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2011 GRANTS
For museums, galleries and other
collecting & exhibiting institutions in Queensland
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grants and funding information:
Museum & Gallery Services Queensland has compiled a listing of funding and grant opportunities of interest to
museums, galleries and other collecting institutions in Queensland.
The grants and funds are organised into areas of ACTIVITY. These include:
CAPITAL WORKS
STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
EQUIPMENT
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, TRAINING including funds for hire of consultants and speakers
CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION
PROJECT WORK inc. exhibitions (travelling exhibitions), public programs, events (inc. special events), collection projects
INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS
RESIDENCIES/INTERNSHIPS/MENTORSHIPS/INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
DISASTER RELIEF
This resource is intended as a starting point only and does not necessarily represent all levels of funding available to any particular
group. This information is also subject to change. Grant seekers should check the funding body’s website and speak to a funding
body representative before submitting an application. This listing does not include: funding for film, television or radio projects;
sponsorship opportunities; or funding for for-profit arts businesses.
Accompanying Documents
Grants Calendar 2011
Philanthropic Funding 2011
Updated March 2011
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GRANTS 2011
Activity Funding Body Grant Details Closing Date
Capital Works Arts Queensland – Grittier Places Recycling redundant or under-utilised council buildings Opens March and closes
Program 20 May 2011
Arts Queensland – Regional To assist regional venues with redevelopments and 20 May 2011
Infrastructure Grant Program upgrades which strengthen their capacity to deliver arts
and cultural services and experiences to the people of
Queensland.
Brisbane City Council – Lord Mayor’s To increase the environmental sustainability of existing 31 January 2011
Sustainability Grants community facilities.
Breakwater Island Casino Capital expenditure and equipment 31 May and 30
Community Benefit Fund Eligible area: Northern Qld (see listing for further info) November 2011
Department of Regional Australia – To support Australia’s regions and enhance the Round 1: 13 May 2011
Regional Development Australia economic development and liveability of their Round 2: Check
Fund (RDAF) communities. provider’s website
Gambling Community Benefit Fund Minor capital works (except where the facilities are 28 February, 31 May, 31
(GCBF) owned by an individual or private company). August, 30 November
2011
Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Capital expenditure/fixed assets: 28 February, 31 May, 31
Fund (JCCBF) Equipment used in research August, 30 November
Purchase of property / buildings /accommodation 2011
Office equipment and furnishings
Specialised equipment
Storage facilities
Upgrade/refurbish facilities.
Eligible areas: Qld / NSW border to the northern
boundaries of the Central Queensland
Local Councils Funding Local Councils often provide funding for local community Visit
arts and culture. http://www.localgovern
ment.qld.gov.au for your
local council.
Reef Hotel Casino Community Capital works and equipment 28 February and 31
Benefit Fund Eligible area: Far North Qld (see listing for further info) August 2011
Staffing & Arts Queensland Small to Medium The s2m program provides funding towards the core Check provider’s website
Administrative Organisations Program operations of a wide range of small to medium arts and for 2011 closing dates
Costs cultural organisations recognised as industry leaders in
their chosen fields.
Australia Council – ArtStart Starting a business or arts practice, including: 2 March and 27
Business skills and costs September 2011
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Marketing and promotion
Training and skills development
Office, space and equipment/tools
Community partnerships skills
Grants to Voluntary Environment Administrative costs. Consideration will also be given to Check provider’s website
and Heritage Organisations (GVEHO) providing funds to cover the cost of small office and for updates
non-office capital items to assist delivering activities of
the organisation where there is significant and long-term
public benefit in the purchase.
Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Appointment of staff and associated costs to conduct 28 February, 31 May, 31
Fund (JCCBF) pilot programs August, 30 November
Eligible areas: Qld / NSW border to the northern 2011
boundaries of the Central Queensland
Local Council Local Councils often provide funding for local community Visit
arts and culture http://www.localgovern
ment.qld.gov.au for your
local council.
Equipment Arts Queensland – Regional To assist regional venues with redevelopments and Check provider’s website
Infrastructure Grant Program upgrades which strengthen their capacity to deliver arts for updates
and cultural services and experiences to the people of
Queensland.
Australia Council – ArtStart Starting a business or arts practice, including: 2 March and 27
Business skills and costs September 2011
Marketing and promotion
Training and skills development
Office, space and equipment/tools
Community partnerships skills
Breakwater Island Casino Capital expenditure and equipment 31 May and 30
Community Benefit Fund Eligible area: Northern Qld (see listing for further info) November 2011
Department of Families, Housing, Small equipment, sporting items and fuel costs to help Check provider’s website
Community Services & Indigenous existing volunteers and to encourage more people to for 2011 closing dates.
Affairs – Volunteer Grants Program become volunteers.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund Equipment associated with the activities of the 28 February, 31 May, 31
(GCBF) organisation August, 30 November
2011
Grants to Voluntary Environment Administrative costs including essential office supplies Check provider’s website
and Heritage Organisations (GVEHO) and equipment for updates
Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Capital expenditure / fixed assets. Grants are not made 28 February, 31 May, 31
Fund (JCCBF) for equipment requiring regular replacement. August, 30 November
Eligible areas: Qld / NSW border to the northern 2011
boundaries of the Central Queensland
Local Council Local Councils often provide funding for local community Visit
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arts and culture projects. http://www.localgovern
ment.qld.gov.au for your
local council.
National Library of Australia – Purchase and installation of environmental control and 6 May 2011
Community Heritage Grants monitoring equipment when based on the prioritised
recommendations of a preservation survey.
Reef Hotel Casino Community Capital works and equipment 28 February and 31
Benefit Fund Eligible area: Far North Qld (see listing for further info) August 2011
Workshops, Arts Queensland – Regional Arts One-off, short term projects that offer professional arts, Contact your local
seminars, Development Fund (RADF) cultural and heritage opportunities council’s RADF Liaison
conferences, Officer for closing dates.
training including
funds for hire of
consultants and
speakers
Australia Council – Aboriginal & Development of ideas and skills, not necessarily with 15 July and 18
Torres Strait Islander Arts (ATSIA) a public outcome November 2011
Board – Skills and Arts Development Mentorship programs involving the sharing of artistic
and cultural skills and knowledge
Support for arts workshops
Professional development projects
Conferences or seminars
Management planning and development
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Exhibitions 1 February and 10
Presentation and Promotion Publications August 2011
Conferences
International visitors
Brisbane City Council – Community Provides strategic funding to local non-profit Opens in March 2011
Grants Program organisations who are seeking to develop and improve
programs and services in the areas of: arts, cultural and
heritage; and/or community development; and/or active
sport and recreation participation; and/or environment.
Brisbane City Council – Creative Professional development of young and emerging artists Opens in August 2011
Sparks Grants Creative projects within a community context
Brisbane City Council – Lord Mayor’s Development of young and emerging local artists by Opens August 2011 and
Young & Emerging Artists participating in national or international training and closes October 2011
Fellowship professional development programs
Gambling Community Benefit Fund Special one-off events and activities including: 28 February, 31 May, 31
(GCBF) Community arts and recreation events August, 30 November
Conferences 2011
Community education activities.
Community development and organisational
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development including:
Access and equity projects
Research projects
Organisational review and redevelopment
Fundraising initiatives
Volunteer support.
Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Community Education/Training 28 February, 31 May, 31
Fund (JCCBF) Community Workshops August, 30 November
Eligible areas: Qld / NSW border to the northern 2011
boundaries of the Central Queensland
Local Council Local Councils often provide funding for local community Visit
arts and culture projects. http://www.localgovern
ment.qld.gov.au for your
local council.
Museum & Gallery Services Qld – To assist public museums and galleries to undertake 1 June 2011
Standards Program Grant strategic projects or new initiatives that builds on
outcomes from M&GSQ’s Standards Program.
Museums Australia Queensland – To assist individual gallery/museum volunteers and paid First of every month until
Individual Professional Development staff to attend seminars, conferences or courses. Grants funds are expended.
Bursaries can be used towards conference registration fees,
associated workshop fees, travel, accommodation and
living expenses during the period of the
course/conference.
National Library of Australia – Preservation and collection management training 6 May 2011
Community Heritage Grants
Program
Optus Connecting Communities Projects aimed at connecting disengaged youth and/or Opens May 2011
Grants Program reducing social isolation.
Queensland Arts Council - Regional Provide opportunities for regional communities to February – November
Arts Fund – Regional Quick employ professional artists to conduct seminars and 2011. Response of
Response Grants forums which develop skills within the community outcome within 5
business days
Queensland Arts Council – Regional Developmental opportunities for professional and/or 14 March and 12 August
Arts Fund – Community Project emerging professional artists, arts organisations, 2011
Program and/or arts and cultural workers in regional
Queensland.
Regional skills development and access to
information
Arts Queensland - Regional Arts Building community cultural capacity: for community Contact your council's
Development Fund (RADF) groups to engage a professional artist or artsworker to RADF Liaison Officer for
work with them on developing their arts practice or to closing dates
run arts development workshops or community projects.
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Regional Galleries Association of Grants to assist volunteer-run galleries to undertake First day of every month
Queensland (RGAQ) Professional organisational initiatives. These might include: until funds are expended
Development Bursaries for Costs towards improvements in the gallery/museum
organisational initiatives exhibition program such as touring exhibition fees and
display improvements.
An appropriate consultant to work with the institution on
skill development in areas such as Education and Public
Programs; Exhibition Development; or Strategic
Planning and Policy Development.
On-site training workshops and seminars in specialist
areas such as volunteer recruitment, board
management and museum/gallery practice.
Conservation/ Arts Queensland – Regional Arts Contemporary collections/stories: to preserve and Contact your council's
Preservation Development Fund (RADF) provide access to locally held collections of significance, RADF Liaison Officer for
and collect and tell local stories from the past and the closing dates
present that can demonstrate state and/or local
significance.
Australian National Maritime Collection management Check provider’s website
Museum and the Department of Conservation for 2011 closing dates
Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts – Maritime
Museums of Australia Project
Support Scheme (MMAPSS)
Department of Veteran’s Affairs – Restoration or upgrading of community war Accepted anytime.
Saluting their Service - memorials and their surrounds Funding decisions are
Commemorations Grants Restoration, preservation and interpretation of made every two months,
Australian wartime memorabilia for public display contact provider for
Restoration of and new commemorative plaques and updates.
honour boards on public display
Local Council Local Councils often provide funding for local community Visit
arts and culture projects. http://www.localgovern
ment.qld.gov.au for your
local council.
Department of the Prime Minister Assistance with purchase of ‘Australian protected Applications accepted
and Cabinet, Office for the Art - objects’ as defined by the Protection of Movable Cultural anytime
National Cultural Heritage Account Heritage Act 1986.
Department of Sustainability, To assist owners and managers to maintain and Check provider’s website
Environment, Water, Population and conserve the special heritage values of nationally for 2011 closing dates
Communities – National Historic significant historic heritage sites.
Sites
National Library of Australia – Preservation and collection management training 6 May 2011
Community Heritage Grants Significance assessment
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Preservation survey
Implementation of recommendations of a preservation
survey
Project work Arts Queensland – art + place – Public art projects that: 31 March and 30
including: Queensland Public Art Fund Revitalise the design, experience and appreciation of September 2011
Exhibitions (& Queensland’s public buildings, precincts, cultural
travelling amenities and public spaces — interior or exterior
exhibitions) Foster innovation, quality and best practice in
Public programs contemporary public art practice
Events Contribute to jobs creation by commissioning
Collection Queensland, Australian and international artists,
projects craft workers, designers and cultural professionals.
Arts Queensland – Regional Arts Contemporary collections/stories Contact your council's
Development Fund (RADF) Arts Policy Development and Implementation RADF Liaison Officer for
Concept Development closing dates
Regional Partnerships
Interest-Free Arts Loan
Cultural Tourism
Arts Queensland – Sector Project Development and presentation/ creating & 30 April and 31 August
Grants Program – Development and presenting new work 2011
Presentation Grants Promoting and showcasing
Arts Queensland – Regional To support regional galleries to develop exhibitions and 29 April 2011
Galleries Partnership Program associated activities
Australia Council – Community Major community arts and cultural development projects Applications accepted
Partnerships – Creative with a life beyond the end of the project anytime
Communities Partnership Initiative
Australia Council - Community Production of high quality work 25 May 2011
Partnerships – Creative Producer
Australia Council - Community One-off funding for community arts and cultural 4 March, 25 May and 7
Partnerships – Projects with Public development projects September 2011
Outcomes
Australia Council - Community To undertake further development of effective arts Applications accepted
Partnerships – Partnership partnerships anytime
Development
Australia Council - Community One-off funding for community art and cultural 4 March, 25 May and 7
Partnerships – Projects development projects September 2011
Australia Council - Community One-off funding for artists or arts workers to build their 4 March, 25 May and 7
Partnerships – Professional professional capacity as community arts and cultural September 2011
Development development workers.
Australia Council - Community Community art and culture activities and projects 25 May 2011
Partnerships – Program
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Opportunity for emerging artists participate in 1 February 2011
Artist Run Initiatives residencies, mentorships, exchanges, forums,
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exhibitions, publications, sound art and media art.
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Creation of new work or development of work for an 18 April 2011
Emerging – New Work exhibition, production or publication by an emerging
artist
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Creation of new work or development of work for an 20 April 2011
Established – New Work exhibition, production or publication by an established
artist
Australia Council - Visual Arts – Exhibitions 1 February and 10
Presentation and Promotion Publications August 2011
Conferences
International visitors
Australian National Maritime Presentation Check provider’s website
Museum and the Department of for 2011 closing dates
Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts – Maritime
Museums of Australia Project
Support Scheme (MMAPSS)
Brisbane City Council – Community Provides strategic funding to local non-profit Opens March 2011
Grants Program organisations who are seeking to develop and improve
programs and services in the areas of: arts, cultural and
heritage; and/or community development; and/or active
sport and recreation participation; and/or environment.
Brisbane City Council – Creative Creative projects within a community context Opens in August 2011
Sparks Grants New work
Department of the Prime Minister Cultural projects at regional and community festivals 15 February and 15 July
and Cabinet, Office for the Arts – 2011
Festivals Australia
Department of the Prime Minister Development: assists with the costs associated with 1 April and 1 September
and Cabinet, Office for the Arts – planning and developing touring exhibitions. 2011
Visions of Australia
Touring: assists with the costs associated with touring
an exhibition.
Department of Infrastructure and Provides resources for rural and remote communities to Check provider’s website
Planning – Our Place, Our Future build and strengthen their capacity to shape their for 2011 closing date
community’s future, which includes enhancing
community strengths such as leadership, networks,
organisation, infrastructure and relationships within
communities and with other areas.
Department of Veteran’s Affairs – Commemoration of significant anniversaries of military Accepted anytime.
Saluting their Service - operations Funding decisions are
Commemorations Grants Unit wartime histories where none exist made every two months,
Schools initiatives eg. research projects involving local contact provider for
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veterans updates.
Significant unit reunions.
Janet Holmes A Court Artists’ Grant Public presentation of visual arts, craft and design 15 February, 15 May, 15
August, 15 November
2011
Local Council Local Councils often provide funding for local community Visit
arts and culture projects. http://www.localgovern
ment.qld.gov.au for your
local council.
Multicultural Affairs Queensland – Multicultural festivals and events Check provider’s website
Multicultural Assistance Program Multicultural projects for updates
National Library of Australia – Significance assessment projects 6 May 2011
Community Heritage Grants
Optus Connecting Communities Projects aimed at connecting disengaged youth and/or Opens May 2011. Check
Grants Program reducing social isolation. provider’s website in
April 2011 for updates.
Queensland Arts Council – Regional Developmental opportunities for professional and/or 14 March and 12 August
Arts Fund – Community Project emerging professional artists, arts organisations, 2011
Program and/or arts and cultural workers in regional
Queensland.
Regional skills development and access to
information
Queensland Events – Queensland Funds events which will: 11 February 2011
Events Regional Development Increase local economic activity and development
Program (QERDP) Enhance the appeal of the destination in which they
are held
Enhance the visitor experience
Regional Galleries Association of Grants to assist volunteer-run galleries to undertake The first day of every
Queensland (RGAQ) Professional organisational initiatives. These might include: month until funds are
Development Bursaries for Costs towards improvements in the gallery/museum expended
organisational initiatives exhibition program such as touring exhibition fees
and display improvements.
An appropriate consultant to work with the
institution on skill development in areas such as
Education and Public Programs; Exhibition
Development; or Strategic Planning and Policy
Development.
On-site training workshops and seminars in
specialist areas such as volunteer recruitment,
board management and museum/gallery practice.
Arts Queensland - Visual Arts & For projects that that provide visual artists and/or craft Check provider’s website
Craft Strategy – Projects by Artist- practitioners with innovate ways to approach, present for updates
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Run Initiatives and promote their practice.
Indigenous Arts Queensland – art+place – Public art projects that: 31 March and 30
Programs Queensland Public Art Fund Revitalise the design, experience and appreciation of September 2011
Queensland’s public buildings, precincts, cultural
amenities and public spaces — interior or exterior
Foster innovation, quality and best practice in
contemporary public art practice
Contribute to jobs creation by commissioning
Queensland, Australian and international artists,
craft workers, designers and cultural professionals.
Arts Queensland – Indigenous Individual professional development Bids are negotiated in
Regional Arts Development Fund New work, exhibitions and productions January each year
(IRADF) Industry and business development through community
Cultural engagement and development meetings and submitted
to Arts Queensland
Arts Queensland – Backing Helps Indigenous artists get an economic return for their Check provider’s website
Indigenous Arts work for updates
Arts Queensland – Regional Arts One-off, short term projects that offer professional arts, Contact your local
Development Fund (RADF) cultural and heritage opportunities council’s RADF Liaison
Officer for closing dates.
Arts Queensland – Sector Project Development and presentation/ creating & 30 April and 31 August
Grants Program – Development and presenting new work 2011
Presentation Grants Promoting and showcasing
Australia Council – Aboriginal & Employment of an Indigenous artsworker 15 July 2011
Torres Strait Islander Arts
(ATSIA)Board – Indigenous Arts
Workers Program
Australia Council – Aboriginal & New work 15 July and 18
Torres Strait Islander Arts (ATSIA) November 2011
Board – New work
Australia Council – Aboriginal & Publications 15 July and 18
Torres Strait Islander Arts (ATSIA) Recordings November 2011
Board – Presentation and Promotion Performances
Exhibitions
International export
Australia Council – Aboriginal & Development of ideas and skills, not necessarily with 15 July and 18
Torres Strait Islander Arts (ATSIA) a public outcome November 2011
Board – Skills and Arts Development Mentorship programs involving the sharing of artistic
and cultural skills and knowledge
Support for arts workshops
Professional development projects
Conferences or seminars
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Management planning and development
Australian Institute of Aboriginal Supports a wide range of research areas in 10 January 2011
and Torres Strait Islander Studies Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
(AIATSIS) – Research Grants -
History (Community & Family
History)
Department of Education, Training New approaches to Indigenous Education, Training Check provider’s website
and the Arts – Indigenous and the Arts for 2011 closing dates
Lighthouse Grants
Department of the Prime Minister Cultural practice within indigenous communities 21 January 2011
and Cabinet, Office for the Arts – Promotion of indigenous culture
Indigenous Culture Support
Department of the Prime Minister Recording and transcription of indigenous languages 21 January 2011
and Cabinet, Office for the Arts– Development of language teaching materials
Maintenance of Indigenous CDs of song in language
Languages and Records Databases
Supportive links between language promoters
Department of the Prime Minister Conservation 21 January 2011
and Cabinet, Office for the Arts – Identification of Indigenous places
Indigenous Heritage Program Heritage planning
Small-scale heritage-related business activities
Interpretation of places
Construction of keeping places (limited to $30 000)
Local Council Local Councils often provide funding for local community Visit
arts and culture projects. http://www.localgovern
ment.qld.gov.au for your
local council.
Optus Connecting Communities Projects aimed at connecting disengaged youth and/or Opens May 2011. Check
Grants Program reducing social isolation. provider’s website in
April 2011 for updates.
Queensland Arts Council – Regional Developmental opportunities for professional and/or 14 March and 12 August
Arts Fund – Community Project emerging professional artists, arts organisations, 2011
Program and/or arts and cultural workers in regional
Queensland.
Regional skills development and access to
information
Residencies/ Arts Queensland – Artist in The Artists in Residence program places professional 13 April 2011
Internships/ Residence Connect Arts with artists in selected Queensland primary and secondary
Mentorships/ Education schools to give students better access to creative
Individual opportunities in the classroom and to give teachers
development engaging arts experiences and resources.
Arts Queensland – Regional Arts Developing Regional Skills Contact your council's
Development Fund (RADF) RADF Liaison Officer for
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closing dates
Arts Queensland – Sector Project To assist individual practitioners to achieve career or Applications accepted
Grants Program – Career artform advancement anytime
Development Grants
Asialink Centre and Australia Council Residencies for arts managers to work in an Asian Applications for 2011
– Arts Management Residencies in country have closed. Applications
Asia for 2012 will open 1 July
and close 9 September
2011.
Australia Council - Community Recognises distinguished efforts in fostering and 25 May 2011
Partnerships – Ros Bower Award furthering the philosophies and principles espoused by
Rosalie (Ros) Bower
Australia Council – Community To recognise leadership among young community arts 25 May 2011
Partnerships – Kirk Robson Awards and culture practitioners
Australia Council – Inter-Arts – An initiative for experimentation and collaboration 7 December 2011
Artlab between artists from multiple disciplines to explore new
artistic practices.
Australia Council - Inter-Arts – Artist-initiated residencies 2 May 2011
Residencies
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Professional development 10 August 2011
Skills and Arts Development –
General
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Opportunity for emerging artists participate in 1 February 2011
Artist Run Initiatives residencies, mentorships, exchanges, forums,
exhibitions, publications, sound art and media art.
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Professional development 18 April 2011
Fellowship
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Professional development for emerging and established 12 August 2011
Independent Curators curators
Australia Council – Visual Arts – Professional development 12 August 2011
Skills and Arts Development –
Residencies
Australian National Maritime Internship at the Australian National Maritime Museum Check provider’s website
Museum – Internship Program in Sydney for unpaid heritage workers for 2011 closing dates
Brisbane City Council – Creative Creative projects within a community context Opens August 2011
Sparks Grants New work
Brisbane City Council – Lord Mayor’s Research of Brisbane’s history or an aspect of it Check provider’s website
Helen Taylor Award for Local History for 2011 closing dates
Museum & Gallery Services Pilot Mentorship, Exchange and Fellowship Program for 2011 Pilot is closed.
Queensland – Mentorship, Exchange paid staff and volunteers working in regional Check provider’s website
and Fellowship Program Queensland museums and galleries in 2011. for updates
Museums Australia Queensland – To assist individual gallery/museum volunteers and paid First of every month until
Individual Professional Development staff to attend seminars, conferences or courses. Grants funds are expended.
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Bursaries can be used towards conference registration fees,
associated workshop fees, travel, accommodation and
living expenses during the period of the
course/conference.
NAVA Curator Development Opportunity for emerging and mid-career curators in the 10 April 2011
Initiative visual arts, craft and design sector to gain mentored
placements within a gallery, art institution or university.
Regional Galleries Association of Available for individual museum and gallery volunteers The first day of every
Queensland (RGAQ) Professional or paid staff to attend seminars, conferences or courses. month until funds are
Development Bursaries for Grants can be used towards conference registration expended
individual museum or gallery fees, associated workshop fees, travel, and
volunteers or paid staff accommodation/living expenses during the period of the
conference.
Youth Arts Queensland – Jump – To support the career development of artists aged 18- 2011 round is closed.
National Mentoring Program For 30, and in the first five years of their professional Applications for the 2012
Young And Emerging Artists practice, by facilitating mentorships with professional program will open in late
artists regarded highly in their chosen artform. August 2011.
Disaster relief Arts Queensland – Arts-led Recovery This process will become a permanent part of the suite Check provider’s website
Quick Response Grants of RADF resources, and will enable Councils that have
been affected by a disaster, to administer RADF grants
in a simplified and responsive way until it is practical to
return to the usual RADF grant rounds and RADF
Committee processes.
Commonwealth Bank – Community To help groups affected by flooding and Cyclone Yasi in 11 March 2011
Group Flood Assistance Grants January and February 2011.
Program
Foundation for Rural and Regional To help community groups, clubs and volunteer Check provider’s website
Renewal – National Natural Disaster organisations recover from natural disasters. for updates
Recovery Community Grant Program
McDonald’s Qld Flood & Cyclone To assist not-for-profit groups with flood and cyclone 18 March 2011
Relief Assistance relief.
State and Federal government- To assist charities and non-profit organisations that Check provider’s website
Funded Natural Disaster Relief and have been directly affected by the November 2010 to
Recovery Arrangements for January 2011 flooding and Tropical Cyclone Yasi, a loan
Organisations and grant program is available under the standard
Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements
(NDRRA) to assist your organisation to pay for costs that
may arise from the flood and cyclone damage.
State and Federal government- Financial assistance for individuals, families, primary Check provider’s website
Funded Natural Disaster Relief and producers and small businesses is available in flood
Recovery Arrangements for disaster areas and Cyclone Yasi areas.
Individuals
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ARTS QUEENSLAND - ART+PLACE - QUEENSLAND PUBLIC ART FUND
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/pub-art-funds.html
Funds available: Queensland Government departments and agencies can apply to the fund
for 100% of the public art project costs. Individual Queensland local government councils, not-
for-profit arts and cultural organisations and arts and cultural festivals based in Queensland
can apply to art+place for funding up to $50,000 per annum for artist fees and costs
associated with commissioning public art, or for the implementation of temporary public art
projects. Applicants must identify the financial contribution they will be making to the project.
Private developers undertaking projects in Queensland may apply to art+place for funding up
to $25,000 per annum for artist fees associated with commissioning public art. Applicants must
identify the financial contribution they will be making to the total project.
Closes: 31 March and 30 September 2011.
Purpose: art+place ensures that Queensland Government agencies and other eligible
applicants have the opportunity to propose public art projects that:
Revitalise the design, experience and appreciation of Queensland’s public buildings,
precincts, cultural amenities and public spaces — interior or exterior
Foster innovation, quality and best practice in contemporary public art practice
Contribute to jobs creation by commissioning Queensland, Australian and international
artists, craft workers, designers and cultural professionals.
Eligible projects:
Public art may include or contribute towards the:
Development of community facilities
Development of public precincts and places
Cultural animation and cultural programming, including festivals and public events.
Public art project outcomes may result in:
Visual artworks including painting, sculpture, installation and digital media
Artworks that have functional aspects such as reception areas, street furniture and signage
The design treatment of architectural spaces and hardware
Eligible applicants:
Queensland Government departments and agencies
Queensland local government councils
Not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations and arts and cultural festivals based in
Queensland
Private developers undertaking projects in Queensland
Contact: Robyn Daw, A/Government Curator, art+place, phone: 07 3405 6223, email
art.place@arts.qld.gov.au
ARTS QUEENSLAND – ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE CONNECT ARTS WITH EDUCATION
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/policy/artists-residence.html
Funds available: Up to $20,000
Closes: 13 April 2011
Purpose: The Artist in Residence program places professional artists in selected Queensland
primary and secondary schools to give students better access to creative opportunities in the
classroom and to give teachers engaging arts experiences and resources.
Eligible applicants: Queensland schools or clusters (both state and non-state schools),
recognised artists and arts workers, arts and cultural organizations, professional associations
and tertiary institutions. The projects must involve collaboration between the education and
the arts sectors, and the project residency must take place in either a Queensland school or a
pre-service teacher training institution.
Contact: Arts Development Officer, Creative Communities, Arts Development, Arts
Queensland Phone: 07 3235 4548 Email: susan.king@arts.qld.gov.au
ARTS QUEENSLAND – BACKING INDIGENOUS ARTS
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/backing-indig-arts.html
Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 closing dates.
Purpose: Recognises the importance of art to Indigenous culture and aims to help Indigenous
artists get an economic return for their work.
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Contact: Email: info@arts.qld.gov.au Address: GPO Box 1436, Brisbane QLD 4000
ARTS QUEENSLAND – GRITTIER PLACES PROGRAM
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/gritty-places.html
Funds available: Rural and remote area: $65,000 with a 65% maximum contribution from
Arts Queensland; Provincial and metropolitan area: $50,000 with a 50% maximum
contribution from Arts Queensland.
Closes: 27 May 2011. Announcements made in July, with projects being completed by end of
June 2012.
Purpose: To provide access to dedicated spaces for the creation and presentation of arts and
cultural work to address demand from artists, arts and cultural workers, and communities.
Eligible applicants: Local Councils
Eligible projects: Adaptive reuse of council buildings for arts use.
Contact: Grittier Places contact officer at Arts Queensland Phone: 07 3234 1232. Email:
grittierplaces@arts.qld.gov.au Address: GPO Box 1436, Brisbane QLD 4000
ARTS QUEENSLAND – INDIGENOUS REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND (IRADF)
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/iradf.html
Closes: The program is offered on an annual basis. Indigenous communities are invited to
make an application for funds, which are then assessed by a panel and at least one industry
expert on indigenous art and culture.
Purpose: provides funding to support the development of Indigenous art, artists and cultural
workers through arts and cultural activities that keep culture strong, engage community
members and support and encourage economic development and independence through the
creation of employment for Indigenous artists and project managers.
Eligible applicants: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers in regional
areas and their local councils.
Eligible projects: Individual professional development; new work, exhibitions and
productions; industry and business development; and cultural engagement and development.
Contact: Interested Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers in regional
areas should contact their local council for information on how to access funding or phone the
Arts Queensland office in Cairns: 07 4048 1411 Fax: 07 4048 1410 or in Brisbane: 1800 175
531
ARTS QUEENSLAND – REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND (RADF)
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/radf.html
Purpose: The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) supports the professional development
and employment of arts and cultural workers in regional Queensland. RADF is a partnership
between State Government, through Arts Queensland, and local government.
How to Apply: Contact your council's RADF Liaison Officer for copies of the application forms,
for information regarding guidelines and funding criteria and for closing dates.
Eligible applicants: Individual professional artists, emerging professional artists, artsworkers,
cultural workers or project coordinators who are based in the Council area, or if based outside
the Council area are able to demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture
in the Council area; are permanent residents or Australian citizens; have an ABN or who will be
auspiced by an incorporated organisation or individual with an ABN.
Incorporated arts and cultural organisations, or unincorporated organisations auspiced by an
incorporated body based in the Council area, or those based outside the Council area that are
able to demonstrate how the project will directly benefit arts and culture in the Council area.
There are nine categories of funding available for individuals, groups or Councils. They are:
1. Developing regional skills
Objective — for individual professional artists and artsworkers living in regional Queensland
to attend professional development seminars or activities; master classes; mentorships with
recognised arts and cultural peers; and placements with recognised arts and cultural
organisations.
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RADF grants will support intrastate and interstate activities only. (Arts Queensland’s Career
Development grants support international activities, including overseas travel.)
Assistance is available for up to 65 per cent of the total costs for registration,
accommodation and travel to a maximum of $1,000 for activities in Queensland and
$2,000 for activities in other states.
Councils may also support Quick Response Grants under this category for opportunities for
professional development that unexpectedly become available out of the normal local RADF
rounds.
Applications usually need to be submitted at least six weeks before the event/activity.
2. Building community cultural capacity
Objective — for community groups to engage a professional artist or artsworker to work with
them on developing their arts practice or to run arts development workshops or community
projects.
RADF grants will support travel, accommodation and fees associated with employing
professional artists or artsworkers to work on community projects or workshops in the local
community.
Assistance is available for up to 65 per cent of the total costs of the project or workshop.
This category is also open to Councils that wish to assume a co-ordination role for projects.
3. Interest-free arts loan
Objective — for arts activities that will generate an income greater than the amount of the
loan, and where no other funding source is available.
RADF Interest-free Arts Loans will support activities that can demonstrate a prior
commitment from a distributor or producer, e.g. a publisher, gallery or venue that can
confirm and substantiate revenue forecasts.
The total amount of the loan must be paid back at the conclusion of the activity.
4. Cultural tourism
Objective — for projects and activities that focus on communities’ locally distinct arts, culture
and heritage both for members of that community and for visitors.
RADF grants can support initiatives and activities that focus on:
Product development by professional artists, either as individuals or in partnership with
individual community members or community groups
Marketing of professional artistic product.
5. Contemporary collections/stories
Objective — to preserve and provide access to locally held collections of significance, and
collect and tell local stories from the past and the present that can demonstrate state and/or
local significance. The priorities for this category are proposals for post-1960 heritage and
Indigenous stories that can demonstrate strong community participation and ownership.
RADF grants can support:
The development of a Statement of Significance (see Important Definitions in the RADF
Resource Kit available at www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/radf)
Documentation, preservation, interpretation projects. Applicants must provide a Statement
of Significance with their application.
Collection management training through community-based workshops. Applicants must
provide a Statement of Significance with their application.
Community stories documentation, which may be through various forms and mediums,
including plays, videos, artwork, digital exhibitions, education programs, oral histories and
publications. This is open to community organisations and individuals and does not need a
Statement of Significance.
6. Regional partnerships
Objective — to encourage innovative and energising arts and cultural projects where artists,
communities and Councils work together in their community, or in partnership with another
community, to achieve enhanced outcomes from RADF grants.
RADF grants will support projects that can demonstrate a partnership between:
Artists and local industry
Artists and community arts organisations
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Artists and non-arts community organisations
Cross-Council collaborations.
This category is also open to Councils.
7. Concept development
Objective — to develop arts and cultural research ideas and project proposals to the
implementation stage and identify funding sources outside of RADF to implement project
proposals.
RADF grants will support individuals and groups who wish to engage in professional research
and the development of ideas and project proposals to the implementation stage. No specific
artform product is required, however, the project should demonstrate how it will contribute to
future arts and cultural development.
Potential funding sources for the implementation of the project do not need to be identified
prior to making the application.
This category is also open to Councils.
8. Arts policy development and implementation
This category is only open to applications from Council.
Objective — to support Councils to:
Develop arts and cultural policy, cultural mapping, visioning and planning proposals
Partner on regional arts and cultural policy co-ordination activities
Cross-regional arts and cultural planning
Development of cultural tourism plans
Community consultation, facilitation and preparation of the documents (but not
publishing)
RADF Committee training.
9. Arts-led Recovery Quick Response Grants
This process will become a permanent part of the suite of RADF resources, and will enable
Councils that have been affected by a disaster, to administer RADF grants in a simplified and
responsive way until it is practical to return to the usual RADF grant rounds and RADF
Committee processes.
Contact: Contact your local RADF Liaison Officer at your Council.
ARTS QUEENSLAND – REGIONAL GALLERIES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/reg-gal-partnership.html
Funds available: Up to $50,000
Closes: 29 April 2011
Purpose: To support regional galleries to develop exhibitions and associated activities.
Eligible applicants: Public, not-for-profit, non-commercial galleries in regional Queensland.
Applicants must:
Be a regional gallery based in Queensland
Have satisfied the reporting requirements of any previous Arts Queensland grants
Demonstrate that the project involves professional artists, craftworkers and/or designers
Provide evidence of support from local council
Contact: Phone: 07 3224 4896 or 1800 175 531 Email: marika.perrow@arts.qld.gov.au
ARTS QUEENSLAND – REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/regional-grant.html
Funds available:
Up to $150 000 for NARPACA venues with funding matched by the local council.
Up to $50 000 for regional art galleries with funding matched by the local council.
Local councils with a NARPACA venue and a regional gallery are eligible to lodge a separate
application for each venue.
Closes: 20 May 2011
Purpose: To assist regional venues with redevelopments and upgrades which strengthen their
capacity to deliver arts and cultural services and experiences to the people of Queensland.
Eligible applicants: Northern Australia Regional Performing Arts Centres Association
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(NARPACA) venues that did not apply or were unsuccessful in receiving funding in year 1. In
year 2 (2011-12), council owned and/or operated regional art galleries outside the Brisbane
City Council Local Government Area are eligible to apply.
Eligible projects: The upgrade or replacement for regional art galleries of (for example):
Exhibition and storage spaces
Seminars and workshop spaces
Audio, visual, and lighting equipment
The upgrade or replacement for NARPACA venues of (for example):
Audio, visual, lighting and staging equipment
Electrical and mechanical machinery
Rehearsal and workshop spaces
Foyer spaces
Contact: Phone: 07 3234 1232 Email: rig@arts.qld.gov.au
ARTS QUEENSLAND – SECTOR PROJECT GRANTS PROGRAM – CAREER DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/career-dev-grant.html
Funds available: Maximum $5,000
Closes: Applications are accepted throughout the year and applicants are generally notified of
outcomes within five to eight weeks of the submission.
Purpose: To support professional development activities that help individual practitioners to
advance their own career, develop their practice or provide significant benefits to the sector.
Proposals should represent a significant career milestone in relation to your past career
achievements and future plans.
Eligible applicants: individual artists, artsworkers and designers from Queensland.
Contact: Phone: 07 3224 4896 or 1800 175 531 Email: grants@arts.qld.gov.au Address: GPO
Box 1436, Brisbane QLD 4000
ARTS QUEENSLAND – SECTOR PROJECT GRANTS PROGRAM – DEVELOPMENT AND
PRESENTATION GRANTS
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/ind-dev-pres-grant.html
Funds available: Maximum $50,000. For all applications requesting over $30,000 you will
need to speak with an Arts Development Officer to discuss your proposal before submission.
Closes: 30 April & 31 August 2011.
Purpose: To support projects that will result in excellent and innovative artistic and/or cultural
work with a public outcome, deliver community benefits, including opportunities for
engagement and participation, and involve collaboration with other artists, organisations and
businesses.
Eligible applicants: individual artists, artworkers, cultural workers, designers and community
groups, and arts and cultural groups, organisations and creative businesses.
Please note: Development and Presentation applications should satisfy the aims of the Arts
Sector Plan goals and focus areas. (2010-2013 Queensland Arts and Cultural Sector Plan is
available at http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/policy/sectordevplans.html)
Contact: Phone: 07 3224 4896 or 1800 175 531 Email: info@arts.qld.gov.au Address: GPO
Box 1436, Brisbane QLD 4000
ARTS QUEENSLAND – SMALL TO MEDIUM ORGANISATIONS PROGRAM
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/s2m.html
Funds available: $50,000 minimum per annum. The s2m program has two funding
categories – triennial and annual. Only annual funding will be offered in 2011. If you are
unsuccessful this round, you may be eligible to apply for Arts Queensland’s Sector Project
Grants.
Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 closing dates.
Purpose: The s2m program provides funding towards the core operations of a range of small
to medium arts and cultural organisations recognised as industry leaders in their chosen fields.
Identified gaps for priority funding are:
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Quality programs and services by and for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse sectors
Support for arts engagement of children and young people
There are also artform specific focus areas to which they hope the sector will respond:
Creative Communities: Community engagement and participation; using arts and culture as a
catalyst to foster a sense of identity, belonging, and build resilience; and organisational
capacity building
Dance and Music: Indigenous dance and music
Theatre, Writing and New Media: Publishing, new media, presenters and support for new
work
Visual Arts Craft and Design: Writing and publishing, Artist-Run-Initiatives, international art
strategies, craft and design.
Eligible applicants: not-for-profit, non-government organisations that are either an
incorporated association or a company and organisations auspiced by a Queensland
organisation that is registered under the law. Eligible organisations are required to
demonstrate that they undertake artistic or cultural activities as their main business and have
a track record of artistic achievement, sound management and financial accountability.
Contact: Phone: 07 3224 4896 or toll free 1800 175 531 Email: info@arts.qld.gov.au
ARTS QUEENSLAND – VISUAL ARTS & CRAFT STRATEGY - PROJECTS BY ARTIST-RUN
INITIATIVES
http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/policy/vacs.html
Funds available: Up to $50,000
Closes: Check the provider’s website for updates.
Purpose: For projects that provide visual artists and/or craft practitioners with innovate ways
to approach, present and promote their practice.
Eligible applicants: Unincorporated collectives of professional practicing visual artists or craft
practitioners and incorporated, non-profit organizations.
Eligible projects: Applications will be selected that best respond to one or more of the
following program objectives:
Providing opportunities for artists to engage with an audience, particularly artists not
represented by established public or commercial galleries;
Providing a space for the creation of new work and experimentation within an artist’s
practice;
Building cohesive, vibrant, and innovative artistic communities;
Providing a platform for promoting artists’ work; and/or
Making artists’ work accessible to broader audiences.
Contact: Arts Queensland, phone: 07 3224 4896 or toll free 1800 175 531
ASIALINK CENTRE AND AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – ARTS MANAGEMENT RESIDENCIES IN
ASIA
http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/our_work/arts/arts_management/residencies
Funds available: Up to $6,000 for a 4-6 week residency, up to $12,000 for a 12-week
residency.
Closes: 2011 applications have closed. Applications for 2012 will open 1 July and close 9
September 2011 – check provider’s website for 2011 residency details.
Purpose: to broaden the experiences available to Australians in the Asian region, to develop
projects related to the host country and to encourage on-going involvement between
Australian and Asian arts managers and organisations. The residencies are a professional
development opportunity for Australian arts practitioners and also act to foster bilateral
relationships in the region.
Asialink also provides the Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Asia Fellowship for young people to make
a lasting contribution to Asia-Australia relations including in the field of arts/culture. See
http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/our_work/corporate__and__public/dunlop_fellowships
Eligible applicants: Arts managers in the area of performing arts, visual arts, and writing /
publishing who are Australian citizens or have Permanent Residency status in Australia and are
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able to demonstrate a proven record of professional activity in arts management over at least
three years.
Ineligible projects: Academic study or research.
Contact: Phone: 03 8344 3578 Fax: 03 9347 1768 Email: arts@asialink.unimelb.edu.au
Address: Asialink Arts Management Residency Program, Asialink Centre, The University of
Melbourne, Victoria 3010
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL - ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTS BOARD –
NEW WORK
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/new_work_-
_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_arts
Closing date: 15 July and 18 November 2011.
Purpose: To assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and organisations to create
new work with an expected public outcome.
Eligible applicants: Indigenous artists, organisations, and non-Indigenous arts organisations
to employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and artsworkers.
Eligible projects: Projects may be in any artform or combination of artforms, including
theatre productions, writing for publication, song writing for recording or performance, or the
creation of new works of art for exhibition. A project can span more than 12 months.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9067 Email: atsia@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL - ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTS BOARD –
PRESENTATION AND PROMOTION
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/presentation_and_promotion_-
_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_arts2
Closing date: 15 July and 18 November 2011.
Purpose: To support projects that promotes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and
their work regionally, nationally and internationally through publications, recording,
performances, exhibitions and international export.
Eligible applicants: Indigenous artists and organisations, and non-Indigenous arts
organisations to employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and artsworkers.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9067 Email: atsia@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL - ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTS BOARD –
SKILLS AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/skills_and_arts_development_-
_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_arts
Closing date: 15 July and 18 November 2011.
Purpose: To assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts organisations develop
their ideas and skills, not necessarily with a public outcome.
Eligible applicants: Indigenous individuals, groups or organisations, or non-Indigenous arts
organisations that employ Indigenous artists or artsworkers.
Eligible projects: They can support mentorship programs, arts workshops, professional
development projects, conferences, seminars or management planning and development.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9067 Email: atsia@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL - ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTS BOARD –
INDIGENOUS ART WORKERS PROGRAM
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/program__indigenous_arts_workers_-
_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_arts
Closing date: 15 July 2011.
Purpose: To provide funding for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander arts organisation to
employ an Indigenous artsworker or a program of activities.
Eligible applicants: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts organisations only.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9067 Email: atsia@australiacouncil.gov.au
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AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – ARTSTART
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/artstart
Funds available: Up to $10,000
Closes: 2 March and 27 September 2011.
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to recent creative arts graduates who are committed
to establishing a career as a professional artist.
Eligible applicants: Artists wishing to establish a professional arts practice may apply. If you
plan to earn income or gain employment as a professional artist in the visual arts, hybrid and
media arts, performing arts, literature or in community arts and cultural development, you
may apply.
Eligible projects: Starting a business or arts practice, including:
Business skills and costs
Marketing and promotion
Training and skills development
Office, space and equipment/tools
Community partnership skills
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9129 Email: artstart@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – CREATIVE COMMUNITIES
PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/creative_communities_-
_community_partnerships
Funds available: From $50,000 to $600,000 with a maximum of $200,000 in any one year
Closes: Applications accepted anytime.
Purpose: To support major community arts and cultural development projects of excellence
that align arts and non-arts partners and have clear outcomes that extend beyond the life of
the project. The initiative must address at least one of the community partnerships priority
areas. The objectives of creative communities partnerships are to:
Increase opportunities for individuals and communities to actively participate in
excellent artistic practices
Deliver innovative community based arts programs with long term outcomes through
arts and non-arts partnerships
Stimulate innovation across organisations, governments and in communities in the use
of the arts to address issues of community well being
Undertake effective and appropriate evaluation so as to increase understanding of the
contribution of community arts and cultural development.
Eligible applicants: Organisations only
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL - COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/partnership_development_-
_community_partnerships2
Funds available: Maximum $5,000
Closing date: Applications accepted anytime. Decisions will be advised within eight weeks of
applications.
Purpose: To support the development of partnerships between arts and non-arts sectors that
seek to achieve community arts and cultural development outcomes in one or more of the
community partnerships priority areas. It does not support professional development,
presentation and promotion, or project production.
Eligible applicants: Artists, groups and organisations.
Eligible projects: The development of partnerships between arts and non-arts sectors that
seek to achieve community arts and cultural development outcomes in one or more of the
community partnerships priority areas.
Ineligible projects: Professional development, presentation and promotion, or project
production.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
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AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – PROJECTS
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/projects_community_partnerships
Funds available: Maximum $20,000
Closes: 4 March, 25 May and 7 September 2011.
Purpose: To develop and implement community arts and cultural development projects with a
range of partners.
Eligible applicants: Individuals, groups and organisations.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/professional_development_community_part
nerships
Funds available: Maximum $12,000
Closes: 4 March, 25 May and 7 September 2011.
Purpose: Provides funding for individual artists or arts workers to build their professional
capacity as community arts and cultural development workers.
Eligible applicants: Individuals.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL - COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – PROJECTS WITH PUBLIC
OUTCOMES
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/projects_with_public_outcomes_-
_community_partnerships2
Funds available: $20,000 to $35,000
Closing date: 4 March, 25 May and 7 September 2011.
Purpose: Provides funding for one-off community arts and cultural development projects that
must have a public outcome and involve collaborations with a range of cross-sectoral partners.
Eligible applicants: Individuals, groups and organisations.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP – CREATIVE PRODUCER
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/creative_producer_-
_community_partnerships
Funds available: $45,000
Closing date: 25 May 2011.
Purpose: Up to two creative producer grants will be offered for producers to deliver
community arts and cultural development projects, which engage artists and communities in
the creation and presentation of new artistic works.
Eligible applicants: Individuals only.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL - COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP – KIRK ROBSON AWARDS
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/kirk_robson_awards_-
_community_partnerships2
Funds available: $10,000
Closing date: 25 May 2011
Purpose: To recognise leadership among young community arts and culture practitioners. The
awards acknowledge leadership in community cultural development in the areas of
inclusiveness, consensus, self-determination, reconciliation and social justice.
Eligible applicants: Artists and artsworkers aged 30 and under can be nominated for the
award. Nominations will be accepted from organisations and individuals. Artists and
artsworkers may not nominate themselves.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
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AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – ROS BOWER AWARD
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/ros_bower_award_-
_community_partnerships2
Funds available: $50,000
Closing date: 25 May 2011
Purpose: To recognise distinguished community arts and cultural development practitioners
who foster and further the ideals of Ros Bower, the pioneer of the Australia Council’s
community arts sections.
Eligible applicants: Outstanding artists and artsworkers can be nominated for the award.
Nominations will be accepted from organisations and individuals. Artists and artsworkers may
not nominate themselves.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – PROGRAM
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/program_-_communtiy_partnerships2
Closing date: 25 May 2011.
Purpose: To provide support for significant community arts and cultural development
programs consisting of a range of projects, targeting a variety of different groups and
engaging a number of cross-sectoral partners.
Eligible applicants: Organisations only.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9034 Email: cp@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – INTER-ARTS – ARTLAB
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/artlab_-_inter-arts2
Funding available: $75,000
Closes: 7 December 2011.
Purpose: The ArtLab initiative is for rigorous experimentation and collaboration between
artists from multiple disciplines to explore new artistic practices. It supports substantial, long-
term research and development projects.
The main objectives of the program are to provide significant opportunities for:
New collaborations between artists that explore creative risk-taking and cross-artform
experimentation
Promoting the importance and critical role of interdisciplinary research and
development in the arts.
Eligible applicants: Individuals, groups and organisations.
Eligible projects: The project should span a significant period of time - from 1 to 2 years -
with a detailed budget and research plan corresponding to this timeframe. The project may
involve presentation of work in progress or peer feedback via some other public forum.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9110 Email: r.peach@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – INTER-ARTS – RESIDENCIES
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/residencies-_inter_arts
Funding available: $20,000 per residency.
Closes: 2 May 2011.
Purpose: To support artists to initiate residencies for professional development working in
interdisciplinary and hybrid arts.
Eligible applicants: Individuals only.
Eligible projects: Residencies with professional artists. Residencies must be three months or
more.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9127 Email: inter-arts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – INTER-ARTS – PROJECTS
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/projects_-_inter-arts
Closes: 1 December 2011.
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Purpose: To support artists investigating emerging artistic practice through interdisciplinary
and hybrid arts. The main focus for this category is to support:
Research and development
Creative development
Production and presentation.
Eligible applicants: Individuals only.
Eligible projects: Applications are welcome from artists exploring participatory experiences
and innovation such as:
Live performance and/or inter-activity in networked environments
Creative agency for audiences, thus blurring the lines between ‘creator’ and ‘viewer’
Innovative processes for artistic collaborations that involve new partners and resources
Mixed or augmented realities that enhance public space and facilitate the interaction
between diverse communities.
Contact: Phone: 02 9215 9127 Email: inter-arts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – ARTIST RUN INITIATIVES
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/artist_run_initiatives_2011
Funds available: Up to $20,000
Closing date: 1 February 2011
Purpose: To assist Artist Run Initiatives to present cross-artform or interdisciplinary projects
which develop the professional skills and/or networks for young and emerging artists.
Eligible applicants: Artists with less than five years’ professional experience, who is generally
aged 30 years or under.
Eligible projects: Residencies, mentorships, exchanges, forums, exhibitions, publications,
sound art, media art
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – EMERGING – NEW WORK
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/new_work__emerging_-_visual_arts
Funds available: $10,000
Closing date: 18 April 2011.
Purpose: To support the creation or research of new work or with the development of work
for an exhibition, production or publication.
Eligible applicants: Craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers with
less than five years’ professional experience or who consider themselves emerging for other
reasons.
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – ESTABLISHED – NEW WORK
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/new_work__established_-_visual_arts
Funds available: $20,000
Closing date: 20 April 2011.
Purpose: To support the creation or research of new work or with the development of work
for an exhibition, production or publication.
Eligible applicants: Established craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts
writers with more than five years’ professional experience or who consider themselves to be
established.
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – FELLOWSHIPS
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/fellowships_-_visual_arts
Funds available: $120,000 over two years.
Closing date: 18 April 2011.
Purpose: To provide financial support to craftspeople, designers, media artists and visual
artists who have an outstanding record of achievement in their field. This two-year grant
allows artists to undertake ambitious projects and develop their practice.
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Eligible applicants: Individuals.
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – INDEPENDENT CURATORS
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/independent_curators
Funds available: Emerging Curator – up to $20,000. Established Curators – up to $50,000.
Closing date: 12 August 2011.
Purpose: To support professional independent curators who are developing their career
outside arts and cultural organisations.
Eligible applicants: Individuals only.
Eligible projects: Individual curatorial research projects that engage with innovative
contemporary curatorial practice and that will increase the awareness of the diversity of
Australian contemporary visual art, craft, media arts, design, within Australia or internationally
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – PRESENTATION AND PROMOTION
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/presentation_and_promotion_-_visual_arts2
Closing date: 1 February and 10 August 2011.
Purpose: To assist arts organisations to present and promote contemporary Australian craft,
design, media and visual arts to audiences in Australia and overseas.
Eligible applicants: Organisations only
Eligible projects: Exhibitions, publications and conferences or to support significant
international visitors. Project must have a public outcome.
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – SKILLS AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/skills_and_arts_development_general_-
_visual_arts
Closing date: 10 August 2011.
Purpose: To support excellence in the arts by providing professional development
opportunities for professional development opportunities for craftspeople, designers, media
artists, arts writers and curators.
Eligible applicants: Individuals and groups.
Eligible projects: Self-organised residencies, writing projects, curatorial projects,
mentorships, conference and workshop participation or research.
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL – VISUAL ARTS – SKILLS AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT -
RESIDENCIES
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/skills_and_arts_development_residencies_-
_visual_arts
Funds available:
$10,000: 3-month residency in Barcelona, Helsinki, Liverpool, London, New York, Paris, Rome
or Tokyo.
$25,000: 6-month residency in New York, known as the Australia Council for the Arts and
Anne & Gordon Samstag ISCP Residency Program.
$35,000: 12-month residency in Berlin.
Closing date: 12 August 2011.
Purpose: To support excellence in the arts by providing residencies for craftspeople,
designers, media artists and visual artists.
Eligible applicants: Individuals and groups of artists.
Contact details: Phone: 02 9215 9068 Email: visualarts@australiacouncil.gov.au
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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER STUDIES
(AIATSIS) – ‘RESEARCH GRANT’ – HISTORY (COMMUNITY & FAMILY HISTORY)
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/grants/grants.html
Funds available: Over the past three rounds, an average of $24,377 was granted, for further
information please see: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/grants/docs/2011/2011Guide.pdf
Closes: 10 January 2011
Purpose: Supports a wide range of research areas in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Studies, such as: archaeology, the arts, education and cultural transmission, health (social,
cultural and environmental aspects) and biological sciences history (including family and
community history), linguistics, politics, law, and public policy, social anthropology.
Eligible applicants: Individuals and/or organisations. All applicants must have an
Administering Institution. Applicants are not required to have formal qualifications.
Ineligible projects: Projects whose sole purpose is: publication or production costs; returning
materials to communities or repatriation of material; or research for Native Title claims. See
website for other project eligibility details.
Contact: Research Grants Administrator Phone: 02 6246 1155 Email: grants@aiatsis.gov.au
Address: PO Box 553, Canberra, ACT 2601
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM – INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1515
Funds available: Internship (including up to $3,000 for a two weeks internship, to assist with
accommodation and travel expenses)
Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 closing date.
Purpose: Offers paid or unpaid heritage workers opportunities to develop new skills and
approaches to their chosen area of interest by spending up to two weeks working with the
Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.
Eligible applicants: Individuals from regional maritime museums or museums/institutions
holding a maritime collection (other than State or Commonwealth-owned organisations).
Contact: Phone: 02 9298 3743 Fax: 02 9298 3725 Email: mmapss@anmm.gov.au
Address: GPO Box 5131, Sydney NSW 2001
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, WATER, HERITAGE AND THE ARTS –
MARITIME MUSEUMS OF AUSTRALIA PROJECT SUPPORT SCHEME (MMAPSS)
http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1515
Funds available: up to $10,000
Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 closing date.
Purpose: Provides grants to maritime museums for heritage assistance.
Eligible applicants: All maritime museums legally incorporated as non-profit-making bodies
are eligible, whether they are privately or Government funded.
Eligible projects: Collection management (registration, storage, research); conservation
(documentation and care of collections); presentation (development of exhibitions, education
programs, workshops).
Contact: Phone: 02 9298 3743 Fax: 02 9298 3725 Email: mmapss@anmm.gov.au
Address: GPO Box 5131, Sydney NSW 2001
BREAKWATER ISLAND CASINO COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND (BICCBF)
http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/grants/BICCBF/index.shtml
Funds available: Up to $5,000
Closes: 31 May and 30 November 2011
Purpose: Allocates grants for capital expenditure projects or items to non-profit community
organisations in North Queensland that provide facilities or services to the community.
Eligible applicants: Organisations in Queensland located within the areas of Townsville,
Thuringowa, Charters Towers, Mackay, Mount Isa, Hinchinbrook, Burdekin, Whitsunday,
Bowen, Mirani, Sarina, Nebo, Flinders, Richmond, McKinlay and Cloncurry. The term
‘organisation’ for the purpose of this fund includes community, educational, charitable,
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religious, sporting, youth, cultural and health organisations as well as special interest groups.
See website for more eligibility criteria.
Eligible projects: Capital works and equipment only.
Ineligible projects: Motor vehicles, wages, hire costs of equipment, accommodation or travel
Contact: Phone: 07 3247 4284 Email: cbf@treasury.qld.gov.au
BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL – COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-support/grants-awards/community-grants-
program/index.htm
Funds available: $2,000 to $50,000
Closes: The next round will open early March 2011.
Purpose: Provides funding to local non-profit organisations that are seeking to develop and
improve programs and services in the areas of: arts, culture and heritage; community
development; and/or active sport and recreation participation.
Eligible applicants: Not-for-profit incorporated organisation, or one sponsored by an
incorporated organisation that is able to accept responsibility for the project
Eligible projects: Must directly benefit residents of the City of Brisbane local authority area.
May include facilities provision and improvement; sport and recreational activities; arts, culture
and history projects; community events and festivals; organisational development; community
development.
Ineligible projects: Retrospective funding, private commercial ventures, an organisation’s
general running costs (except for environmental organisations), equipment alone, event or
conference sponsorship, fundraising projects, prizes and award ceremonies, projects that are
core program funding responsibility of another level of government, elite sport, debt payment,
staff wages.
Contact: Phone: Council Contact Centre on 07 3403 8888 Address: Brisbane City Council,
Families & Community Services, Community Grants Unit, GPO Box 1434, Brisbane QLD 4001
BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL – CREATIVE SPARKS GRANTS
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-support/grants-awards/creative-sparks-
program/index.htm
Funds available: Up to $20,000
Closes: Opens in August 2011.
Purpose: To support artists and cultural workers to implement creative projects within a
community context; to support artists and cultural workers in the development of new work
and their creative practice; to support the professional development of young and/or emerging
artists; to assist in the development of arts/business partnerships.
The program offers four categories of funding: creative projects that enrich Brisbane’s
communities; development opportunities for artists and cultural workers; arts and business
partnerships; creative laneway activation.
Eligible applicants: Individual professional artists, artsworkers, cultural workers and project
coordinators who are residents of the Brisbane local authority area and are permanent
residents or Australian citizens. Incorporated cultural organisations based in the Brisbane local
authority area. Unincorporated organisations, auspiced by an incorporated body that is based
in the Brisbane local authority area.
Ineligible projects: Higher Education Contributions and/or Australian academic course work
leading to formal qualifications within Australia; purchase of capital items; fundraising events
including charitable events; operational or project funding for organisations or companies;
retrospective funding.
Contact: Phone: Council Call Centre on 07 3403 8888 Address: Brisbane City Council, Families
& Community Services, Community Grants Unit, GPO Box 1434, Brisbane QLD 4001
BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL – LORD MAYOR’S HELEN TAYLOR AWARD FOR LOCAL
HISTORY
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-support/grants-awards/lord-mayors-helen-taylor-
history-award/index.htm
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Funds available: Up to $10,000
Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 closing date.
Purpose: One award of up to $10,000 is given annually to a history student or independent
researcher whose work looks at Brisbane's history, or a particular aspect of it.
Eligible applicants: History/heritage students or independent researchers whose work
focuses on the history of Brisbane or an aspect of it.
Eligible projects: Reveal lesser known aspects of Brisbane’s history or heritage, make
Brisbane’s history or heritage accessible to a wide audience, focus on local Indigenous history
or heritage. Living expenses, travel costs to conduct research, acquisition of documents or
other materials to support research, printing costs associated with disseminating research,
production costs for displays or presentations of research.
Contact: Phone: Council Call Centre on 07 3403 8888 Address: Brisbane City Council,
Customer & Community Services, Community Grants Unit, GPO Box 1434, Brisbane QLD 4001
BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL – LORD MAYOR’S SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-support/grants-awards/lord-mayors-
sustainability-grants/index.htm
Funds available: $2,000 to $50,000
Closes: 31 January 2011. Check provider’s website for details of the next round.
Purpose: To increase the environmental sustainability of existing community facilities through
water, energy savings and greenhouse gas reduction.
Eligible applicants: Applicants must be a not-for-profit incorporated organisation, or be
sponsored by a not-for-profit organisation that is incorporated and able to accept legal and
financial responsibility for the project or activity.
Eligible projects: Energy audits; solar hot water systems; heat pumps or heat exchanges for
hot water systems; insulation purchase and installation; solar photovoltaic panels.
Grants are for installations on buildings, land and facilities owned or leased by non-profit
community groups. To be eligible for funding, the project must directly benefit the residents of
the Brisbane Local Government Area.
The following may be funded:
• Public liability costs that are specific to the project are eligible
• Equipment
For community facilities projects – equipment is eligible where it relates to the installation of
energy and water saving devices, or the capital improvement of a community facility.
Contact: Brisbane City Council, Customer and Community Services, Community Grants Unit
Phone: Council Contact Centre 07 3403 8888 Address: GPO Box 1434, Brisbane Q 4001
BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL – LORD MAYOR’S YOUNG & EMERGING ARTISTS
FELLOWSHIP
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-support/grants-awards/lord-mayors-young-
emerging-artists-fellowships/index.htm
Funds available: Up to $20,000
Closes: Opens August 2011 and closes October 2011
Purpose: to develop the professional practice of young and emerging local artists and cultural
workers by providing support to participate in national or international training and
professional development programs that support their career development.
Eligible projects: The fellowship activity can include travel and study, secondment to an
organisation, tuition, professional mentoring and instruction or a combination of these
activities.
Eligible applicants: Independent artists and cultural workers between 17 and 30 years of age
who are residents of the Brisbane local authority. Applicants must be nominated by a
recognised individual or organisation from within the arts and cultural sector.
Ineligible projects: Higher Education Contributions and/or Australian academic course work
leading to formal qualifications within Australia, fundraising events including charitable events,
retrospective funding.
Contact: Phone: Council Call Centre on 07 3403 8888 Address: Brisbane City Council, Families
& Community Services, Community Grants Unit, GPO Box 1434, Brisbane QLD 4001
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COMMONWEALTH BANK – COMMUNITY GROUP FLOOD ASSISTANCE GRANTS
PROGRAM
http://www.commbank.com.au/news/customer-support/default.aspx
Funds available: Up to $20,000
Closes: 11 March 2011
Purpose: To help groups affected by flooding and Cyclone Yasi in January and February 2011.
Eligible applicants: Groups who have suffered damage or loss of equipment as a result of the
recent floods and cyclone in Queensland, Victoria and other affected States.
Contact: Phone: 13 22 21
COPYRIGHT AGENCY LIMITED – CULTURAL FUND
http://www.copyright.com.au/About_CAL/CALs_Cultural_Fund.aspx
Closes: 3 June 2011
Purpose: To support a wide variety of projects which aim to encourage and provide practical
assistance to the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)’s members and the Australian cultural
community. The priority area of funding is ‘supporting innovation in the Australian creative
industries to develop local and foreign markets for Australian works.’
Eligible applicants: If you have a project that meets the Cultural Fund’s guidelines, you may
forward your proposal to CAL.
Eligible projects: Applications are invited for projects that will empower CAL’s members and
Australian rights owners to:
Support those who create copyright works in Australia, so that their ability to product work
and live off it may be enhanced;
Enhance the environment for the creation, production and distribution of, access to and
appreciation of Australian literacy and artistic works; and
Assist rights owners to manage their rights efficiently and equitably.
Contact: Phone: 02 9394 7600 Email: info@copyright.com.au
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING – INDIGENOUS LIGHTHOUSE GRANTS
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/indigenous/pdfs/lighthouse_guidelines_2011.pdf
Funds available: Up to $25,000. Previous applicants are eligible to apply again.
Closes: 15 April 2011
Purpose:
Foster innovation and collaboration in Queensland across Training, Arts and Education
portfolios
Recognise and promote exemplars of good practice in Indigenous programs in Queensland
Improve education, training and arts outcomes for Indigenous people in Queensland
Celebrate initiatives in Indigenous Education, Training and the Arts in Queensland
Increase cultural awareness and improve outcomes for Indigenous students.
Eligible applicants: Schools, TAFE institutes, individual artists and arts organisations, who
are able to demonstrate best practice in Indigenous programs.
Contact: Further information about the program can be obtained from Christina Macdonald,
Project Officer, Lighthouse Grants, phone 07 3237 1298, email
christina.macdonald2@deta.qld.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS
AFFAIRS – VOLUNTEER GRANTS PROGRAM
http://fahcsia.gov.au/sa/volunteers/funding/Pages/volunteer_grants2010.aspx
Funds available: Single organisation application $1,000-$5,000
Multi-organisation application $10,000-$250,000
Closes: Check the provider’s website for 2011 dates.
Purpose: To provide funding to help non-profit organisations to
Contribute towards the costs of training courses for volunteers and/or undertaking
background screening checks for volunteers; and/or
Purchase portable, tangible, small equipment items to help volunteers; and/or
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Contribute towards fuel reimbursement for their volunteers, including those who use their
cars to transport others to activities, deliver food and assist people in need.
Eligible applicants: Australian not-for-profit organisations whose volunteers’ work is aimed at
supporting families and/or communities in Australia. Must be a legal entity such as an
incorporated association.
Contact: Phone: 1800 183 374 Email: vg2010@fahcsia.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING – OUR PLACE, OUR FUTURE
https://www.smartservice.qld.gov.au/services/grants/grantdetails.action?grantId=8ae5936c0f
58b544010f58b556e00007
Funds available: Up to $20,000 for Category 1: Planning and engagement and flexible
funding for Category 2: Project implementation.
Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 dates.
Purpose: Assists rural and remote communities to plan and implement practical initiatives
that support livability, sustainability and prosperity. The initiative targets two key issues raised
by rural and remote people through the Blueprint for the Bush consultation process – the
engagement of community members in developing practical plans; and helping to implement
action from existing plans and priorities.
Eligible applicants: Rural and remote communities in the areas identified by the Blueprint for
the Bush. It includes communities outside South-East Queensland, (excluding the major
regional centres), communities west of the Great Dividing Range, small communities east of
the range, and those in Cape York and the Torres Strait. The applicant organisation needs to
be incorporated or established under an Act.
Eligible projects: Resources will be provided to assist communities to:
Coordinate planning that is shaped by local communities;
Build on existing skills and leadership capacity within communities to creatively envision and
plan for the future;
Identify and implement activities that build the social, cultural, economic and environmental
capacity of communities;
Identify and build on networks and supports that are needed to attract and retain a skilled
workforce; and
Strengthen and enhance relationships between rural and urban area.
Ineligible projects: Recurrent or ongoing costs.
Contact: Contact your nearest Rural Communities Officer, details available on the link
provided.
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, OFFICE FOR THE ARTS –
FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA
http://www.arts.gov.au/arts/festivals_australia
Funds available: Small projects – up to $12,000, large projects – above $12,000.
Closes: 15 February and 15 July 2011
Purpose: to provide assistance to Australian regional and community festivals for the
presentation of quality cultural projects, and to add a new or special sort of cultural activity
that has never been done before and could not otherwise be afforded.
Eligible applicants: Not-for-profit organizations managing regular festivals or significant one-
off community celebrations, or auspiced by an organisation that is incorporated and not-for-
profit (e.g. a local or shire council).
Ineligible applicants: Major cultural festivals in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and
Adelaide.
Eligible projects: For a single, arts-driven project that has not previously been included in
the festival and would otherwise not be affordable. While priority is given to new projects, in
exceptional circumstances a project in a format that has been included in the festival program
before may be funded if:
The earlier project was a pilot, and the proposed project will be undertaken on a larger
scale and demonstrates potentially significant cultural and social outcomes; or
The festival necessarily has a narrow scope (such as a lantern festival, classical music
festival, festival of traditional Indigenous culture or circus festival), or the project involves
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children or youth as active participants; and
The project was funded over 5 years ago, in the same or a similar format and involves
different artist(s) from those in the original activity.
Ineligible projects: Administration, infrastructure, competitions, capital works or equipment,
tours of visual arts exhibitions or performing arts events, ongoing costs of running the festival,
international travel costs.
Contact: The Program Officer, Festivals Australia Phone: 02 6275 9554 or 1800 819 461
Email: festivals.australia@environment.gov.au Address: GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, OFFICE FOR THE ARTS –
INDIGENOUS CULTURE SUPPORT
http://www.arts.gov.au/indigenous/ICS
Funds available: Annual and triennial funding available in 2011
Closes: 21 January 2011
Purpose: To fund activities that encourages culturally vibrant Indigenous communities and
contributes to the cultural wellbeing of Indigenous individuals and communities. The objectives
of the ICS program are to:
Maintain Indigenous culture through community involvement;
Support new forms of Indigenous cultural expression;
Increase public awareness of Indigenous culture, including through the presentation and
exchange of culture; and
Support the sustainable development of community organisations involved in cultural
activities.
Eligible applicants: Any individual, group or organisation with an ABN
Ineligible projects: The program does not generally support projects that are the
responsibility of other Australian government programs, or other state or territory government
departments, projects with primarily commercial focus or intent.
Contact: Your nearest Indigenous Coordination Centre, see www.arts.gov.au/indigenous for
contact details. Phone: 1800 079 098 Email: ics@environment.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, OFFICE FOR THE ARTS –
INDIGENOUS HERITAGE PROGRAM
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/programs/ihp
Funds available: Up to $100,000 for organisations, up to $5,000 for individuals. Higher
amounts of funding may be considered where the applicant demonstrates special
circumstances or a genuine requirement for additional funds.
Closes: 21 January 2011
Purpose: Supporting the identification, conservation and promotion of Indigenous heritage.
Projects which aim to identify, conserve or promote the Indigenous heritage values of places
that have or may have outstanding heritage value to Australia against one or more of the
National Heritage List criteria will be favourably considered.
Eligible applicants: A legally incorporated Indigenous organisation; a not-for-profit body that
is legally incorporated in Australia; a Traditional Owner of the subject Indigenous heritage
place; an individual (who is an Australian citizen), acting on behalf of the Traditional Owners or
with the approval and support of the Traditional Owners; or a local government authority.
Eligible projects: A large range of activities including conservation, identification of
Indigenous places, heritage planning, interpretation of Indigenous heritage places,
construction of keeping places.
Ineligible projects: Natural Resource Management, Maintenance of cultural practices,
promotion of Indigenous cultures and revival and maintenance of Indigenous languages,
Documentary collections, Movable objects, Repatriation, Native Title. See website for full list.
Contact: Phone: 1800 982 280 Email: ihp_grants@environment.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, OFFICE FOR THE ARTS –
MAINTENANCE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES AND RECORDS
http://www.arts.gov.au/indigenous/Maintenance_of_Indigenous_Languages_and_Records
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Funds available: Annual and triennial funding available in 2010
Closes: 21 January 2011
Purpose: the objectives of the MILR program are to:
Support the maintenance of Indigenous languages (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
languages only);
Increase the use of Indigenous languages in a range of fields and media, including greater
Indigenous community engagement;
Increase public appreciation of Indigenous languages; and
Support the sustainable development of organisations working to support Indigenous
languages.
Eligible applicants: Any individual, group or organization with an ABN
Eligible projects: the MILR program supports a broad range of projects including
documentation and recording of Indigenous languages, the development of language resources
and language databases, assisting the development and delivery of programs through
language centres as well as activities that promote Indigenous languages in the wider
community. The MILR program may support limited operational or infrastructure (capital) costs
when they are clearly related to the specific language project for which funding is being
sought.
Ineligible projects: the program does not generally support projects that are the
responsibility of other Australian government programs, or other state or territory government
departments, projects with primarily commercial focus or intent.
Contact: Phone: (freecall) 1800 006 992 Email: indigenousach@environment.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, OFFICE FOR THE ARTS –
VISIONS OF AUSTRALIA
http://www.arts.gov.au/arts/visions_of_australia
Funds available: No minimum/maximum
Closes: 1 April & 1 September 2011
Purpose: Provides funding to organisations to develop and tour exhibitions of Australian
cultural material across Australia.
Eligible applicants: Incorporated not-for-profit public collecting organizations including
museums, galleries and organizations specialising in curating or managing touring exhibitions.
Ineligible applicants: Individuals or for commercial enterprises.
Eligible projects: For Development Funding costs associated with planning and developing an
Australian touring Exhibition such as content research, publication design, artists’, writers’ and
copyright fees. For Touring Funding costs associated with the actual tour such as signage,
packing crates, freight costs, insurance, catalogue production, education kits, multi-media, and
public programs. Exhibitions must tour to venues across Australia, one of which must be in
different state or territory than the one the tour originated from.
Contact: The Program Officer, Visions of Australia Phone: 02 6275 9517 or 1800 819 461
Email: visions.australia@environment.gov.au Address: GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601
DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINSTER AND CABINET, OFFICE FOR THE ARTS –
NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACCOUNT
http://www.arts.gov.au/movable/the_national_cultural_heritage_account/national_cultural_he
ritage_account_guidelines
Funds available: Funding assistance from the Account will normally cover only a proportion
of the "fair market value" of the object.
Closes: Applications accepted anytime.
Purpose: Section 25B of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (the Act)
provides that the purpose of the Account is to facilitate the acquisition of Australian protected
objects for display or safe-keeping. This accords with the following objectives of the Act:
where appropriate, keep Australian protected objects in Australia; and place such objects into
public collections for display or safekeeping, where appropriate and practicable.
Eligible applicants: Australian cultural organisations are eligible to apply for funding
assistance from the Account. Such organisations might be museums, art galleries, libraries,
archives, historic buildings and others, having permanent and appropriately
maintained/conserved collections that are accessible to the public. In considering applications
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for funding assistance, preference will be given to Cultural Organisations with the intention and
capacity to care for and provide public access to Australian Protected Objects in perpetuity.
Contact: The Secretary, National Cultural Heritage Committee, phone 02 6274 1810 email
movable.heritage@environment.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL AUSTRALIA, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA
FUND (RDAF)
http://www.regional.gov.au/regional/programs/rdaf.aspx
Funds available: $500,000 to $25 million per project
Closes: Round 1: 13 May 2011, Round 2: Check provider’s website
Purpose: To support Australia’s regions and enhance the economic development and
liveability of their communities.
Eligible applicants: Local Government bodies and incorporated not-for-profit organisations.
Eligible projects: The RDAF will fund priority infrastructure projects identified by local
communities in regional Australia that include economic and community infrastructure
projects.
Partner funding will be expected from sources other than the Australian Government for all
project grants, except where extenuating circumstances prevent co-funding. Project grants
over $5 million will be required to be matched on at least a dollar for dollar basis (excluding
funding from other Australian Government sources).
Contact: Phone: 1800 005 494 Email: rdaf@regional.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT, WATER, POPULATION AND
COMMUNITIES – NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/programs/nhs/index.html
Funds available: $4.4 million is available in each of 2010‐ 11, 2011‐ 12 and 2012‐ 13 for
projects that assist in protecting and conserving Australia’s most significant historic built
heritage.
Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 closing dates.
Purpose: The National Historic Sites (NHS) program is an Australian Government grants
program that provides assistance to protect and conserve Australia's most significant historic
built heritage.
Eligible applicants: An Australian citizen; a legally incorporated organisation; or a local, state
or Commonwealth government authority that owns or manages:
A place listed, or being actively considered for listing, on the National Heritage List
An historic heritage place of national significance (generally already included on a state or
territory heritage list or the Commonwealth Heritage List)
Eligible projects: A range of activities for nationally significant historic sites will be eligible for
funding under this program including:
Conservation or restoration activities identified in a conservation management plan
Development of management or master plans, or improved management arrangements
Building the sustainability of sites through planning and development of facilities to enhance
visitor understanding and access
Ineligible projects: Funding will NOT be approved for:
Conservation works for sites that do not have a suitable management or master plan
Expenditure already incurred (retrospective funding)
Purchase of assets
Projects involving places that are recognised only for their natural heritage values rather
Than historic heritage values
Conservation of movable historic objects or museum items
Transfer or buying of property
Contact: Heritage Projects Section
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Tel: 1800 653 004 (free call)
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Fax: (02) 6274 2095
Email: heritagegrants@environment.gov.au
DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN’S AFFAIRS – SALUTING THEIR SERVICE
COMMEMORATIONS GRANT
http://www.dva.gov.au/commemorations/grants
Funds available: Maximum $4,000
Closes: Ongoing. Funding decisions every two months, contact provider for decision dates.
Purpose: To preserve our wartime heritage and to involve people throughout the nation in a
wide range of activities and projects.
Eligible applicants: Community and ex-service organisations, local government authorities,
other bodies such as museums and schools.
Eligible projects: Up to $3,000 is available for restoration, preservation and interpretation of
Australian wartime memorabilia for public display; commemoration of significant anniversaries
of battles and other military operations; publishing unit wartime histories, where none exists;
schools initiatives (e.g. research projects involving local veterans or recording visits to
commemorative sites overseas); and, significant unit reunions.
Up to $4,000 is available for restoration and upgrading community war memorials and
improving access and safety to the immediate surrounds; restoring vandalised memorials and
improving security; constructing new community memorials where none exists and where the
new memorial will be the focus of community commemoration; restoration of commemorative
plaques and honour boards for public display; and, new commemorative plaques and honour
boards for public display.
Ineligible projects: Travel and accommodation, construction and repair of buildings,
maintenance of memorials and their surrounds, memorials to individuals, memorials located
overseas, documentaries, CDs and videos. See website for more ineligible projects.
Contact: Phone 133 254 for your local DVA State Office
FOUNDATION FOR RURAL AND REGIONAL RENEWAL – NATIONAL NATURAL
DISASTER RECOVERY COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM
http://www.frrr.org.au/mediaReleaseDetail.asp?ID=82
Closes: Check provider’s website for updates
Purpose: To help community groups, clubs and volunteer organisations
Eligible applicants: Community groups, clubs and volunteer organisations
Contact: Phone: 03 5430 2399 or 1800 170 020
GAMBLING COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND (GCBF)
http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/grants/gcbf/index.shtml
Funds available: Up to $35,000. Grants of more than $35,000 are considered for more
complex projects that have significant community benefit.
Closes: 28 February, 31 May, 31 August, and 30 November 2011
Purpose: Grants are allocated to approved not-for-profit organisations to help them provide
community services or activities that benefit the community.
Eligible applicants: Applications must be from Queensland-based organisations. The majority
of Queensland not-for-profit community organisations are eligible to apply for a grant, either in
their own right (if incorporated) or through a sponsor (if not incorporated).
Eligible projects: Purchasing new or second hand equipment/items; community events and
activities; community and organisational development including research projects, fundraising
initiatives, volunteer support, organisational review and development and access and equity
projects; motor vehicle purchase costs; facility improvements; uniforms; and, conference,
training and workshop costs. Larger more complex projects may also be eligible.
Contact: Phone: 07 3247 4284 Email: cbf@treasury.qld.gov.au
GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS (GVEHO)
http://www.environment.gov.au/about/programs/gveho
Funds available: Up to $10,000 per year over the three year funding period.
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Closes: Check provider’s website for 2011 dates.
Purpose & eligible projects: The purpose of the grant is to assist eligible community based
environment and heritage organisations to value, conserve and protect Australia’s natural
environment and historic heritage by assisting with their administrative costs including:
Salaries and salary on-costs for executive and administrative staff;
Office accommodation rental;
Electricity, gas, phone and other utilities;
Essential office supplies and equipment;
Staff and volunteer training;
Photocopying and printing costs; and,
Travel costs incurred on behalf of the organisation.
Consideration will also be given to providing funds to cover the cost of small office and non-
office capital items such as computers, video cameras, trailers and specialised equipment to
assist delivering activities of the organisation where there is significant and long-term public
benefit in the purchase.
Eligible applicants: Historic heritage organizations must have their own constitution, and be
incorporated under law as an incorporated entity such as an association, company or
cooperative society, or be a trust duly constituted; have the protection of Australia’s historic
heritage as its principal objective; undertake activities to do with the conservation, promotion
and protection of Australia’s historic heritage.
Contact: Phone: 02 6274 2422 Email: gveho@environment.gov.au
JANET HOLMES A COURT ARTISTS’ GRANT
http://www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/janetholmesàcourtartistsgranteckersleysartmaterial
sprizenavamembers
Funds available: $500 for individuals and $1,000 for groups.
Closes: 15 February, 15 May, 15 August, and 15 November 2011
Purpose: Provides assistance to professional artists for the public presentation of their work,
including in visual arts, craft and design.
Eligible applicants: Applications for this grant must be prepared and submitted by the
artist/s exhibiting, not their venue, agent or exhibition curator.
Eligible projects: This can include, but is not limited to, framing, media releases, media
photographs, advertising, space rental, installation costs, promotional printing, mail outs,
documentation, freight, travel, equipment rental, insurance, technical assistance and opening
costs.
Contact: Phone: 02 9368 1900 Email: nava@visualarts.net.au Address: PO Box 60, Potts
Point, NSW 1335
JUPITERS CASINO COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND (JCCBF)
http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/grants/JCCBF/index.shtml
Funds available: Up to $150,000
Closes: 28 February, 31 May, 31 August and 30 November 2011
Purpose: Provides one-off grants to approved non-profit organisations for projects that will be
of benefit to the community at large.
Eligible applicants: Non-profit incorporated organisations within the geographical confines
defined from the Queensland and New South Wales border to the northern boundaries of
Boulia, Winton, Barcaldine and Isaac.
Eligible Projects: Capital expenditure/fixed assets; Pilot Projects including staffing;
Community Education/Training; Community Workshops.
Contact: Phone: 07 3247 4284 Email: cbf@treasury.qld.gov.au
LOCAL COUNCILS FUNDING
Local Councils often provide funding for local community arts and culture. Visit the Local
Government Directory maintained by the Department of Local Government, Sport and
Recreation to find contact details for your local council.
http://www.localgovernment.qld.gov.au
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MCDONALD’S QLD FLOOD AND CYCLONE RELIEF ASSISTANCE
http://mcdonalds.com.au/FloodRelief
Funds available: Up to $10,000
Closes: 18 March 2011
Purpose: To assist not-for-profit groups with flood and cyclone relief
Eligible applicants: Not-for-profit community groups and sporting clubc
Contact: PO Box 1106, Aspley Qld 4034, Email: mcdgrant@au.mcd.com
MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS QUEENSLAND – MULTICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
http://www.multicultural.qld.gov.au/be-involved/grants/multicultural-assistance-program
Funds available: Up to $10,000 Major multicultural festival, up to $3,000 for cultural
celebrations, up to $30,000 for community development projects, up to $7,000 for small
community projects
Closes: Funding applications for projects and events commencing in 2011 are now closed.
Check provider’s website for 2011 closing date for 2012 projects.
Purpose: To provide one-off funding assistance to community organisations, tertiary
institutions, and local government agencies to strengthen multiculturalism and build
community capacity, including improved access to services. The provision of funding will:
Support celebrations of cultural diversity and the promotion of its benefits to Queensland;
Promote cohesion and harmony within Queensland’s culturally diverse society;
Provide opportunities for Queenslanders to participate in a broad range of cultural activities;
Strengthen the capacity of Queenslanders from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds to access services and participate more actively in various types of activities
within the wider community.
Eligible applicants: Not-for-profit incorporated organisations or unincorporated organisations
auspiced by an incorporated group.
Eligible projects: Major multicultural festivals, cultural celebrations, community relations and
intervention/capacity building projects, and small community projects.
Ineligible projects: Capital equipment; performers’ equipment; capital works; travel costs
(exceptions may be considered for travel within Queensland); ongoing fees; catering; ongoing
programs; non-essential costs; retrospective costs; commercial purposes; fundraising events.
Contact: Phone: 13 13 04 Email: info@multicultural.qld.gov.au Address: GPO Box 806,
Brisbane QLD 4001
MUSEUM & GALLERY SEREVICES QLD – MUSEUM AND GALLERY STANDARDS
PROGRAM GRANT
Financially supported by Museums Australia Queensland
http://www.magsq.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=673
Funding Available: Up to $5,000.
Closes: 1 June 2011
Purpose: To assist public museums and galleries to undertake strategic projects or new
initiatives that builds on outcomes from M&GSQ’s Standards Program.
Eligible applicants: Open to participants in M&GSQ Standards Program 2005-2009.
The organisation must be a member of Museums Australia. (Individual memberships will
not automatically meet this eligibility criteria without case by case negotiation with
Museums Australia Qld)
The organisation must be not for profit.
The organisation must have a forward plan (an action plan for the future developed from
the Standards Program is essential and an additional strategic or business plan is
desirable).
The organisation must make a contribution to the initiative (this may be in-kind eg
volunteer labour. Advice on how to cost volunteer labour will be provided by M&GSQ in
the preparation of your grant).
Eligible Projects:
These might include but are not limited to:
Collection assessments - working with a consultant to identify the themes and
significance of the whole collection or parts of a collection
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Museum interpretation - working with a consultant to develop an interpretation plan
Museum planning - working with a consultant to develop an updated strategic plan
Preservation needs assessment and conservation - working with a consultant to
undertake a preservation needs assessment on the museum’ collection and/or to
implement recommendations arising from the preservation needs assessment
Education and public programs - working with a consultant to develop interpretive
programs for target audiences
Exhibition and display development - working with a consultant to develop interpretive
displays to tell their significant stories.
Ineligible projects: Office equipment including desks, chairs, computers or printers; Capital
Works; Relocating Buildings
Contact: Museum & Gallery Services Queensland Phone: 07 3215 0820 Email:
ann.baillie@magsq.com.au
MUSEUM AND GALLERY SERVICES QLD – MENTORSHIP, EXCHANGE AND FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM
http://www.magsq.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=761
Funding Available: $3,000 to $6,000 (check provider’s website for details)
Closes: 2011 Pilot is closed. Check provider’s website for updates.
Purpose: Pilot Mentorship, Exchange and Fellowship Program for paid staff and volunteers
working in regional Queensland museums and galleries in 2011.
With the financial support of Arts Queensland through the Regional Arts Development Fund
(RADF), M&GSQ offered four types of programs in 2011:
Gallery Mentorship and Museum Mentorship
Staff Exchange | Co-Mentorship
International Fellowship
Volunteer Internship
Eligible applicants: Open to Paid staff and volunteers in Queensland museums and galleries
located outside the Brisbane metropolitan area
Contact: Museum & Gallery Services Queensland Phone: 07 3215 0820 Email:
ann.baillie@magsq.com.au
MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND – INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BURSARIES
http://www.magsq.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=750
Funding Available: Up to $500
Closes: First of every month until funds are expended.
Purpose: To assist individual gallery/museum volunteers and paid staff to attend seminars,
conferences or courses. Grants can be used towards conference registration fees, associated
workshop fees, travel, accommodation and living expenses during the period of the
course/conference.
Eligible applicants: Open to paid staff and volunteers in Queensland museums and galleries
that are members of Museums Australia
Contact: Membership Officer, Museums Australia Queensland Phone: 07 3215 0840 Email:
membership@magsq.com.au
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA – COMMUNITY HERITAGE GRANTS
http://www.nla.gov.au/chg
Funding Available: Up to $15,000. Organisations may apply for more than one project
provided the combined value is no more than $15,000 and can be completed in one year.
Closes: 6 May 2011.
Purpose: The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program aims to identify Australian cultural
heritage collections that are publicly accessible, locally held and nationally significant.
Eligible applicants: A not-for-profit, incorporated organisation that owns or manages a
collection of nationally significant material and is accessible to the general public.
Organisations that are encouraged to apply include: archives, art galleries, community groups,
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genealogical societies, historical societies, Indigenous groups, migrant community groups,
museums, professional associations, public libraries, and religious groups.
Eligible Projects: Significance assessments of collections; preservation needs assessments of
collections; purchase of archival quality storage materials; preservation training projects;
conservation activities including cleaning, conservation treatment or rebinding; purchase and
installation of environmental control and monitoring equipment; copying of material once
originals have been preserved; and, cataloguing or collection management software.
Ineligible projects: In-house salaries and volunteer labour costs, publishing projects,
exhibition research, interpretation and signage, collecting projects, oral histories, memorials
and plaques, interpretive signage or heritage trails, capital works, repairs and improvements
to existing buildings, microfilming of newspapers or magazines, family history research,
activities that are in progress or have been completed, and private collections.
Contact: Phone: 02 6262 1147 Email: chg@nla.gov.au
NAVA CURATOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Financially supported by the Sidney Meyer Fund
http://www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/curatormentorshipinitiative
Funds available: Up to $15,000 (up to $10,000 for the applicant and $5,000 for the partner
organization).
Closes: 10 April 2011
Purpose: Opportunity for emerging and mid-career curators in the visual arts, craft and
design sector to gain mentored placements within a gallery, art institution or university.
Eligible applicants: Emerging and mid career curators of exhibitions and collections in
Australia.
Eligible projects: Projects should be 3-6 months in duration and start between July and
December 2010. Examples may include salary for the curator while developing an exhibition
including research and/or writing, costs of exhibition space, printing, promotional material or
developing a website.
Contact: Phone: 02 9368 1900 Email: nava@visualarts.net.au Address: PO Box 60, Potts
Point, NSW 1335
OPTUS CONNECTING COMMMUNITIES GRANTS PROGRAM
http://www.optus.com.au/grantsprogram
Funds available: Up to $5,000
Closes: Opens May 2011, check provider’s website in April 2011 for updates.
Purpose: On an annual basis, the program provides grants to not-for-profit community
organisations to help reduce social isolation for those in need and reconnect disengaged youth.
Eligible applicants: Australian incorporated organisations that have been endorsed by the
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as Tax Concession Charities (TCC) and Deductible Gift
Recipients (DGR). Optus employees may also submit an application on behalf of a Not For
Profit community organization.
Eligible projects: Programs that produce positive social outcomes and meeting demonstrable
needs such as:
New opportunities, skills and confidence;
Access to education;
Removal of barriers to empowerment;
New and strong support networks;
Connecting disengaged young people to community life; and
Addressing socially isolated community needs.
Contact: Email connectingcommunities@optus.com.au
QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL - REGIONAL ARTS FUND - COMMUNITY PROJECT
PROGRAM
http://incommunities.qac.org.au/funding/raf_community_project_program
Funds available: $5,000 to $30,000
Closes:
Round 1 2011 – 14 March 2011 for projects commencing after 1 July 2011
Round 2 2011 – 12 August 2011 for projects commencing after 1 January 2012
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Eligible applicants: Projects must be managed or auspiced by a not-for-profit, legally
incorporated organisation that is registered in Queensland. Applicants must meet regional and
specific program eligibility criteria required by the Australian Government.
Purpose: To support projects by regionally based artists and arts organisations that result in
arts and cultural development activity in regional, remote and isolated Queensland
communities.
Specific Program Criteria
Applications for project support by the Regional Arts Fund must address the following
assessment criteria. RAF applications should explain (where applicable) how they will:
Provide developmental opportunities for professional and/or emerging professional artists,
arts organisations, and/or arts and cultural workers in regional Queensland. A clear
statement of the outcomes of the proposed activity relating to the program criteria must be
provided.
Address a key issue/s in regional arts and cultural development as identified through your
own regionally specific research, such as local government corporate plans and cultural
audits.
Contribute to longer-term arts and cultural development activity in regional communities.
Develop collaborations and partnerships within and across regions.
Demonstrate community support.
Lead to regional skills development and provide access to information.
Demonstrate viability through adequate financial planning, organisational structures and
timelines, providing relevant support material and confirmation of artists’ roles and
availability and stating clearly roles of project partners.
In the case of Indigenous projects – should reflect support of their Community or Elders.
Indigenous artists, arts organisations and Indigenous communities are actively encouraged
to apply. Non- Indigenous artists and arts and cultural development organisations applying
must demonstrate a partnership with an Indigenous individual, community or organisation
where the project targets Indigenous artists or communities.
Contact: Phone: 07 2846 7500 Email: info@qac.org.au
QUEENSLAND ARTS COUNCIL – REGIONAL ARTS FUND – REGIONAL QUICK
RESPONSE GRANTS
http://incommunities.qac.org.au/funding/raf_regional_quick_response_grant_
Funding available: Up to $1,500
Closes: Applications for this program can be received at any time and an answer given to its
success or otherwise within 5 business days. The Quick Response Grant Scheme operates
during the months of February to November each year.
Purpose: The program encourages and supports projects by regionally based artists and arts
organisations that result in sustainable cultural, economic and social development in regional
Queensland, and that develop broad local government and community partnerships and
cultural networks, especially in isolated areas, to facilitate information exchange and co-
operative relationships.
Eligible Applicants: All regional arts and community groups and individual artists will be
eligible for funding. Projects must be managed, or in the case of individuals, auspiced, by a
not-for-profit, legally incorporated organisation that is registered in Queensland. For the
purposes of the Regional Arts Fund, the term ‘regional’ is defined as anywhere in Queensland
outside the Brisbane / Ipswich / Caboolture / Sunshine Coast / Gold Coast hub.
Eligible projects: Grants are available to:
Assist Regional Artists, arts organisations and communities who would otherwise be
disadvantaged by being ineligible for other forms of financial assistance.
Provide opportunities for professional or skills development through participation in arts
activities and workshops (the proposal should demonstrate how such professional
development will benefit the regional community).
Provide opportunities for regional communities to employ professional artists to conduct
seminars and forums which develop skills within the community.
Enable communities to bring artists or arts workers into their community to assist in the
concept development of more significant arts projects.
Assist in the participation or development of the arts and culture within regional
communities.
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Contact: Phone: 07 3846 7500 Email: info@qac.org.au
QUEENSLAND EVENTS – QUEENSLAND EVENTS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(QERDP)
http://www.queenslandevents.com.au/regional
Funds available: Funding requested cannot be greater than 25% of the total event budget.
It is generally expected that the maximum funding will be in the vicinity of $25,000 - $30,000.
Closes:
Round 20 – 11 February 2011 for projects held from 1 July 2011 up to 31 December 2012.
Purpose: This Program supports the development and growth of regional events, focusing on
events that will: increase local economic activity and development; enhance the profile and
appeal of the destination in which they are held; enhance the visitor experience; and
demonstrate future growth and sustainability.
Eligible applicants: Formally constituted organisations or any group that has a written
agreement with a formally constituted organisation to provide an auspice. QERDP will accept
an umbrella application from organisations on behalf of a number of events seeking support.
Eligible activities: The employment of personnel to further develop and/or market the event,
operational costs where it can be demonstrated that the funding will contribute to improving
the visitor experience or improved access and long term development of the event, strategic
marketing campaigns to increase awareness and visitation, methods to address long-term
development of the event. Events must have been held at least once or, if in the concept
stage, be at an advanced stage of development with demonstrated community support.
Organisations intending to bring a one-off event to their region may also apply, with funding
awarded once the event is secured.
Ineligible activities: Insurance, capital or equipment costs, prize money, appearance fees,
sanctioning fees, and entertainment. Any event that takes place within the City of Brisbane
local authority area.
Contact: Phone: 1300 881 255 Email: regionalevents@qldevents.com.au Address: PO Box
1983, Townsville QLD 4810
REEF HOTEL CASINO COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND (RHCCBF)
http://www.olgr.qld.gov.au/grants/RHCCBF/index.shtml
Funds available: Up to $15,000. Complex projects may be funded up to $25,000.
Closes: 28 February and 31 August 2011
Purpose: The Fund supports non-profit incorporated organisations that provide facilities or
services to the community at large.
Eligible applicants: Applications must be from Queensland-based not-for-profit community
organisations, located within the geographical jurisdiction from Burke, Carpenteria, Croydon,
Etheridge, Tablelands and Cassowary Coast, including Torres Strait and Thursday Island.
Eligible projects: Applications are restricted to grants for capital expenditure or fixed assets.
Ineligible projects: Recurrent funding, salaries, wages or consultants (or any kind of labour
costs); consumable items; organisations who require the funding to start-up their activities.
Contact: Phone: 07 4030 8888 Email: reefcbf@bigpond.com Address: PO Box 6695, Cairns
QLD 4870
REGIONAL GALLERIES ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND (RGAQ) – PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT BURSARIES FOR ORGANISATIONAL INITIATIVES
http://www.rgaq.org.au/bursaries.html
Funds available: Up to $1,500 per organisation. It is expected that the organisation will
make a contribution to the initiative (can be in-kind).
Closes: The first day of every month until funds are expended.
Eligible applicants: Only current members of Regional Galleries Association of Queensland
and their paid staff or volunteers are eligible to apply.
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Eligible projects: Grants to assist volunteer-run public galleries/museums to undertake
organisational initiatives. These might include:
Costs towards improvements in the gallery/museum exhibition program such as touring
exhibition fees and display improvements.
An appropriate consultant to work with the institution on skill development in areas such as
Education and Public Programs; Exhibition Development; or Strategic Planning and Policy
Development.
On-site training workshops and seminars in specialist areas such as volunteer recruitment,
board management and gallery/museum practice.
Contact: Membership Officer, email: membership@magsq.com.au or phone 07 3215 0820
REGIONAL GALLERIES ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND (RGAQ) – PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT BURSARIES FOR VOLUNTEERS OR PAID STAFF
http://www.rgaq.org.au/bursaries.html
Funds available: Up to $1,000
Closes: The first day of every month until funds are expended.
Eligible applicants: Only current members of Regional Galleries Association of Queensland
and their paid staff or volunteers are eligible to apply.
Eligible projects: Available for individual gallery/museum volunteers or paid staff as
assistance to attend seminars, conferences or courses. Grants can be used towards conference
registration fees, associated workshop fees, travel, accommodation and living expenses during
the period of the conference.
Contact: Membership Officer, email: membership@magsq.com.au or phone 07 3215 0820
STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-FUNDED NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF AND
RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ORGANISATIONS
http://www.qraa.qld.gov.au/index.php?option=com_qraa&audience=21&Itemid=89
Funds available: Tier 1 clean up recovery grants of up to $5000 and Tier 2 grants of up to
$20,000. In addition, the organisations will be eligible for concessional interest rate loans of up
to $100,000 to help them get back on track.
Eligible applicants: Charitable and not-for-profit organisations are available in the 30 Local
Government Areas of Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Blackall-Tambo, Brisbane, Bundaberg,
Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Isaac,
Lockyer Valley, Longreach, Mackay, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Murweh, North Burnett,
Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast,
Toowoomba, Western Downs and Woorabinda.
Contact: QRRR Phone: 1800 623 946
STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-FUNDED NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF AND
RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
http://www.communityservices.qld.gov.au/community/community-recovery/support-
assistance/index.html
Eligible applicants: People suffering hardship and unable to meet their immediate needs to
affect their recovery of the Queensland natural disasters in January and February 2011.
Contact: The Department of Communities Phone: 1800 173 349
YOUTH ARTS QUEENSLAND – JUMP – NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG
AND EMERGING ARTISTS
http://www.jumpmentoring.com.au
Funds available: Nine-month mentorship
Closes: The 2011 round are closed. Applications for the 2012 program will open in late August
2011.
Purpose: To support the career development of artists aged 18-30, and in the first five years
of their professional practice, by facilitating mentorships with professional artists regarded
highly in their chosen artform.
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Eligible applicants: Queensland-based young and emerging producers, curators, arts
administrators and marketers, events and technical coordinators, lighting and sound designers
and other cultural workers of up to 30 years of age.
Contact: Phone: 07 3252 5115 Email: jump@yaq.org.au
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useful resources:
ARTSUPPORT AUSTRALIA
Artsupport Australia is an initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts to grow cultural
philanthropy.Artsupport Australia works closely with government, cultural, corporate, financial
and philanthropic sectors to develop effective strategies for giving. Artsupport Australia
advises the cultural sector on philanthropy, providing expert assistance to staff and board
members; works closely with philanthropists, trusts and foundations, connecting them with
artists and arts organizations; provides guidance to the corporate sector about including the
arts in their giving programs.
Contact: Fiona Maxwell
Queensland Manager, Artsupport Australia
Australia Council for the Arts
Tel: +61 7 3235 4023
Mob: 0428 526 596
Fax: +61 7 3235 4001
f.maxwell@australiacouncil.gov.au
Level 16, 111 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000
GPO Box 1436, Brisbane QLD 4001
TTY: 1800 555 677
AUSTRALIA BUSINESS ARTS FOUNDATION (AbaF)
AbaF promotes private sector arts support, connecting business, the arts, donors and
volunteers through three programs: Partnering, volunteering, and giving. They run workshops
and provide publications aimed at developing skills at securing private funding for the arts
(click on Skills Development).
http://www.abaf.org.au
AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORY OF PHILANTHROPY
This resource provides an alphabetical listing of more than 350 grant-making organizations
along with information on their purpose, fields of interest, contact details and other details. It
is available for purchase via the Philanthropy Australia website, which also has free online
resources in its Research & Information section. For the most up to date version that is
searchable by key words, a subscription to the Australian Directory of Philanthropy Online
(or Online Directory) is recommended. The cost is $75.00 per annum.
http://www.philanthropy.org.au
AUSTRALIAN TAX OFFICE
The ATO website provides information about Income Tax Exempt Charity (ITEC) and
Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status, along with other tax issues relevant to non-profit
organisations.
http://www.ato.gov.au
EASY GRANTS
The Easy Grants newsletter provided by Our Community delivers monthly information on
current federal, state, philanthropic, corporate and local grants for community organisations.
Subscription fees apply.
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au
GrantsLINK
This Australian Government site provides searchable online resource of Commonwealth grants
for community groups.
http://www.grantslink.gov.au
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY
Visit the Local Government Directory maintained by the Department of Local Government,
Sport and Recreation to find contact details for your local council.
http://www.localgovernment.qld.gov.au/LocalGovernment/Localgovernmentdirectory.aspx
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