Funding Boost Fuels Creative Sector in Queensland

• Crisafulli Government delivers two new funding programs to boost the delivery of arts experiences across Queensland.
• The funding will strengthen home-grown talent and regional arts groups and increase Queenslanders' access to arts and culture.
• The new investment delivers on the Crisafulli Government's comprehensive plan Queensland's Time to Shine: a 10-year strategy for arts and culture and its vision for a thriving creative sector.
• Queenslanders have now seen 10 months of support for the arts by the Crisafulli Government after 10 years of decline under Labor.

The Crisafulli Government is delivering a fresh start for Queensland's arts scene, with the launch of two new funding programs that will support artists, organisations and community-led regional arts groups across the state. It's part of the Crisafulli Government's game-changing plan Queensland's Time to Shine: a 10-year strategy for arts and culture, and follows the landmark $39.2 million Organisations Fund 2026-2029. The Crisafulli Government is delivering The Regional Community Arts Program after a decade of decline under the former Labor Government. The plan will recognise the vital role of community-led arts organisations in activating communities and growing arts engagement, while also recognising their reliance on dedicated volunteers to deliver them.

The multi stream program provides opportunities for organisations with core funding of $50,000 per year for up to two years to support staff wages, program delivery and overheads.

The program also offers a one-year project funding stream of up to $20,000 for community led groups and organisations delivering creative activities. Meanwhile, Queensland Arts Project Fund, will support Queensland artists and organisations to create and share new work, including visual arts, dance, theatre, circus, music, writing, fashion, textiles, and multidisciplinary arts.

Queensland Arts Project Fund features several streams providing one-off grants, including a general stream with up to $70,000 available, a dedicated stream with up to $20,000 for individual artists and arts workers and two-year matched funding of up to $150,000 for exceptional large-scale projects.

Additional funding of up to $10,000 is also available to support access needs of artists and audiences with disability.

Minister for the Arts John-Paul Langbroek said the new funding programs showed the Crisafulli Government was delivering on its plan for a fresh start within Queensland's arts sector. "The Crisafulli Government is delivering for Queenslanders by ensuring the arts are accessible for all Queenslanders," Minister Langbroek said. "These programs are the first in a range of new opportunities that will deliver on our newly launched comprehensive 10-year arts and culture strategy, Queensland's Time to Shine.