Deadline: 16-Sep-21
The Queensland Government is seeking applications for its Performing Arts Emerging Organisations Fund.
Objectives
The Fund aims to:
- Support First Nations emerging performing arts organisations’ artistic achievement and ambition
- Create and increase employment opportunities and career pathways for First Nations artists and arts workers
- Enable opportunities for the development of new work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, organisations and communities
- Broaden audiences’ access to high quality First Nations arts and cultural experiences
- Support First Nations emerging performing arts organisations’ entrepreneurial and business operations.
Priorities
The Creative Together priorities are to:
- Elevate First Nations arts;
- Activate Queensland’s local places and global digital spaces;
- Drive social change across the state;
- Strengthen Queensland communities;
- Share their stories and celebrate their storytellers.
Funding Information
- $60,000 up to $100,000 per annum over four years to support operational costs of the organisation, and in addition must apply for
- up to $30,000 per annum to support business development needs.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be a legally constituted for-profit or not-for-profit Queensland-based First Nations emerging arts or cultural organisation* at the time of application, with the primary or strategic focus on the development and presentation of performing arts programming
- Provide evidence of the organisation’s operations for a minimum two years prior to making application to The Fund
- Provide examples of development of work, partnerships and programming in the previous two years – not request 100% of the organisations’ operational expenses
- Have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) and bank account in the name of the organisation
- Not already receive multi-year funding from Arts Queensland
- Have satisfied the reporting requirements of any previous Arts Queensland funding.
For more information, visit https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/funding/organisations/first-nations-pathways-performing-arts-emerging-organisations-fund-2022-2025