Independent Creation Fund
The Independent Creation Fund (ICF) 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. Applications can support either early career or established arts and arts workers, employed to deliver a performance outcome. This program acknowledges the continuing impacts of COVID-19 and builds on earlier support delivered via the Queensland Government’s Arts and Cultural Recovery Package.
Information about the fund
Objectives
ICF provides support to Queensland small to medium arts and cultural organisations; Producers and performing arts venues to employ Queensland-based independent artists and arts workers to deliver new projects. Applications can support either early career or established arts and arts workers, employed to deliver a new project with a performance/public presentation outcome.
Arts Queensland has identified that by leveraging the existing infrastructure and resources of established arts organisations, producers or venues arts programmers, independent artists and arts workers can be quickly employed to deliver arts and cultural outcomes.
Funding range
One-off grants of up to $40,000.
Eligibility criteria
ICF is open to Queensland small to medium arts and cultural organisations, Producers and performing arts venues subject to eligibility. See ICF guidelines for a full list of eligibility requirements.
Key dates
Opens: 18 November 2021
Closed: 17 January 2022 at 4pm
How to apply
1. Read the Independent Creation Fund documents
2. Read the Terms of Funding
Independent Creation Fund outcomes
- Redland City Council - $39 050 for The Bigger Picture - a project that explores the contemporary Indigenous experience, and the long historical push for social and political agency for First Nations people (Redland).
- indel-ABILITY arts Ltd - $40 000 for SHE (See, Hear, Engage) - a show that explores innovative ways to share authentic stories about and by women with experience of mental health and disability (Brisbane).
- HOTA Gold Coast Pty Ltd - $33 500 for 'Another Bee Story' by ARC Circus - a contemporary circus work for children 3-13yrs (Gold Coast).
- Ms Corrina Bonshek - $39 995 for New cross-cultural production with engaging storytelling and innovative music staring Samira El-Koussa - a production that combines storytelling, western and non-western music, and the latest digital music production techniques (Gold Coast).
- The Farm - $29 964 for Break - creative development and performance season of a new work from The Farm with Cecilia Martin in partnership with Kingston Butter Factory, Brisbane PowerHouse and Metro Arts (Gold Coast).
- Somerset Regional Council - $38 000 for 10 Stories - a five month program of creative workshops and activities throughout the Somerset region (Somerset).
- Metro Arts Ltd - $39 540 for BREAKING - world premiere of a new digital theatre work designed for livestream broadcast (Brisbane).
- Cluster Arts - $32 590 for Camp Culture by Dale Woodbridge Brown - a new show development of a First Nations/Queer production titled Camp Culture, aimed for ages 14+ (Brisbane)
- Digi Youth Arts - $39 380 for COOKED - a production that provides sovereign space for Indigenous young people to unpack and present the myth of so-called 'Australia' to wider audiences (Brisbane).
- Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC - $23 312 for Quandamooka Festival 2022 experiential art project - a series of experiential art installations driven by Quandamooka cultural knowledge and protocol to people and country (Redland).
- L.C Fa’alafi and L.K Shelton t/as Polytoxic - $39 919 for IN YOUR DREAMS - a surreal new cabaret work by Polytoxic, featuring a diverse cast of artists (Brisbane).
- Cre8ion - $36 900 for FEMINISTA - an autobiographical song-cycle exploration of the pillars of feminism by opera singer, composer and writer Tarita Botsman (Brisbane).
- Everybody NOW! - $10 000 for Storyteller-In-Residence – to engage an imaginative and passionate individual who is an excellent listener and facilitator of stories (Gold Coast).
- Red Chair - $39 250 for The Playlist - a place-based arts activation based on the stories of Coolum residents and visitors and their connection to the local area (Sunshine Coast).
- SWELL Sculpture Festival Ltd - $39 900 for Living Sculptures: How the birds got their colours - a multi-faceted, Indigenous-led, site-specific contemporary performance piece performed on the beach alongside the static sculptures of SWELL (Gold Coast).
- The Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe - $39 999 for Lucky and the Flight of the Sky Puppies – partnering with Independent Cairns local artists to present a new work at CPAC (Moreton Bay).
- Cairns Regional Council - $20 500 for Kids Rock the Tank - a show featuring a children’s chorus, presenting three local and diverse contemporary regional musicians showcasing their newly written children’s songs, live, within the show, for Cairns Children's Festival 2022 (Cairns).
- Backbone Youth Arts - $40 000 for PILOT - a new residency program that supports early career artists to create new, bold and exciting work with the support of sustainable employment (Brisbane).
- Shakespeare under the Stars Inc - $40 000 for Xmas Krackers - an original, cabaret-style production celebrating all things Christmas (Townsville).
- Ms Elaine Acworth - $24 380 for The Open Door - an innovative story approach to examine gender identity that underpins entrenched violence against women (Brisbane).
- Elsewhere Unit Trust - $11 250 for Launchpad - a real-world chance for 3 young bands to perform original live music on Elsewhere's professional stage (Gold Coast).