This investment will support writers’ festivals around the country to connect Australian authors with readers and peers and promote their work.

Supporting Queensland's festivals and events to attract new audiences, increase visitation and drive regional growth.

The Wandima Fellowship provides an outstanding Indigenous Australian creative practitioner with a supported program of professional development, work experience and/or professional mentoring for up to one year.

First Nations led small to medium arts organisations are invited to submit a proposal for a one-off capacity building investment for the 2026 calendar year. This one-off investment is only eligible to legally constituted organisations or enterprises. 

This program provides up to $50,000 to support national tours by musicians performing original Australian contemporary music.

Supporting performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.

Funding of between $10,000 and $50,000 for a range of activities and projects, both national and international, across all arts practices.

Funding of between $20,000 and $100,000 for a range of activities and projects, both national and international, across all arts practices.

Supporting arts and cultural organisations to enhance governance capabilities.

Grants to support projects and professional development opportunities across all art forms, nationally and internationally, from $5,000 to $10,000.

Up to $75,000 matched funding for international tours and performances by Australian contemporary music artists.

Up to $10,000 matched funding to support international promotional and content creation activities.

Funding to support travel to key international market development platforms and key gatherings.

We give young people aged 18-25 in AU/NZ $1000 to work on their passion projects. To us, a passion project is anything that allows someone to unlock and access their creativity by doing work that excites and energises them.

Providing grants from $10,000 to $50,000 to build sustainable business practices and support economic and capacity-building development opportunities.

Supporting First Nations media organisations and individuals to create storytelling and recording projects.

An international program that brings together First Nations creatives and industry professionals in the fashion, adornment and textile design industry to strengthen artistic collaboration and cross-cultural exchange.

The Celebrating Multicultural Queensland (CMQ) program provides funding towards multicultural events that engage culturally and linguistically diverse communities, groups and individuals, and the broader community, to partner and contribute to building an inclusive, harmonious and united Queensland.

The Touring Queensland Fund is focused on supporting regional communities’ access to high quality arts and cultural products and events, including music gigs.

Supporting performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.

Funding for reciprocal international exchange activities.

Backed by the City of Gold Coast, this grant fuels bold ideas from local artists, collectives and organisations.

To support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

The Queensland Arts Project Fund (QAPF) provides one-off grants to support the development and presentation of new creative work by Queensland-based individuals, arts companies, groups and organisations.

This fund will boost capacity by offsetting the workload of volunteers through paid core or project staff, and/or supporting running or project costs to help the organisation's bottom line.

RADF provides individuals, groups and organisations funding to support the delivery of creative projects at all career and growth stages.

Ensuring Queenslanders’ can access high quality experiences that celebrate local artists and stories and grow the state’s cultural reputation.

Supports arts presenters and producers in the delivery of performing arts, visual arts, contemporary music gigs and cultural heritage touring activity. 

Providing one-off grants to support Queensland-based new creative performing arts and visual arts work.