Industry development initiatives funding is flexible and will benefit a number of regions with, in many cases, additional investment from local councils and businesses. The IDIs focus on creative and business development and will open up the arts sector to new directions and opportunities.
Industry development initiatives enable Arts Queensland to respond to opportunities and emerging priorities outside the guidelines, timelines or eligibility of other AQ funding/ programs.
Successful initiatives will deliver outcomes in three key areas:
Over $1 million in funding has been announced to support targeted arts industry development initiatives (IDIs) for Queensland's small to medium arts companies in 2008.
Industry Development Initiatives – funding 2008 (PDF 19KB)
A range of procurement and implementation strategies will be used to ensure transparency and the expected outcomes are achieved. These are: