Arts Queensland Resources Update – issue 30 of 2014
- 17 Nov 2014
arTour – Queensland Touring Showcase
Each year, arTour presents the Queensland Touring Showcase where producers and presenters meet to build relationships, discuss touring productions and plan Queensland tours. Producers are invited to submit their show and indicate their interest to pitch, perform or participate in market place at Queensland Touring Showcase 2015. Submissions are open now and will close Friday 19 December 2014. For further information go to http://www.artour.com.au/queensland-touring-showcase-2015
Arts Queensland – Invitation to Offer
Arts Queensland (AQ) is inviting offers for grant management service. This Invitation to Offer seeks offers from a Professional Services Contractor (the Contractor) to administer $200,000 per annum, providing effective and efficient 2015 grant management service for the Individuals Fund (IF), on behalf of Arts Queensland (the Customer), for a one (1) year period, with a one (1) year extension option invoked at the Customer’s discretion. It is expected that the Offeror will utilise relevant grant management system or software, or provide an alternative solution, to satisfy the reporting and financial management accountabilities.
AQ’s objective in seeking value for money in grant management service, is to test the market who can offer innovative solutions that offer more responsive and agile demand driven service, with the added benefit of reducing the administrative red tape for both the government and the grants recipients.
AQ seeks to appoint the Successful Offeror in December 2014, in readiness for accountable grant management service deliverables to commence in 2015. The extension option is for the 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.
- Commencement date: No later than 1 January 2015
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Contract completion date (initial term): No later than 31 December 2015
Brisbane City Council – Community Development and Capacity Building Grants
Brisbane City Council’s Community Development and Capacity Building Grants provide funding to local non-profit groups to improve and develop services that respond to local and city-wide issues in Brisbane. Projects that achieve one or more of the following criteria may be eligible for funding:
- to increase community identity and connections
- to increase social inclusion
- to build innovative and effective responses to emerging community needs and social issues
- to increase the skills, knowledge and understanding within the community sector to respond to community issues and need
Funding of up to $10,000 is available with applications closing on 16 February 2015. For further information and to apply go to http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community/grants-awards/community-grants/community-development-capacity-building-grants
Australia Council – Arts and Disability Funding
Artists with disability funding provides support for artists and groups who identify with disability.
The next round of artists with disability funding will close on 3 March 2015. There are Development Grants which fund a range of activities that benefit your career as an individual artist or group. Development grants are available from $5,000 to $25,000. Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups program has funding from $10,000 to $50,000.For further information go to http://australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/arts-and-disability-funding/
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://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/new-grants-model/ . The first round closes on 3 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:
Land Art - It was a devastating flood that brought Artists and Farmers together across the Lockyer Valley to creatively explore resilience and community identity
Articles & Reports
The Arts Ripple Effect: Valuing the Arts in Communities Castanet Arts Victoria and the Australia Council for the Arts
How mobile tech is changing the way we make and enjoy art Matt Trueman The Guardian UK
Artistic Vibrancy Framework Australia Council for the Arts
To earn its name, the Art Gallery of NSW should leave the CBD Joanna Mendelssohn The Conversation
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.