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Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP)

The Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) is focused on celebrating Queensland artists and stories, ensuring communities’ access to high quality arts 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 provides new employment and career development opportunities for artists and arts workers.
  • Grows a pipeline of high-quality arts, cultural products and experiences.

Funding

The Fund supports applications from individuals and organisations for projects and programs at different stages of development and across multiple stages from creative development through to production, presentation and distribution.

For example, you can apply for just the creative development stage of a new work or apply to fund the project from its early stages through to a tour of the finished work.

The Fund will also support costs towards artistic collaboration with a nationally or internationally significant artist or company for an outcome in Queensland.

In addition, applicants have the option to apply for the fees for the commissioning of new live or recorded music as part of your project.

Funding available

  • 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, counted from the date of submission

Additional funding available

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.

See the guidelines for full details.

Update to Round 6

Since December 2022, Arts Queensland has supported 64 Industry Placements through its contestable project funding programs.

Arts Queensland has paused Industry Placements while we evaluate the impact and outcomes of placements to shape future support. We are committed to ensuring Industry Placements strengthen capacity building in key areas, and secure career pathways and longer-term employment opportunities for First Nations artists and artsworkers and people with disability in the lead up to Brisbane 2032. While placements will not be available through QASP Round 6, we anticipate Industry Placement support will be available through dedicated funding opportunities in the coming months.

Frequency

Important dates for the Queensland Showcase Arts Program funding applications

 Funding rounds

Open

Close

Notification expected

Activity start date
Round 7 (new guidelines tbc)
 		 3 March 2025 2pm 14 April 2025 Mid July 2025 From 1 August 2025
Round 8 (new guidelines tbc) 28 July 2025 2pm 8 September 2025 Early December 2025 From 1 January 2026

How to apply

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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