Deadline: 9-Feb-22
The Mackay Regional Council is inviting applications for its Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) as a partnership between the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and eligible local councils across the state.
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.
RADF is a flexible fund, enabling local councils to tailor RADF programs to suit the needs of their community.
Objectives
RADF 2021-2022 objectives are to support arts and cultural activities that:
- Provide public value for Queensland communities
- Build local cultural capacity, cultural innovation and community pride
- Deliver the Queensland Government’s objectives for the community
Priorities
- Community Resilience: Using the arts as a tool for positive social impact.
- Arts and Health: Improving health and wellbeing through the arts.
- Local Content / Local Product: Valuing their local arts and cultural resources
- Placemaking: Being creative in the community, supporting creative activity in public spaces.
- Lifelong Learning: Supporting processes that build on opportunities for growth.
- Tech Tools: Exploring the creative potential of technology.
Categories
There are seven categories of funding available for individuals, groups, organisations and council:
- Professional development
- Projects and programs
- Community wellbeing
- Concept development
- Green arts
- Young people
- Resilience (offered only when need arises)
Eligibility Criteria
The following categories of individuals and organisations can apply for a RADF grant:
- Individual professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers or project coordinators who:
- are based in the Mackay Regional Council area, or if based outside the council area are able to demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the council area;
- are permanent residents or Australian citizens;
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or who will be auspiced by an incorporated organisation or individual with an ABN.
- Incorporated arts and cultural organisations based in the council area, or those based outside the council area that are able to demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the council area.
- Unincorporated organisations, auspiced by an incorporated body, that are based in the council area, or those based outside the council 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.mackay.qld.gov.au/community/grants/regional_arts_development_fund