple j, Heaps Normal, Gildan Brands and AAMI will be matching up to $40k in donations.
Funds raised from the campaign go toward helping Support Act continue its crucial work supporting musicians, managers, crew and music works, through crisis relief support, mental health and wellbeing programmes, the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline, Mentally Healthy Workplaces Program and dedicated First Nations support.
You can also get involved by buying an Ausmusic T-Shirt from the official Premium artist range, and/or making a donation.
The Premium T-Shirt range is on sale now. Artists include Ashwarya, Budjerah, Cold Chisel, Gang of Youths, GFlip, John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave by Sophie Howarth Photography, Paul Kelly, Uncle Archie Roach and William Barton. There are also designs from CrewCare, Creative Nomad/Kylie Strachan’s ‘Homegrown’ tee, High Tees’ ‘Iconic Women in Aus Music’ tee, Mushroom’s 50th anniversary tee, and of course this year’s Ausmusic T-Shirt Day hero tee.
Merch partners are on board too, including Artist First, Bad Apples, Bamboozled, Black Rebel Heart, Clothing The Gaps, High Tees, Love Police, Merch Fan, Merch Jungle, On Repeat, Sound Merch, Sound of Vinyl, Warner Music and more. . . All donating a percentage of sales to the campaign.
“In music, every little bit matters, so this Ausmusic T-Shirt Day on Thursday 30 November, we ask anyone who loves Aussie music to show their act of support by buying an Ausmusic t-shirt or making a donation so that we can continue our crucial work,” Support Act CEO Clive Miller says.
“The music we love doesn’t sound the same without the people behind the scenes, so head to ausmusictshirtday.org.au now to find out how you can get involved and support Aussie music workers in need. Keep your eyes peeled for our incredible ambassador announcement coming soon!”
Music fans and businesses can get involved by setting up a team to fundraise with their friends, family, and workplace.
Get involved, and share your celebrations by using the #ausmusictshirtday hashtag. More information here.
Ausmusic T-Shirt Day takes place on 30 November.
