Deadline: 10-Sep-20
Queensland Government is seeking applications for its Open Air Arts and Cultural Recovery Package of $22.5 million over two years to stabilise Queensland’s arts companies, secure employment for artists and arts workers and deliver COVID-safe cultural experiences for Queensland audiences.
Open Air is a funding program that will support the activation of outdoor and non-traditional settings and the production and delivery of a program of works by artists and arts organisations in these spaces.
The arts and cultural sector has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions with artists and arts workers facing additional challenges in the current environment.
Objectives
Open Air program objectives are to:
- Support employment opportunities for artists and arts workers across Queensland communities
- Support the activation of outdoor and non-traditional settings that can be effectively and efficiently utilised to showcase a program of new and existing works by artists and arts organisations
- Support the development of partnerships and networks which encourage collaboration on future opportunities for new approaches for the delivery of arts
- Support the engagement of local communities in arts and cultural experiences
- Support the use of Queensland based companies, suppliers and services firms.
Funding Information
- Open Air provides funding of up to $80,000 (co-funding) to support the activation of outdoor and non-traditional external spaces and the programming activities and performances to be delivered in these spaces.
- Activities need to occur after 1 October 2020 and before 31 December 2021.
Who can apply?
- Presenting venues, arts organisations, and local councils.
- They cannot support applications direct from artists under the Open Air program.
- Successful applicants will be required to obtain any required approvals prior to funding being released.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, all applicants must:
- Be a presenting venue, arts organisation or local council
- Have an active Queensland-registered Australian Business Number (ABN) that is in the name of the applicant
- Have satisfied the reporting requirements of any previous Arts Queensland funding.
For more information, visit https://www.arts.qld.gov.au/aq-funding/open-air