Deadline: 25-Mar-22
Arts Queensland is proud to partner with local government to support quality arts and cultural experiences across Queensland through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).
RADF promotes the role and value of arts, culture and heritage as key drivers of diverse and inclusive communities and strong regions. RADF invests in local arts and cultural priorities, as determined by local communities, across Queensland.
Priorities
- Council’s local priorities for RADF 2021-2022 are:
- Support a diverse economy stimulating local artists though arts, cultural and heritage activity.
- Support creative recovery and community social/emotional well-being.
- Invest in locally determined priorities delivered through quality arts, cultural and heritage activities linking to growing Queensland’s cultural reputation and cultural tourism offerings.
- Deliver priorities meeting the strategic arts, cultural and heritage documents:
- Creative Cultural Futures 2016-2026,
- Heritage Management Framework
- Creative Cultural Futures and Heritage Action Plan 2020-2022
- Reconciliation Action Plan
- Central Highlands Youth Strategy
- Facilitate access to and engagement in arts and culture for isolated communities, practitioners, participants and audiences. Encourage inclusive community and stakeholder involvement in RADF priority setting and decision making.
What items are eligible for funding?
The budget will only cover costs related directly to delivering the project or activity itself, in acordance with the categories listed on page 12, such as:
- artist/professional fees
- travel of artist/s and/or tutor
- accommodation for artist/s and/or tutor/s
- consumable materials (groups or council-initiated projects only).
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must:
- contact council’s RADF Liaison Officer prior to the application being submitted
- have an ABN (or be auspiced by individual/organisation with ABN)
- have successfully acquitted any previous RADF grants they have received.
- Individual
- Professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers or project coordinators who:
- are based in the CHRC area, or if based outside the CHRC area, can demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the CHRC area
- are permanent residents or Australian citizens who have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or who will be auspiced by an incorporated organisation or individual with an ABN
- are aged 18 years of age or above or have a legal guardian co-sign the application confirming financial responsibility of the funding
- Professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers or project coordinators who:
- Incorporated arts and cultural organisations
- Incorporated arts, culture and heritage organisations based in the council area, or those based outside the council area that can demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the CHRC area.
- Organisations and/or agencies delivering arts and cultural objectives for the region aligning with arts, cultural and heritage strategic vision.
- Unincorporated organisations, auspiced by an incorporated body
- Unincorporated organisations, auspiced by an incorporated body that are based in the CHRC area, or those based outside the CHRC area that are able to demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the council area.
For more information, visit https://www.chrc.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/arts-culture/radf/