Arts Queensland Resource Update - Issue 22 of 2014
- 21 Aug 2014
Grant McLennan Fellowship – closing Friday 22 August
Established in 2007 in honour of the late Queensland singer-songwriter Grant McLennan, the $25,000 Grant McLennan Fellowship offers the recipient an opportunity to travel to New York, London or Berlin for up to 6 months and use the experience of being immersed in a foreign and vibrant musical culture to further develop their own artistic skills. Applications are currently open and closing on 22 August 2014. For further information go to QMusic http://www.qmusic.com.au/?contentID=822
Creative Partnerships Australia –2014/15 Programs & Funding Announcement
Creative Partnerships Australia will travel to all capital cities in September 2014 to announce our funding and industry development programs for the year ahead, and to provide information on the many services we provide to increase private sector support for the arts. The roadshow will visit Brisbane on Wednesday 17 September, 9.30 – 10.30am at the Queensland Multicultural Centre. For more information and to reserve a place: https://www.creativepartnershipsaustralia.org.au/how-we-can-help/events/
Australia Council – strategy and new 2015 grants
Australia Council has launched its five year strategy – A Culturally Ambitious Nation and 2015 grants programs. A session providing more information will be held in Brisbane on Thursday 11 September 2014 at the Powerhouse. Bookings are essential.
Royalties for the Regions
Under the Royalties for Regions, councils and state government agencies can apply for funding for projects that support economic growth in their region and achieve the outcomes of the government’s RegionsQ initiative. Councils and community groups are encouraged to work together and with state government agencies in their area to identify infrastructure projects that will supercharge local economies and provide long-term benefits for their region. Applications close 26 September 2014. For more information go to http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/grants-and-funding/royalties-for-the-regions.html
Good2Give platform
By reducing traditional barriers to workplace giving with its Good2Give platform, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) aims to help build this form of donating so charities receive more funding. An information session is being held in Brisbane on 16 September 2014. For further information go to http://www.good2give.org.au/good2give-charity-briefings/
Australia Council grants
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants
Grant programs closing in September include:
Market Development – Art Fare; International markets (Music Managers); International Showcase (Music Makers); Festivals Australia: Regional Festivals Project Fund; Regional Preforming Arts Touring Fund
Community Partnerships – Career Pathways – Professional Development; Career Pathways – Structured Development; Projects; Projects with Public Outcomes
Early Career Artists and Producers – Artstart
Arts for All Queenslanders Strategy
The Strategy is a digital interactive strategy.
New posts include:
- Judy Coulthard describes a collaboration between State Library of Queensland and local governments that supports holidaying readers
- In April 2014, the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council through the Seisia Indigenous Knowledge Centre hosted the Seisia Culture Love arts and culture school holiday program.
- As arts practitioners, we are often asked to measure our social impact. In this first of three posts, Catherine Althaus suggests we apply our innate skills as storytellers to convince funders and the public we really do add value to people’s lives.
Articles & Reports
- Musical training ‘can improve language and reading’ BBC news
- We need ABS arts and sports data to understand our culture Simon Darcy and Bronwen Dalton The Conversation
- Live Performance Australia Ticket Survey 2013
Contact Linda Dreghorn on linda.dreghorn@arts.qld.gov.au if you have any items you would like to have included in the regular resource update.