ABOUTFounded by John Butler and Danielle Caruana in 2005, The Seed Fund is artist-directed and committed to centralizing the pivotal roles of artists and managers within the contemporary music landscape.
Since inception we have raised and distributed over 1.5 million in funds to the artistic community, through contributions from artists, associates and champions.
Overseen by managing director Stacia Goninon, and with a legacy of over 19 years, The Seed Fund is a cornerstone of the Australian music industry, championing the empowerment of artists and managers through funding opportunities, partnerships, and initiatives. From it’s inception we have been committed to an agile approach, championing the impacts that artists have on our cultural fabric.
We have funded projects through a range of categories including visual arts, professional development, touring, recording, marketing and publicity, social activism, multicultural arts and funding development and deliverables for artists at pivotal moments in their career pathways. We have partnered with organisations such as Skinnyfish, Music NT and Apra AMCOS to deliver initiatives into remote areas of Australia highlighting the excellence of Indigenous artists.
Our program focus is the transformative Future Makers Management Workshop.
L-R Danielle Caruana, Stacia Goninon and John Butler. Image by Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore
In Memory of Jaqui Geia
We honour the life of Jacqui Geia, a lifelong artist advocate. Jacqui was part of The Seed’s inception, and was one of the driving forces in it’s establishment and conceptualising what it could become.