SECTOR PROJECTGRANTS PROGRAM

FUNDING PROGRAMS

SECTOR PROJECT GRANTSCAREER DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION

S2MANNUAL - ANNUAL ROLLING - TRIENNIAL

ART + PLACE

INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

BACKING INDIGENOUS ARTS

REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND (RADF)

CREATIVE SPARKS (BCC)

CreativeCommunities

Dance &Music

Theatre,Writing &

New Media

Visual Arts,Craft &Design

QUEENSLAND ARTS INDUSTRY SECTORDEVELOPMENT PLANS

The Sector Plan is a blueprintfor Arts Queensland (AQ) indeveloping arts and culture inthe state for the next 3 years(2007 to 2009).

It will guide governmentdecision-making, budget bidsand investment in arts andculture.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS

Creative Queensland- Culturally dynamic- Rich in diversity- Ideas and talent are supported- Artistic & cultural pursuits are encouraged- Economy is enhanced by creative innovation

Smart State

WHERE DOES THE PLAN FIT?

Queensland Arts Industry SectorDevelopment Plans 2007 2009

SECTORPROJECT GRANTS

PROGRAMGUIDELINES

www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/sector-grant.html

GUIDELINES

SECTOR PROJECT GRANTS

Aims to support excellence in the arts by providing one-offfunding for professional development opportunities and the

development and presentation of creative work.

The program supports high quality, innovative and feasibleapplications that respond

to the aims of the program and the priorities of the QueenslandArts Industry Sector

Development Plan 2007–2009 (Sector Plan).

Applications that identify how thegovernment investment will be supplemented by partners and

other sources of revenuewill be well regarded.

Our aim is to support activities and projects that have a significantimpact on the depth of artistic quality and practice, on increasing

audiences and revenue,and on the scale and financial viability of your work.

ELIGIBILITY

General:• one application per funding round• must have satisfactorily acquitted any overdue Arts Queensland grants (This also applies toaccountable representatives of a group, collective or cooperative who have received an ArtsQueensland grant.)•Creative businesses can apply for funding for projects that are enhancements of their coreoperations, provided the funding does not go towards operational costs.

Ineligible projects and activities:• Activities that will form part of an academic assessment process.• Projects involving schools or other training providers unless the project forms part of a broadercommunity cultural engagement process or is part of a Career Development project.• Amateur activities unless they are to pay professional artists or arts workers to help amateurparticipants to develop their skills and raise the standard of artistic and/or cultural practice.•Projects including capital equipment purchases unless the applicant demonstrates the purchasesare directly related to the project outcomes, the equipment will be available for community use oncompletion, and the applicant will contribute at least 50 per cent of the cost of buying theequipment.• Costs for the organising and running of artistic competitions or fundraising activities .• Activities that are the jurisdiction of a specialist funding body (for example, the Pacific Film andTelevision Commission for filmmaking).

Career Development GrantSupport professional development activities that help individualpractitioners to advance their own career, develop their practiceand provide significant benefits to the sector.

Open only to individuals for funding up to $5,000No closing date – allow 5-8 weeks for applications to beassessed

Proposals should represent a significant career milestone inrelation to your past career achievements and future plans, anddemonstrate the potential for high-quality artistic and/or culturaloutcomes.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUNDINGFOR INDIVIDUALS

1. Artistic and/or cultural merit and innovation

2. Extent of opportunity in relation to the applicant’s experience, pastprofessional development and potential for career advancement.

3. After a successful application has been acquitted, future applicationsunder this program will need to provide compelling evidence that futuregrant would deliver significant career, artistic, cultural, commercial orpublic benefits over and above that funded in previous rounds

4. For applications that include travel expenses, priority will be given tosupport for international activities, domestic travel will be considered

Assessment Criteria

CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

PREVIOUS GRANTRECIPIENTS

Rebecca Lamoin - $4050

To present a paper at the 2007 Social Theory, Politics and the Arts(STPA) Conference, New York focusing in particular on Queensland’sinnovation in library services – specifically the State Library ofQueensland by showcasing the progress and development of the StateLibrary.

Lisa Teone Reinthal - $5000

The grant funding was for costs towards the production, in consultationwith Access Arts and the Islamic Women's Council (Brisbane), a pilotdocumentary of 'Salaam' promoting awareness of the diversity of cross-cultural influences in the arts of women in Islam.

DEVELOPMENT &PRESENTATION GRANTS

Open to individuals, groups, organisations applying for funding for up to $50,000For an individual proposal that focuses on support for your individual arts practice, grants will

usually not exceed $20,000.

Closing Dates:30 April (for projects starting after 1 August 2008)‏31 August (for projects starting after 1 January 2009)‏

Please Note:• Applicants requesting over $30,000 must speak with an Arts Development Officer to

discuss their proposal• Projects must satisfy the aims of the category PLUS the relevant artform goals

Development and Presentation Grants support projects that will result inexcellent and innovative artistic and/or cultural work with a public outcome,deliver community benefits including opportunities for engagement andparticipation, and involve collaboration with other artists, organisations andbusinesses.

Goal 1: Creative Collaborations for resources

Goal 2: Networks and building cultural capacity

Goal 3: Cultural content with Queensland stories

Goal 4: Animating community cultural space

DEVELOPMENT &PRESENTATION GRANTS

CREATIVE COMMUNITIES GOALS

All eligible applications will be considered for funding, but thefollowing focus areas have been identified for 2008.

• People and Place Initiative — supports proposals that engage communities to beactive in arts and cultural activities.Projects could involve connecting people with their community, fostering andstrengthening arts and cultural partnerships, building the unique cultural identity of thecommunity or fostering a legacy through the recording and sharing of distinctlyQueensland stories.Applications are encouraged from arts workers, cultural workers, the collections sectorand local government authorities Priority will be given to projects that:

• Demonstrate genuine community support• Celebrate and/or are inclusive of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and/or

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities• Focus on children and young people• Engage communities in arts and cultural activities

As an indicative guide, you can apply for up to $10,000 to participate in an Australianevent or up to $15,000 to participate in an international event.

DEVELOPMENT &PRESENTATION GRANTS

Assessment Criteria

1. Artistic and/or cultural merit and innovation

2. Alignment with Arts Sector Plan goals and focus areas

3. Demonstrated benefit to the community, including opportunities to engage with and participate in the arts

4. Evidence of collaboration with arts and/or non-artspartners

5. Project viability and track record of the applicant.

DEVELOPMENT &PRESENTATION GRANTS

Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District - $2990To produce Authors@your Local Library, free open information sessions presented showcasingestablished Australian children authors for information sharing with aspiring writers and illustrators.This event is an extension project attached to the annual Voices on the Coast - Youth LiteratureFestival.

Owirapoon Ya'Gno Wakai TSI Corporation - $30,000To conduct a four day youth forum in the Northern Peninsular Area engaging with local communityartists in skills development workshops with local youth and showcasing the skills developedthrough public exhibitions.

Thuringowa City Council – $14,040To develop a cross-cultural artist in residency project facilitated by international artist Alwin Ramillo.The project is a collaboration with local youth, artists, indigenous and multicultural groups totransform local stories into a contemporary installation for exhibition at the Pinnacles Gallery.

PREVIOUS GRANTRECIPIENTS

2007 – Groups/Organisations

THE APPLICATION FORM

New option

THE APPLICATION FORM

Ensure StartDate is Eligible

THE APPLICATION FORM

Be Clear and SpecificInclude significant dates

This should be supportedby letters of confirmation

If specific names are notavailable include a strategy

for selection

THE APPLICATION FORM

Include targets/dates Be specificInclude areas of

uniquenessRefer to Sector

Development PlanExplain how outcomes will

be achieved

THE APPLICATION FORM

Include personnel who will makea significant contribution to the

success of the project

Step 1: List ALL the projectexpenses

Step 2: List ALL theresources available to

dedicated to the project

Step 3: Subtract the total ofthe resources listed in Step

2 from the total of theexpenses listed in Step 1 to

get the AQ grant request

Step 4: Identify how wherethe grant will be spent

THE APPLICATION FORM

Support Material

• CVs for all Key Personnel• Quotes• Letters of Confirmation• Letters of Support• Examples of previous work(approx 10 images for individuals, 20 images for a group)

Development and Presentation Applications mustcontain 4 complete applications including support

material

OUTCOME REPORTS

Applicants who receive a grant are required tosubmit an Outcome Report within four weeks ofthe end of their project.

Applicants with grants that have overdue outcomereports or who have not satisfactorily acquitted aprevious grant, will be ineligible for furtherassistance.

CONTACT US

Arts Queensland

Telephone: 07 3224 4896Tollfree: 1800 175 531Fax: 07 3224 4077Tollfree fax: 1800 175 532

Email: reception@arts.qld.gov.au Website: www.arts.qld.gov.au