Summary
What: The integration of arts into health infrastructure and facilities across Queensland.
Partners: Arts Queensland, Health Infrastructure Queensland, Children’s Health Queensland Arts in Health Consultancy
When: Current
Where: Statewide
Details
Arts Queensland, in partnership with the Children’s Health Queensland Arts in Health Consultancy and Health Infrastructure Queensland (HIQ) is supporting Queensland Health projects in multiple locations across the state to integrate arts into the health infrastructure project portfolio.
The initiative offers a unique opportunity to reimagine how health infrastructure can create safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces that promote health and wellbeing through the built environment. We are working collaboratively to apply best-practice arts in health principles across health infrastructure projects, bringing together different disciplines and contexts to share local stories through artwork, enhance patient and community wellbeing, and positively influence perceptions of care.
The initiative aligns with Queensland's Time to Shine, the Queensland Government’s 10-year strategy for arts and culture. It will create new opportunities for Queensland artists and creative businesses, broaden ways to share new Queensland works and creative experiences, and amplify social benefits of the arts and culture, including wellbeing and connection.
As these projects progress, local artists and communities will have many opportunities to get involved. Commencing in August 2025, Queensland artists will be able to participate in Registration of Interest (ROI) processes led by HIQ, the first step in accessing opportunities for the procurement of artwork commissions and acquisitions.
Find out more about ROI opportunities:
Health Infrastructure Queensland and the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service are seeking registrations of interest from artists who would like to be considered for artwork opportunities associated with the Cairns Hospital Expansion Project.
Read more about the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital ROI opportunity and how to apply.
Information session
For artists (or their representatives) who would like to ask questions about this opportunity and the procurement processes in person, an Information Session will be held at Bulmba-ja arts centre, 96 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870 on Thursday 9 October between 4.30pm – 5.30pm.
RSVPs are preferred to ensure adequate seating. The session will be recorded and made available as a resource.
Where
Delivery
- Manager, Partnerships and Investment (Arts in Health) has been appointed.
- Arts in Health working groups are activated across hospital infrastructure projects.
- From August 2025, artists ROI processes will be led by HIQ.
Image: Tony Albert (2014-2018), The Glad Tomorrow, [sculptural installation], Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.