The Queensland Government is a substantial investor in the arts in this State. Arts Queensland aims to capitalise on the State's unique cultural strengths and diversity, to develop areas with the greatest potential for growth and quality work and to enhance engagement with arts and culture.

To achieve this, Arts Queensland provides funding in the following areas:

Organisations

• Administered Funding - supports Queensland's arts portfolio of arts statutory authorities. This funding consists of revenues and expenses administered by Arts Queensland on behalf of the Government.
• s2m offers recurrent funding, either annual or multi-year, to small to medium arts organisations
• Development and presentation grants - open to collectives and not-for-profit organisations for initiatives including new work, exhibitions, productions, industry development and cultural engagement.
• Industry Development Initiatives
• VACS - VACS funding focuses on providing support to organisations, Indigenous infrastructure and market development.
• VACS funding for artist-run initiatives - Specific funding available for artist-run initiatives.
• Creative Sparks - a joint initiative of Brisbane City Council and Arts Queensland.

Individuals

• Career Development Grants - up to $5,000 for artist professional development 
• Development and Presentation Grants - up to $50,000. Open to individual artists, collectives and not-for-profit organisations for new work, exhibitions, productions, industry development and cultural engagement activities.
• Creative Sparks - a joint initiative of Brisbane City Council and Arts Queensland.
• Fellowships - One-off competitive fellowships
  • Grant McLennan Memorial Fellowship
  • Billy Thorpe Scholarship

Communities - Supports funding for defined activities and projects delivered in partnership with other government agencies, other levels of government, some devolved funding arrangements and special initiative funding to match one-off funding

• Gritty Places Partnership Program - Funding in partnership with local government to transform disused buildings into spaces for artists.
• Creative Sparks - a joint initiative of Brisbane City Council and Arts Queensland
• A-Venue - funding for local governments to enable young musicians to get career experience within their own communities

Grant recipients - Summary of past grant recipients

Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) - 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 your local government.

Indigenous Regional Arts Development Fund (IRADF) - The Indigenous Regional Arts Development Fund (IRADF) is a partnership program between the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Councils, Communities and incorporated Community Organisations.

Backing Indigenous Arts - Bringing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultures of Far North Queensland to the world.

Public Art funding - art+place, a $12 million public art fund.

How to acknowledge AQ funding

• When to acknowledge Arts Queensland
• Logos

Other funding sources

Industry experts - A list of arts professionals who participated in Arts Queensland's assessment processes for funding programs in 2008.