The Touring Queensland Fund focuses on supporting regional community access to quality arts and cultural events and products. It supports arts presenters and producers in the delivery of performing arts, visual arts, contemporary music gigs, and cultural heritage touring activity.
This fund has 2 streams:
Funding will support tours within and between regions, touring from Brisbane to regional Queensland locations, and tours from regionally based companies to Brisbane.
Note: The Touring Queensland Fund will only support single-year schools touring projects.
The Touring Queensland Fund:
Single year touring programs and single tour funding—up to $100,000 for tour-ready performing arts, visual arts, schools’ tours, workshops, (any art form that falls under Arts Queensland's responsibility), and events for tour itineraries that include at least three (3) locations within a 12-month period.
Multi-year touring program funding—up to $150,000 per annum for touring an identified circuit of at least five (5) locations multiple times over a 24-month period. Funding will support either;
Applicants can apply for up to 50% of the total project costs.
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. The placement must be:
Two-year funded applicants approved for this extra funding will have the option to apply for an additional $30,000 (or a pro rata equivalent) in Year 2 to continue employment of the placement if they can demonstrate the successful delivery of Year 1 and provide evidence of how they will transition to the continued employment of the person or role.
Arts Queensland will prioritise technical, stage management and production placements as well as placements for individuals who are living and working outside of South East Queensland, or who are First Nations persons or persons with a disability.
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Notification expected |
Activity Start Date |
Round 4 | 18 March 2024 | CLOSED (2pm, 29 April 2024) |
Mid July 2024 | From 29 July 2024 |
Round 5 |
19 August 2024 | 30 September 2024 | Mid December 2024 | From 13 January 2025 |
1. Visit our supporting documents page to view the:
2. Complete the online application form.
Arts Queensland uses Smartygrants, an online grant application system. If you are unable to access Smartygrants contact: