Arts Queensland Resource Update - Issue 23 of 2014
- 29 Aug 2014
Queensland Literary Awards 2014
Nominations now open for 2014 Queensland Literary Awards. Ten award categories provide opportunities for both published and emerging writers, as well as four fellowships supporting new works by Queensland writers. Entries close 19 September 2014. For more information and to enter go to http://qldliteraryawards.org.au/
BoardConnect speed mentoring event
Speed Mentoring for board members will be an opportunity for non-profit board members to spend time with experienced board members to discuss your own development as a board member or Chair, and how to deal with issues and situations that occur in the boardroom. The free event is hosted by the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Tuesday 30 September, 8.00 – 10.00am. Registration is essential.
Brisbane City Council – grants, competition and awards information sessions
The Brisbane City Council is running information sessions on 15 September 2014 at the Brisbane Square Library on its programs: Creative Brisbane Producers Forum (12:30 to 1:30 pm), Innovation Award 2015 Launch (1:30 to 2:00 pm), Arts and History Grants Information Session (2 to 3 pm or 5:30 to 6:30 pm), Creative people: Council process (3:30 to 4:30 pm) and Upcycling in arts practice and the Recycling Art Competition (4:30 to 5pm). To RSVP or seek further information email creative.communities@brisbane.qld.gov.au
The Coca-Cola Australia Foundation
Community Grants are one-off grants up to $10,000. The program you are seeking funding for must target disadvantage young people aged between 12 and 25 years. The Foundation does not fund programs outside this age range. Applications for the next round close on 19 September 2014.
Australia Council grants
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants
Grant programs closing in September/October 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
Emerging and Experimental Arts – Experimental Art
Literature – Promotion; Program; Publishing (Australian Literary Magazines and Overseas Publishers)
Arts for All Queenslanders Strategy
New posts include:
- Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Fellow Terry Deen discusses the skillset he is exploring at the Smithsonian Design Museum in New York
- Catherine Althaus offers some helpful insights into how the metaphor of the quilt can aid the telling of more persuasive stories about public value.
Articles & Reports
- Culture Matters Paul Howson, John Dubber for British Council
- New soundbites from the Australia Council – and not many details Jo Caust The Conversation
- Tips from an 11-time crowdfunding veteran Thomas Mai Pozible
- Crowdfunding for the Arts: Top tips from the experts The Guardian Uk
- Arts in Education Research Study Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through the Arts
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.