- Eight artists and organisations will share in up to $441,246 in project funding to support new performing arts work delivered through the Crisafulli Government's Queensland's Time to Shine: A 10-year strategy for arts and culture.
- Recipients in Round 1 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Development Fund will create a broad range of new works including performance art, hip hop and cabaret – from the Redlands to Torres Strait.
- $4.3 million in funding extended for 17 Indigenous Arts Centres across Queensland.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a plan for Queensland's future after a decade of decline under Labor.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering more creative opportunities for Queensland-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and organisations, with new grants to support local arts and cultural works.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Development Fund was established to support the development and presentation of new performing arts work and connect visual artists to international audiences and markets.
Eight artists and organisations will share in more than $440,000 in new grant funding, with successful applicants from regions including Torres Strait, Townsville, Toowoomba and Redlands.
Recipients in Round 1 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Development Fund will create a broad range of new works, such as hip hop, cabaret and performance art.
It's just one of the ways the Crisafulli Government is delivering a plan for Queensland's future and a better lifestyle through a stronger economy, after a decade of decline and neglect under Labor.
While the former Labor Government made announcements, the Crisafulli Government is delivering practical outcomes to support Indigenous communities.
Minister for Education and the Arts John-Paul Langbroek said maximising economic opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and creatives from across the State was a key priority of the Crisafulli Government's Queensland's Time to Shine arts strategy.
"Queensland is home to a diverse community of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists drawing on their unique stories to create new works for local and international audiences and markets," Minister Langbroek said.
"By supporting Indigenous creatives to develop and showcase their work, we are backing their access to new markets, growing local jobs and enhancing Queensland's reputation as an arts and cultural destination. "The Crisafulli Government is delivering a plan for Queensland's future through a thriving creative scene and world-class visitor experience in the lead-up to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games."
Minjerribah artist Sachém Parkin-Owens will be supported with funding of $38,966 to develop Are We Really Strangers, which he describes as 'a First Nations-led audio and visual hip hop project exploring love, vulnerability and recognition'.
The project will develop a new collection of songs at the nexus of hip hop and improvised music, to be presented interstate at Australia's largest jazz festival, the renowned Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
As demand for Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks and products increases, the Crisafulli Government is also delivering $4.3 million to extended funding for 17 Indigenous Arts Centres across Queensland.
Two and four-year funding under the Backing Indigenous Arts (BIA) Multi-Year Fund will support commercial opportunities for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, while delivering economic, cultural and creative outcomes for communities, including in regional and remote areas.
Hopevale Aboriginal Corporation for Arts and Culture Manager Melanie Gibson said funding provided greater certainty for the organisation and creatives in the Far North.
"We are incredibly grateful for the renewed funding, which enables us to keep our doors open and provides vital support for our community to create artworks that foster economic opportunities," Ms Gibson said.
"This funding will ensure the continuation of sharing and practising our culture, while also offering meaningful connections for our older community members and valuable school holiday work experience opportunities for young people."
