The Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) is focused on celebrating Queensland’s artists and stories, ensuring Queenslanders’ access to high quality experiences and growing Queensland’s cultural reputation.
Objectives
QASP:
Supports the development and presentation of new arts and cultural works by individual Queensland artists, organisations, and communities.
Strengthens skills development, and provide new employment and career development opportunities for artists and arts workers.
Grows a pipeline of high-quality arts, cultural products, and experiences.
Funding
Single year projects—up to $70,000 for projects and programs for up to 12 months.
Two-year projects—up to $150,000 (open to applications in January 2023) for projects and programs that need a larger and/or longer scale of development of up to two-years and include presentation and/or distribution.
Applicants may only receive 1 QASP grant per calendar year.
Additional funding available
PLUS up to $60,000 towards a full-time industry placement for 12-months (or a pro rata equivalent for part-time) with a focus on arts management and/or arts production.
PLUS up to $10,000 towards fees for Queensland-based composers, musicians or librettists to support the commissioning of new live or recorded music as part of your project.
Frequency
Important dates for the Queensland Showcase Arts Program funding applications
Key Dates
ROUND TWO (single and 2-year projects)
Open | 16 January 2023
Close | 13 March 2023 (12PM)
Notification | Week of 15 May 2023
Activity start date | From 5 June 2023
ROUND THREE (single and 2-year projects)
Open | 17 April 2023
Close | 5 June 2023 (12PM)
Notification | Week of 14 August 2023
Activity start date | From 4 September 2023