Arts Queensland Resources Update – issue 29 of 2014
- 7 Nov 2014
Arts Queensland – Billy Thorpe Scholarship
Arts Queensland’s annual Billy Thorpe Scholarship provides a structured range of support to establish a professional career through career planning and advice and the opportunity to record with a local producer. The $10,000 Scholarship will be awarded to an emerging Queensland based contemporary musician or band. The Scholarship will:
- identify a talented, emerging, Queensland based musician or band who can demonstrate their commitment to a career in music and who will best benefit from the scholarship
- enable the recipient/s to make significant progress creatively and in their music career by providing them with opportunity, tools and networks.
- Applications are now open and closing 5 December 2014. The program is administered by QMusic. For further information and to apply go to http://www.qmusic.com.au/index.cfm?contentID=614&articleID=10475
Australia Council – Regional Queensland presentations
The Australia Council is holding sessions on its new strategy plan and funding programs and inparticular the Six-year funding program for organisations.
Date Wednesday 12 November 2014
Time 11.00am – 12.15pm: Strategic plan and new grants program overview
12.45pm – 2.15pm: Six-year funding for organisations
Venue Beatrice Hutton Room, Rockhampton Art Gallery, 62 Victoria Parade, Rockhampton
RSVP events5@australiacouncil.gov.au by Friday 7 November
Date Thursday 13 November 2014
Time 1.00pm – 2.15pm: Strategic plan and new grants program overview
2.30pm – 4.00pm: Six-year funding for organisations
Venue Room 4, Reid Park Pit Complex, Boundary Street, South Townsville
RSVP events5@australiacouncil.gov.au by Friday 7 November
Date Friday 14 November 2014
Time 10.00am – 11.15am: Strategic plan and new grants program overview
11.30am – 1.00pm: Six-year funding for organisations
Venue The Space, Centre of Contemporary Arts, 96 Abbott Street, Cairns
RSVP events5@australiacouncil.gov.au by Friday 7 November
If you are unable to attend a session but are interested in finding out more on the new six-year funding for organisations, Australia Council will be hosting online information sessions during November and December. Please register here to be notified of the timings and Australia Council will contact you.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund
The Gambling Community Benefit Fund distributes revenue from gaming taxes to various not-for-profit community groups throughout Queensland. Grants of up to $35,000 are available to not for profit organisations for projects which demonstrate the community benefit. The next round closes on 30 November 2014. To apply and for further information go to http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/corporate/sponsorships-and-grants/grants/community-benefit-funding-programs For tips on applying to this fund for arts and cultural projects go to http://artsengage.initiatives.qld.gov.au/aq-blog/5313-looking-beyond-arts-funding
Australian Institute of Commercialisation
Got a business idea with great potential? This free interactive webinar on Wednesday 19 November 2014 will discuss the next steps and the process of turning an idea into business success.
Learn:
How to determine whether your idea is feasible
Ways to take your idea to market
What resources are available to help you commercialise your idea
Business tips and challenges
Presented by Samantha Perkins of the Australian Institute for Commercialisation and Wayne Gerard, RedEye Apps. This free interactive webinar is an initiative of the Queensland Government Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts.
Anywhere Theatre Festival
Expressions of interest are now open for the 2015 Anywhere Festivals in Brisbane, Frankston, Mackay-Isaac and Parramatta next year. Open to performers of any theatrical genre for performance anywhere but a theatre, Anywhere Festival is the first fringe festival that asks performers to apply just once to be based in four different cities throughout Australia. Performers of comedy, cabaret, drama, poetry, puppetry, music – any performance style – can submit a free expression of interest until 4 December 2014.
Australia Council grants
http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/new-grants-model/
Grant programs closing in November/December include:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts – Projects; Skills and Development
Music – New Work – Music; Presentation and Promotion – Music
Market Development – National Programs and Initiatives – Playing Queensland: Regional Performing Arts Touring Fund; Visions Australia: Regional Exhibition Touring Fund.
For information on the 2015 grants programs go to http://2015.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/. The first round closes in March 2015 and potential applicants are encouraged to contact Australia Council now to seek guidance on formulating your proposal.
Arts for All Queenslanders Strategy
New posts include:
How to get paid
Artist in Residence Program 2014 Application Data
Defy Gravity.
Art + Science: the value of interdisciplinary partnerships
Articles & Reports
Heritage performing arts and the case for funding Peter Tregear The Conversation
Crowdfunding: Geez S.T. Kye White Startup Smart
Has technology changed cultural taste? Serena Kutchinsky The Guardian UK
The value of arts and culture to people and society – an evidence review Arts Council England
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.