2023 FESTIVAL PARTNERS

Tourism & Events Queensland

Townsville City Council

Queensland Government

James Cook University

James Cook University (JCU) values how excellence and creativity play vital roles in making local communities vibrant and flourishing. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) promotes the rich and unique cultural environment of North Queensland through presenting internationally acclaimed classical musicians to audiences from Townsville, around Australia, and overseas. With the former Vice Chancellor of JCU, Professor Ray Golding, as an integral part of the Festival’s inception in 1991, JCU is proud to be a sponsor of the AFCM and to be celebrating its 30th year of showcasing creativity and innovation in chamber music.

Metal Manufacturers

Haymans and MM Electrical are a part of the MMPL Group, the leading Electrical Wholesaler to the trade in Australia and our Customers rely on us for electrical, communications and data, solar, lighting and associated electrical component products to keep their homes and business energised and connected. Once again MMPL are proud to support the Australian Festival of Chamber music in Townsville and surrounds

Philip Bacon Galleries

Philip Bacon Galleries is one of Australia’s leading art galleries. It plays a pivotal commercial and educational role in the thriving Brisbane art scene. The gallery is renowned for the depth of its stockroom and for exhibiting many of the country’s most celebrated, established and contemporary artists.

SeaLink

Festival Sponsor SeaLink operate 18 daily services to Magnetic Island and will have you in paradise in only 20 minutes on one of their high speed catamarans. Magnetic Island's relaxed tropical lifestyle, quiet, secluded beaches, rugged nature, abundant wildlife and easy access to the Great Barrier Reef make it a wonderful place to relax and unwind. Whether it's a short public holiday break, weekend adventure or something longer, if you're looking for a variety of activities you'll be spoilt for choice.

The Ville

Discover Wonderful at tropical North Queensland’s premier destination for leisure, dining and entertainment. The Ville Resort-Casino is a multi-award winning resort featuring six unique bars and restaurants, international standard Casino and a stunning infinity-edge resort pool with swim-up bar.  Located on the Townsville Breakwater, The Ville boasts panoramic views overlooking Magnetic Island, the Coral Sea, Townsville City and iconic Castle Hill. The resort is within walking distance of the Magnetic Island ferry terminal, CBD, restaurants and cafés, shopping precincts, Reef HQ Aquarium, the Museum of Tropical Queensland, art galleries, and Townsville’s award-winning beachfront, The Strand.

Theme & Variations

Established in 1985 Theme & Variations Piano Services is Sydney’s premier piano store. Specialising in new and used pianos for sale, plus piano related services including – piano tuning, repairs and restorations.

Aligned Corporate Residences

ACCESSIBILITY PARTNER
Endeavour Foundation

Endeavour Foundation supports people with disability to live their best life. Every year, Endeavour Foundation helps thousands of people achieve the things that matter most to them. Endeavour Foundation supports people to live their best lives and remove barriers that prevent people from exploring and realising their potential. Whether it’s living independently, getting a job you love, or engaging with the community, they are right beside you every step of the way. Endeavour Foundation believe in people, their ability to achieve ambitions, their right to social and economic participation, and their often-unrecognised contribution to our communities. Endeavour Foundation is passionate about building a brighter future for all, every day. Their purpose is to make possibilities a reality for more than 4 million people with a disability living in Australia. This is the driving force behind everything they do, and their dedication remains as strong as ever.

XRX

XRX is proud to continue partnering with the AFCM in 2022. We are locally owned and operated with 40 years of experience helping businesses across our region.   XRX has a longstanding relationship with the AFCM as their print provider and we have recently become their telephony and NBN provider. Our expertise in business technologies enables us to tailor solutions across all aspects of Print, Voice, and IT.  We consistently health check your systems to mitigate equipment downtime and provide reliable communications for your business. Our dedicated support team is the largest in the region and consistently achieves national top 10 status for the speed at which our expert technicians resolve issues.    XRX removes the complexity of owning and managing business technology systems. Contact us for expert advice regarding production equipment (Printers, Scanners, Copiers, Wide Format, 3D), our telephony and communications (Cloud Solution, PBX, VOIP, NBN) or IT (ADITS).

Mike Carney Toyota

OFFICIAL TRANSPORT PARTNER TO THE 2023 FESTIVAL IN COLLABORATION WITH 1300 METEOR Mike Carney Toyota have a large range of new and quality used vehicles. Their team can also provide you with genuine servicing, finance, insurance and a massive range of parts & accessories. Mike Carney Toyota are committed to delivering Quality, Safety and Innovation in everything we do; while at the same time finding ways to improve. Browse their range of vehicles and get in touch with the team for a great deal. + 61 07 4759 4200 

1300 Meteor

OFFICIAL TRANSPORT PARTNER TO THE 2023 FESTIVAL IN COLLABORATION WITH MIKE CARNEY TOYOTA For the best rates on latest models, professional friendly service and great locations across Northern & Western Queensland 1300 Meteor Rentals has it all!

Wilmar Sugar

Wilmar sugar supports our regional Winterschool Program, including performances in the Burdekin and Ingham. Artists and Winterschool Alumni participate in musical workshops and concerts in the region prior to the Festival thanks to the generous support received from Wilmar Sugar.

Wilson/Ryan/Grose

Integrity. Professional. Compassionate. Clear thinking. Committed to community. wilson/ryan/grose has over 125 proud years of leadership in law.  Carrying on the legacy of our forebearers as trusted advisors to Queenslanders is an honour in which we take great pride.   We utilise our experience, expertise and well-established networks to offer a complete legal service. Our commitment to the people and communities of regional Queensland is unwavering.  As people who live, work and raise families in regional Queensland, we have the lived experience to offer specialised advice relevant to regional Queenslanders.  We are in a unique position to identify and understand the challenges and opportunities faced by our clients and pride ourselves on our role as trusted advisors. wilson/ryan/grose has been serving and supporting the business and community of regional Queensland for over 125 years and are proud supporters of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

Brown Family Wine Group

For over 130 years the Brown Family’s sense of adventure and innovation has led us to where we are now: creating exciting new wines, pushing boundaries, and developing vineyards in some of the best regions in Australia.

Crystal Clear PR

OracleStudio

Townsville Grammar School

Detours Coaches

The Keyboard Shop

Townsville Enterprise

Triple M

Townsville Bulletin

The Townsville Bulletin has been proud supporters of the AFCM since it's inception 30 years ago.

Schwartz Media

Channel 7 Townsville

ABC Classic

Sean Dowling Design

Dowling & Dowling Design is an agency that caters specifically to arts organisations. This agency puts arts and entertainment at the heart of their business drawing from the expertise of not just talented designers but performance makers and visual artists. We have been attached to almost all of the major arts organisations in Brisbane assisting with the marketing of their work. Clients range from the large-scale organisations such as Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, Museum of Brisbane and Queensland Symphony Orchestra to supporting the medium and an emerging theatre companies such as La Boite, Dead Puppet Society, The Good Room, Myths Made Here and The Danger Ensemble.  Dowling & Dowling Design knows the unique challenges and roadblocks that artists and arts orginisations face because we have faced them in our own arts practices. As members of the arts industry, we are uniquely positioned to service arts organisations because we share the same institutional knowledge and experience.

NAFA

Australia Digital Concert Hall

Big Eye Theatre

Dancenorth Australia

Musica Viva Australia

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts

Urban Screens

Barrier Reef Orchestra

Perc Tucker Gallery

PANQ

Townsville Folk Festival