Cherry Hands Media

11/12/2025

Calling Indigenous and First Nations actors, or hopeful actors - check out this new 'First Nations Initiative' by Showcast and Casting Networks AU - free to submit to. But the deadline is 19 December. https://app.showcast.com.au/projectselftests/pst-pjXL3v94

If you need help with creating or sourcing material, filming or editing a self-tape to submit for this, please reach out to us here Cherry Hands Media. We might be able to help. DM us if you'd like a no-obligation chat. We're based in St Kilda, in Melbourne.

The Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) and Showcast are launching a National Initiative (free) to celebrate and amplify the voices of First Nations actors across Australia. It is open to actors of all experience levels —amateur, professional, new and emerging actors. We are looking for the next new ...

17/11/2025

We've just launched a new page, for Kat's upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival show: "Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues" - tickets will be on sale soon - but follow here for now - we need a bunch of likes and follows to give the page a proper name!! : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583867162710

03/11/2025

If you need to update your headshot or create a portrait for a poster, give Brent Lukey Photographer a call.

We cannot speak highly enough of Brent Lukey's photographer. You can also see his work as part of a group show, opening this Thursday night at Dawn & Mabel's on Acland Street, at 6pm, as part of the Sunday Arts Magazine Art Exhibition, being organised by everyone's favourite local art-lover, David Hunt from Sunday Arts Magazine - Joy94.9. We will see you there.

A portrait I made recently with the ever-wonderful and brilliantly funny Katrina Mathers.

Katrina is performing a Melbourne Comedy Festival show next year called “Anything But The Dyson & Other Excellent Monologues”.

Written and performed by Katrina Mathers.
Directed by Rosalind Hammond.

“Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues” is presented as a series of stories and reflections – about the ins and outs, frustrations, joys, hopes, delusions and complex love-hate relationship of owning a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

Katrina Mathers (The Wedge, Flipside, Footy Chicks) 2003 Moosehead recipient, now aged 402, still navigating menopause and life’s sweaty mess – returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for her first show in 23 years!

“Older, hotter, funnier. Bring a fan.”

If you need to update your headshot or make a portrait for a poster, give me a call - Brent 0427 483 836.

www.brentlukey.com

31/10/2025

Thanks to everyone who supported day campaigns. We're still CALLING FOR DONATIONS. Anything over $2 is tax-deductible. No amount too small!

106 Art resident artists:

Tamar Dolev has 30 days to raise money for an animation called PINK SALAD: https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEiQdMAL/pink-salad-animation-ausartday

Kat Mat (Katrina Mathers) has 30 days to raise money for a solo comedy festival show called ANYTHING BUT THE DYSON & OTHER EXCELLENT MONOLOGUES: https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEPHZMA5/anything-but-the-dyson-ausart-day

Marty MonStar has ONLY 8 HOURS LEFT to raise money to present his theatre show THE RANSOM LETTER: https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000QnUHJMA3/the-ransom-letter-2026-ausart-day

And there are still many other projects calling for donations. In a world of Oligarchs be a Billie Ilish! If you haven't seen the news today:
https://youtube.com/shorts/KB6jSiQ7z7I?si=SUB5wtMwtPCtukHH

23/10/2025

Marty MonStar just got a great plug in, on ABC Radio 774 with Astle about just now!! Nice chainsaw sound FX Marty!!

Please support all our creative projects:

https://donations.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000QnUHJ/the-ransom-letter-2026-ausart-day

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEPHZMA5/anything-but-the-dyson-ausart-day

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEiQdMAL/pink-salad-animation-ausartday

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000008bJWGMA2/thunder-feature-film-production

23/10/2025

Hey, hi. Us again…. So is still live.

Can you donate to one of these four fabulous creative projects? Today is the day.
All donations over $2 are tax deductible. Go to the Australian Cultural Fund website, click Search and Donate to find one of these, or many other fabulous projects and donate some money to help creatives make stuff: https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au

ANYTHING BUT THE DYSON AND OTHER EXCELLENT MONOLOGUES (solo comedy festival show) by KATRINA MATHERS. Directed by ROZ HAMMOND. Raising money for crew fees, PR and venue hire. https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEPHZMA5/anything-but-the-dyson-ausart-day

THE RANSOM LETTER (theatrical stage play) by MARTY MONSTAR. Raising money to present this super fun, film-noir style stage play as a full speak-easy theatrical run in 2026. https://donations.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000QnUHJ/the-ransom-letter-2026-ausart-day

PINK SALAD (short animation) by artist TAMAR DOLEV. Raising money to pay a videographer and editor, as well as some film festival entry fees to create a part-doco, part animated short film. https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEiQdMAL/pink-salad-animation-ausartday

THUNDER (feature film) by independent filmmaker/actor LUKE STYLES. Raising money to cover the final climactic boxing scene, filming this Sunday with six cameras and over 250 extras
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000008bJWGMA2/thunder-feature-film-production

More info: https://mailchi.mp/cherryhands/ausartday
Browse all 300 eligible projects: https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project
Thanks to and for setting today up and to everyone who has donated so far. Thanks also to and

22/10/2025

Here's Kat Mat to tell you about the four day projects she's raising money for today. She wishes she brushed her hair. Marty MonStar Marty MonStar Productions 106 Art Tamar Dolev Creative Australia Brent Lukey Photographer

22/10/2025

AUSART DAY is here! Can you donate to support these four incredible projects - before 8pm tonight?

Search for project titles and donate here:
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/projects

Read more:
https://mailchi.mp/cherryhands/ausartday

22/10/2025

TODAY IS THE DAY - DONATE TODAY - AUSART DAY

We're proud to be supporting four fundraising campaigns for TODAY'S inaugural , with Creative Australia

* Anything But The Dyson - comedy festival show
* Pink Salad - short animation
* Thunder - feature film and
* The Ransom Letter - stage show

ANYTHING BUT THE DYSON AND OTHER EXCELLENT MONOLOGUES (a solo comedy festival show) by KATRINA MATHERS. Directed by ROZ HAMMOND. Raising money for crew fees, PR and venue hire
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEPHZMA5/anything-but-the-dyson-ausart-day

THE RANSOM LETTER (theatrical stage play) by MARTY MONSTAR. Raising money to present this super fun, film-noir style stage play as a full speak-easy theatrical run in 2026.
https://donations.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000QnUHJ/the-ransom-letter-2026-ausart-day

PINK SALAD (short animation) by artist TAMAR DOLEV. Raising money to pay a videographer and editor, as well as some film festival entry fees to create a part-doco, part animated short film.
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000WEiQdMAL/pink-salad-animation-ausartday

THUNDER (feature film) by independent filmmaker/actor LUKE STYLES. Raising money to cover the final climactic boxing scene, filming this Sunday with six cameras and over 250 extras
https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn000008bJWGMA2/thunder-feature-film-production

More projects: https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/projects