Deadline: 5-Dec-22
The Queensland Government is currently seeking applications for the Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) which 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.
- 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.
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 https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/funding/organisations/arts-showcase
