Deadline: 13-Mar-23
The Queensland Government is accepting applications for Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) which is focused on celebrating Queensland’s artists and stories, ensuring Queenslanders’ access to high quality experiences and growing Queensland’s cultural reputation.
Objectives
- Support the development and presentation of new arts and cultural works by individual Queensland artists, organisations, and communities.
- Strengthen skills development and provides new employment and career development opportunities for artists and arts workers.
- Grow a pipeline of high-quality arts, cultural products, and experiences.
Funding Information
- Single year projects
- Up to $70,000 for projects and programs for up to 12-months.
- Two-year projects
- Up to $150,000 (open to applications in January 2023) for projects and programs that need a larger and/or longer scale of development of up to two-years and include presentation and/or distribution.
- Applicants may only receive 1 QASP grant per calendar year.
- Additional funding available
- Plus up to $60,000 towards a full-time industry placement for 12-months (or a pro rata equivalent for part-time) with a focus on arts management and/or arts production.
- Plus up to $10,000 towards fees for Queensland-based composers, musicians or librettists to support the commissioning of new live or recorded music as part of your project.
What the funding can be used for
- The Fund supports applications from individuals and organisations for projects and programs at different stages of development and across multiple stages from creative development through to production, presentation, and distribution.
- For example, you can apply for just the creative development stage of a new work or apply to fund the project from its early stages through to a tour of the finished work.
- In addition, applicants have the options to apply for additional funding towards an industry placement as part of the project, and/or the fees for the commissioning of new live or recorded music as part of your project.
Eligibility Criteria
- In addition, the Fund requires that applicants must:
- Not receive Arts Queensland funding of more than $1.5 million per annum
- Not be an Arts Statutory Body or Arts Owned Company
- If applying for funding for a placement:
- The applicant must have a proven track record in the provision of a safe workplace with skills development and on-the-job training capacity
- The placement must be a person permanently based in Queensland Applicants may only receive one Queensland Arts Showcase Program grant per calendar year.
For more information, visit QASP.