A national arts fundraising day run by federal agency Creative Australia has raised just over $2.26 million, with a big chunk of that money coming from government.

More than 330 artists and organisations participated in the inaugural AusArt Day on October 23 and the campaign officially closed on Thursday, with participants receiving more than 4600 individual donations overall.

"The inaugural AusArt Day achieved strong sector engagement and promising early results," Creative Australia said in a statement.

But the headline result of $2.26 million includes government money that went to a small number of selected organisations.

In South Australia, the state government provided $800,000 to match private donations for Country Arts SA and the State Opera.

Creative Australia also allocated up

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