Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Redland City Council has announced the applications for Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) that promotes the role and value of the arts, culture, and heritage as key drivers of diverse and inclusive communities and strong regions.
The RADF is an annual partnership between the Queensland Government and Redland City Council.
RADF invests in local arts and cultural priorities, as determined by local communities, across the Redlands Coast.
The purpose of the RADF program is to support professional and emerging professional artists and arts workers to practice excellent art for and with communities for mutual development.
Categories of Funding Available
- RADF grants are available in nine categories:
- Community arts and cultural development
- Multi-arts
- Music
- Theatre
- Visual arts, craft, and design
- Writing
- Dance
- Developing regional skills
- Heritage.
Focus
- Their focus for this round is accessibility, sustainability, and growth. Grant applications that creatively explore these themes through stories of First Nations people and places in the Redlands Coast on Quandamooka Country are encouraged. Stories of people and places have the power to teach, entertain and strengthen their connections to each other can inspire and can be expressed through songs, visual arts, dance, music, craft, writing, theatre, or design. Stories also allow us to share the challenges they currently face, and applicants may wish to consider projects using digital platforms.
Purpose
- The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is delivered as a partnership between the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Redland City Council.
- RADF supports 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 community needs.
Objectives
- Building a strong and sustainable sector
- Embrace Brisbane 2032
- Elevate First Nations arts particularly Quandamooka arts/artists
- Activate their places and spaces
- Drive social change and strengthen communities
- Share their local stories and celebrate their local storytellers.
Funding Information
- Up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a permanent resident of Australia or an Australian citizen.
- Be based in Redland City or demonstrate how the project will directly benefit Redland City’s arts and culture.
- Have an ABN or be auspiced by an individual or organisation.
- Be over 18 years of age or have the application co-signed by a legal guardian confirming responsibility for the financial management of the funding.
- Be individual professional artists, emerging professional artists, arts workers, cultural workers, or project coordinators.
- Have met all acquittal conditions of previous Council grants.
- Applicant organisations must also be either:
- Incorporated arts and cultural organisations or cultural organisations based in Redland City. Those based outside the Redland City area must demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture on Redlands Coast or
- Unincorporated organisations, auspiced by an incorporated body, which are based in the Redland City area. Those based outside the Redland City area must demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture on Redlands Coast.
- All applicants must contact Council’s RADF Liaison Officer or the Manager of Creative Arts to discuss the project prior to applying.
Ineligible
- Requests for 100 per cent funding of the project. Applicants are encouraged to seek other sources of funding for their projects. Applicants are required to make a significant contribution, which may be in-kind. This contribution must be shown in the application budget.
- Applications submitted after the closing date or unsigned applications.
- Requests for funding for activities that commence before Council approval has been given. RADF should not be used as a ‘top up’ fund
- Requests for funding of entertainment for events without a specific developmental outcome for artists.
- Requests for funding of competitions, prizes, or eisteddfods.
- Requests for funding for the purchase of capital items, e.g., equipment, buildings, or vehicles.
- Requests for funding of accredited study, training, or university courses.
- Applications seeking funding for ongoing operational expenses.
- Applications from applicants who have outstanding acquittals to any Council grants program.
- Applications from applicants who have outstanding debts to Council.
For more information, visit RADF.