HEARTDANCERS INCORPORATED

HEARTDANCERS INCORPORATED is an Australian nonprofit community arts organisation dedicated to celebrating and reflecting cultural diversity through immersive arts programs and events. Established with a mission to create art that explores migrant identity on Indigenous land, Heartdancers fosters intercultural understanding and social inclusion by empowering First Nations, refugee, LGBTQIA+, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) artists and communities.

Mission and Purpose

Heartdancers aims to build a lasting framework of accessible, world-class arts and cultural programs that promote education, income generation, diversity and inclusion, health and wellbeing, and sustainability. Operating at the intersection of contemporary multidisciplinary arts, community arts, and cultural development, the organisation works across intercultural and interdisciplinary art forms with a focus on empowering traditionally underrepresented groups to amplify their voices through creative expression.

Activities and Programs

The organisation specialises in delivering art-based workshops, immersive events, space activations, and cultural performances that celebrate the diversity of First Nations peoples and culturally diverse communities. Heartdancers provides dance, music, and cultural classes for all ages, with a particular emphasis on working with seniors. An innovative eco-friendly pop-up stage features cross-cultural, multidisciplinary contemporary and interactive performances in unexpected locations, broadening access to art and culture.

Impact and Reach

Heartdancers has supported more than 300 artists and cultural educators from First Nations, refugee, LGBTQIA+, and CALD backgrounds, providing over AUD 828,261 in income and development opportunities. Through its accessible programs, the organisation has engaged over 80,000 participants across Sydney, the Central Coast, and Newcastle, fostering connection, belonging, respect, and unity within diverse communities.

Acknowledgment of Traditional Custodians

Heartdancers acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in Australia, recognising the Guringai, Darkinung, Awabakal, Dharug, and Gadigal peoples on whose lands the organisation lives, learns, and works. The organisation pays deep respect to their elders past, present, and emerging leaders, honouring the custodianship of knowledge systems passed down through oral tradition for over 70,000 years.

HEARTDANCERS INCORPORATED is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ABN: 43872114339RR0001) and is committed to driving positive social change through arts and culture.

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