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About this cause
Temperance Hall is an artist-run home for independent dance and expanded performance practice.
In 2025, we framed our work as a year of Reassembly, stabalising a new model for our beautiful heritage building and community of artists and peers.
With the support of private donors, the Neilson Foundation, the City of Port Phillip and Creative Australia, we established two major residency programs dedicated to independent artists working in experimental dance and performance.
In 2026, Temperance Hall remains — small enough to protect risk, lean enough to prioritise artists, steady enough to grow.
Inverting traditional presentation models, your support directly invests in the practice of art-making, and ensures independent artists are afforded the time, space and trust they need to make new work.
Please consider joining the Temperance Hall Society today by making a tax-deductible donation. Every contribution strengthens our revised model.
- A gift of $42/month or $500/year places you among our Temperance Hall Members.
- A gift of $1,000+ places you among our Founding Members.
An audience member recently described Temperance Hall as:
“A gift… a lifeline… vital to any hope of artists continuing to survive.”
Your support ensures artform survival long into the future.
Image: When It Is Finished by Deanne Butterworth, photograph by Gregory Lorenzutti
