Supporting individual artists and cultural workers (emerging and established) to participate in transformational professional and career development opportunities.

View Individuals Fund case studies or download previous Individuals Fund recipients (XLSX) (93.86 KB) list in Excel format. Find out more about Individuals Fund.

Open - Closing on 4 March 2022.

The Independent Creation Fund provides support to Queensland small to medium arts and cultural organisations, producers and performing arts venues to employ independent artists and arts workers to deliver new projects.

Open - 18 November 2021
Closing - 17 January 2022 at 4pm

The Live Music Support Program (LMSP) Round 3 offers grant funding to Queensland-based indoor live music venues to offset revenue losses and stabilise business operations in 2021, building on earlier support delivered via the Queensland Government’s Arts and Cultural Recovery Package. This program acknowledges the continuing impacts of COVID-19 on the financial viability of live music venues, and the importance of music venues for Queensland communities, artists, and the economy.

Now Closed - Round 3 closed 6 December 2021

The Organisations Fund 2022-2025 provides multi-year operational funding for Queensland's small to medium arts sector to deliver artistic outcomes, grow employment opportunities for creative and cultural workers, and engage communities.

Find out more about the Organisations Fund. Download the Organisations Fund 2022-2025 and  2017-2020 funding recipients list.

View Organisations Fund case studies 

The Touring Queensland Fund provides funding support for tour-ready performing arts, exhibition or educational work with demonstrated community interest and demand to tour to and from regional Queensland communities.

Funding recipients - download recipients from February to August 2021 (DOCX) (37.42 KB)

Now Closed - Round 3 closed 13 October 2021.

The Touring Queensland Quick Response Fund (TQF Quick) provides Queensland-based artists, arts organisations and presenters (including performing arts venues, galleries and museums, community or local government presenters) with grants of up to $20,000 support the delivery of touring performances and community engagement activities allied to performing arts or exhibitions touring.

Funding recipients - download recipients from February to August 2021 (DOCX) (45.58 KB)

Open - Closing on 31 March 2022.

Supporting vibrant and accessible arts and cultural experiences for Queensland by individuals, organisations or collectives across three categories: Arts Accelerate, Arts Activate and Arts Advantage. 

View QASP case studies or download recipient outcomes from 2015 to 3 July 2020 (XLSX) (2.02 MB). From 14 July 2020, QASP is delivered in rounds - download Rounds 1 - 5 Outcomes (XLSX) (705.78 KB). 

Round 6 now open. Arts Accelerate and Arts Activate close 28 January 2022. Arts Advantage closes 25 February 2022.

The First Nations Commissioning Fund is for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural practitioners, organisations, collectives or communities to commission and deliver uniquely Queensland Indigenous stories, arts and cultural experiences, products and celebrations.

Open: Round 2 open 15 October 2021

Now Closed: Closed on 26 November 2021

First Nations Pathways - Performing Arts Emerging Organisations Fund 2022-2025 provides up to $100,000 per annum for operational costs and up to an additional $30,000 per annum for business development support for eligible Queensland-based First Nations emerging arts or cultural organisations.

Now Closed: Closed on 16 September 2021

The Queensland Government announced (16 June 2020) a $22.5 million two-year Arts and Cultural Recovery Package for Queensland’s arts and cultural sector.

The Arts and Cultural Recovery Package includes a range of measures to strengthen the sector’s foundations for the future, drive new creative work, employ artists and arts workers, retain our skilled and talented creatives, and importantly, ensure the activation of our venues.

Partnering with local government to invest in the local development of quality arts and arts practice for and with regional communities. View RADF case studies.

Find out more about RADF.

Partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to ensure Indigenous communities in regional and remote areas of Queensland have access to arts and cultural services.  

View IRADF case studies or download previous IRADF recipients list (XLSX) (32.63 KB) in Excel format. Find out more about IRADF.

Now Closed - Closed 22 January 2021.

Sustain Recovery Fund 2021-22 will support signature Queensland arts and cultural tourism events and festivals, impacted by COVID -19 restrictions, program cancellations and access to interstate audiences.

This follows on from 2020 Sustain funding which helped to stabilise arts organisations and major festivals, support future sustainability, employment opportunities, encourage innovation and agility, and enable the ongoing delivery of COVID-safe arts experiences to Queensland audiences.

Open Air will support the activation of outdoor and non-traditional settings and the production and delivery of a program of works by artists and arts organisations in these spaces with funding up to $80,000.