Deadline: 24-Feb-23
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.
Objectives
- RADF objectives are to support arts and cultural activities that:
- Provide public value for Queensland communities
- Build local cultural capacity, cultural innovation and community well-being
- Deliver Queensland Government’s objectives for the community.
Priorities
- Council’s local priorities for RADF 2022-2023 are:
- Support a diverse economy stimulating local individuals and groups 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 2022-24
- 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.
Eligible Projects
- You can apply for funding under the following categories:
- Community consultation, arts strategy and policy development.
- Skills development workshops.
- Artist/s participating in professional or career development activity.
- Cultural tourism.
- Creative development of new work (concept development).
- Events and festivals.
- Exhibitions and collections.
- Performances.
- Placemaking.
- Conferences and training sessions delivered for artists and cultural workers.
Funding Information
- A total pool of $66,391 is available for the 2022-23 program.
- A pool of $46,391 is available for funding in Round 1, with $10,000 reserved as a minumum amount available for each of Rounds 2 and 3.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following 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 council area, or if based outside the council area, can demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the council area
- Are permanent residents or Australian citizens
- Are aged 18 years of age or above or have a legal guardian co-sign the application confirming financial responsibility of the funding
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN), or who will be auspiced by an incorporated organisation or individual with an ABN.
- Professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers or project coordinators who:
- Group
- Any of the following groups may be eligible to apply:
- Arts, culture and heritage organisations based in the council area
- Arts, culture and heritage organisations based outside the council area that can demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the council area
- Organisations and/or agencies delivering arts and cultural objectives for the region aligning with arts, cultural and heritage strategic vision.
- Applicants are required to be incorporated organisations with public liability insurance, or be auspiced by an incorporated organisation or individual with an ABN.
- Any of the following groups may be eligible to apply:
For more information, visit RADF.