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Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP)

The Queensland Arts Showcase Program (the Fund) focuses on growing a vibrant arts scene across the state, ensuring Queenslanders’ can access high quality experiences that celebrate local artists and stories and grow the state’s cultural reputation.

Objectives

QASP:

  • supports the development and presentation of new arts and cultural works by Queensland artists, organisations and communities
  • strengthens skills development and provides new employment and career development opportunities for Queensland artists and arts workers
  • supports inclusive and accessible arts experiences for Queenslanders
  • grows a pipeline of high-quality arts and 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 to support the development and delivery of single projects and programs across financial years. These are 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 one QASP grant per calendar year.

Additional funding available (this is on top of your project funding $ request)

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

 Funding rounds

Open

Close

Notification expected

Activity start date
Round 7 3 March 2025 14 April 2025 Mid July 2025 From 1 August 2025

 

How to apply

Updated funding guidelines and an online application form will be published on the Round 7 opening date.

1. Visit our supporting documents page to view the:

  • QASP guidelines
  • General Funding guidelines

2. Complete the online application form. 

Arts Queensland uses Smartygrants, an online grant application system. If you are unable to access Smartygrants contact:

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