Deadline: 28-Feb-25
The South Burnett Regional Council is pleased to announce the Regional Arts Development Fund to promote the role and value of arts, culture and heritage as key drivers of diverse and inclusive communities and strong regions.
Objectives
- Key objects of the South Burnett Regional Council’s RADF funding are:
- Local delivery and participation in the Arts
- To support local creatives to deliver cultural activities within the South Burnett region
- Technical and professional skills development
- To facilitate access to affordable development workshops and training, by subsiding the costs of bringing professional tutors to the South Burnett region to teach creative groups valuable skills; or
- Attendance by local professional and emerging artists at summer schools, workshops or conferences.
Funding Information
- Category 1 – RADF Quick Response Grant
- Maximum grant $1,000 (InExc. GST)
- Category 2 – RADF Minor Funding
- Maximum grant $3,000 (Inexc. GST)
- Category 3 – RADF Major Funding
- Maximum grant $15,000 (Inexc. GST)
Eligible Expenses
- The funding will only cover costs related directly to delivering the project or activity itself, in accordance with the key objectives listed, such as:
- artist/professional fees
- tutor fees for preparation and delivery time
- travel of artist/s and/or tutor
- accommodation for artist/s and/or tutor/s
- venue hire
- consumable materials (for groups or council-initiated projects only)
- registration fees for South Burnett professional artists, emerging artists and arts practitioners to attend summer schools/conferences/workshops.
Eligible Activities
- RADF supports arts and cultural activities that:
- provide public value for South Burnett Regional Council communities
- build local cultural capacity, cultural innovation and community well-being
- deliver Queensland Government’s objectives for the community
- Encouraging safe and inclusive communities
- Building regions, supporting disadvantaged Queenslanders
- Stimulating economic growth
- Innovation, increasing workforce participation and conserving heritage
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals
- Professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers or project coordinators who:
- are based in the South Burnett Regional Council area, or if based outside the council area, can demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the council area
- are permanent residents or Australian citizens
- are aged 18 years of age or above or have a legal guardian co-sign the application confirming financial responsibility of the funding
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN), or who will be auspiced by an incorporated organisation or individual with an ABN.
- Professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers or project coordinators who:
- Groups
- Any of the following groups may be eligible to apply
- arts, culture and heritage organisations based in the council area
- arts, culture and heritage organisations based outside the council area that can demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the council area
- organisations and/or agencies delivering arts and cultural objectives for the region aligning with arts, cultural and heritage strategic vision
- applicants are required to be incorporated organisations with public liability insurance or be auspiced by an incorporated organisation or individual with an ABN.
- Any of the following groups may be eligible to apply
Ineligible Applicants
- Applications cannot be made by:
- government agencies or departments of state or federal government
- educational, religious or medical organisations, where the application is for the organisation’s core business
- previous applications that have not satisfactorily acquitted a previous RADF grant
for more information, visit South Burnett Regional Council.