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, 2 and 3 Outcomes (XLSX) (682 KB).

Find out more about QASP. 

The Touring Queensland Fund offers support for the delivery of high quality, tour-ready work and exhibitions to and from regional Queensland communities with demonstrated community interest and demand.

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.

The Live Music Support program is an evolution of the Live Music Venue Support program, which opened in July 2020 as part of the Queensland Government’s $22.5 million Arts and Cultural Recovery Package.

The Live Music Support program offers funding for live music venues to up to $80,000 for large venues and up to $60,000 for small venues.

This fund closed 19 April 2021.

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) (31.35 KB)  in Excel format. 

Find out more about IRADF.

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 (83.04 KB) list in Excel format. Find out more about Individuals Fund.

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 2017-2020 funding recipients list.

View Organisations Fund case studies 

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.

This package of four funding programs works to help stabilise arts organisations and major festivals, support future sustainability, employment opportunities, encourage innovation and agility, and enable the continued delivery of COVID-safe arts experiences to Queensland audiences.

Funding will specifically support Independent arts organisations, Organisations Fund 2017-2020 recipients, key festivals and Major Performing Arts Organisations.

Supporting Queensland-based live music venues with a track record in presenting original live music that have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 with grants of up to $15,000 for small venues (up to 499 pax) and up to $25,000 for large venues (over 500 pax).

This fund is now closed.

Enabling regional communities to reengage with live, local and high quality arts experiences that COVID -19 restrictions made unviable for artists and venues to deliver.

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.

Supporting independent artists, early career artists and arts organisations based in Queensland to develop and present new works at the Judith Wright Arts Centre, Fortitude Valley

The Strategic Infrastructure Fund is a limited-life matched funding program to support not for profit arts and cultural organisations with shovel-ready facility upgrades and infrastructure projects that have broad benefits 

Youth And Arts Pathways helps to attract and retain young people within the arts and cultural sector, and focuses on activities which support ongoing employment and career development.

Digital Adaptation supports the creation and delivery of digital programming for the arts and cultural sector in a post-COVID-19 recovery phase and beyond.

Arts and cultural activation and programming that enlivens spaces and promotes cultural vitality, attracts new visitors and generates opportunities for regional Queensland.

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.

The Indigenous Art Centre Launch Fund is a new two-year funding program available to Queensland based established Indigenous Art Centres that are already engaged in supporting First Nations artists and arts workers in professional visual arts practice.

Supporting independent artists and organisations based in Queensland to develop and present new works at Bulmba-ja arts centre (Cairns).

Supporting live music and performing arts venues to program Queensland artists, and support the employment of artists, organisations and arts workers.

Play Local is designed to support Queensland’s performance venues to program Queensland artists and arts organisations while social distancing restrictions are in place and during the subsequent recovery phase. This includes live music venues and performing arts venues. 

The stART Grant Program was established by Arts Queensland to support Queensland independent creative practitioners including artists, artist collaborators, producers, designers, technicians, freelance and other arts workers impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Eligible creative practitioners applied for $3000 to support ideation, preparation, planning and collaboration activities focussed on future creative opportunities during COVID recovery phase.

An Australian Government initiative to benefit regional and remote arts practitioners, arts workers, audiences and communities through Community Project Grants and Quick Response Grants. Flying Arts Alliance Inc administers the Queensland Regional Arts Fund.

​Find out more about the Regional Arts Fund.

Supporting performing and visual arts projects by Queensland artists and organisations that are ready to tour and have demonstrated community interest and demand. Includes activities targeted at schools and kindergartens in regional Queensland.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

View PQF case studies or download current and previous PQF recipients list in Excel format. Read the fact sheets for schools, sector and for artist in residence projects. Find out more about PQF.

Building a stronger, more sustainable and ethical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts industry in Queensland. 

View BIA case studies or download BIA – Performing Arts recipients list (Excel).

Find out more about BIA programs and funding recipients.

The Arts Business Innovation Fund is closed and will be redesigned to support the Queensland arts sector following the impact of COVID-19.

View ABIF case studies or download current ABIF recipients list in Excel format.

Find out more about ABIF. 

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.