The Australian National Eisteddfod Society was established in 1954 as
a not-for-profit community organisation incorporated under the Associations
Incorporation Act of the ACT (Certificate A10). It is registered as a charity
and as a deductible gift recipient under the Australian Federal Income
Tax Assessment Act (ABN 32 452 693 087).
The Eisteddfod was preceded by the Canberra Eisteddfod Society, which was
established in 1937 and held annual eisteddfods until 1941, when it went
into recess because of the Second World War.
The patron of the Eisteddfod is His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery
AC CVO MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Vice-Patron is Professor Larry Sitsky AM, Distinguished Visiting Fellow
in Composition at the Australian National University.
There are a number of categories of member of the society, including ordinary,
life, community and corporate members.
The Eisteddfod is a collegiate organisation, drawing upon the contributions
of many members of the wider community, including sponsors, artistic advisers,
convenors, volunteers and members of the committee.
We are fortunate in receiving wide and generous support from individual
and corporate sponsors and from the ACT government. Without their generosity
and encouragement the eisteddfod would not be able to continue in its present
form. See the Sponsors page for further details.
There are at present seven competitions, in Bands & Orchestras, Choirs,
Contemporary Music, Instrumental, Piano, Singing and Speech and Drama.
Each of these has an eminent Artistic Adviser, who advises on artistic
standards generally, including the content of the syllabuses and selection
of adjudicators. The competitions are organised by teams of convenors,
with the assistance of teams of volunteers. The convenors make practical
arrangements for the competitions, including developing and managing separate
budgets.
An Executive Committee is elected annually by the Members, with responsibility for overall policy and strategic management of the Eisteddfod as a whole. It comprises a President, one or two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and a number of other members. The current office-holders are detailed on the About Us pages of the website.
Room 14a, Ainslie Arts Centre
cnr Donaldson Elouera Streets
Braddon ACT 2612
Telelephone and facsimile: (02) 6249 7421
PO Box 94
Civic Square ACT 2608
E-mail: eisteddfod@nationaleisteddfod.org.au
The office is managed by a part staff member.
Webmasters: Hao Thai and Harriet Torrens
e-mail: webmaster@nationaleisteddfod.org.au