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Vital funding for popular Woodford Festival to continue

Telling stories through puppetry will be a feature at the next two Woodford Folk Festivals, thanks to $100,000 in funding from the Queensland Government through the Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP).

2 Dec 2019
Woodford Grounds, December 2018, courtesy of Woodford Folk Festival

Woodford land proposed for reclassification

The Queensland Government is ensuring the popular Woodford Folk Festival can continue at its existing location, with a motion agreed to in Parliament.

27 Nov 2019

Reconciliation Action Plan launched at Queensland Museum

The critical place of First Nations peoples in Queensland’s history and the stories that contribute to the state’s identity has been showcased today at the launch of Queensland Museum Network’s first Reconciliation Action Plan.

20 Nov 2019

New model for next year’s World Science Festival Brisbane

Next year’s World Science Festival Brisbane is set to be bigger than ever, with an extended program that allow regional communities across Queensland to experience the wonders of science.

24 Oct 2019

World Ballet Day celebrations are en pointe

Ballet lovers around the world will be celebrating all aspects of this artful expression and shining a light on the beauty of dance today (23 October) for World Ballet Day.

23 Oct 2019

Queensland Government announces $5.8 million to protect Brisbane’s earliest home

The Queensland Government will invest $5.8 million to help protect Brisbane’s oldest surviving European home, Newstead House.

12 Oct 2019

Queensland hosts national awards for Women in Music

The amazing talent of female musicians across Australia has been celebrated in Brisbane tonight at the 2019 Australian Women in Music Awards.

9 Oct 2019

Upcoming approval processes

Following the recent appointment of the Managing Contractor, the new theatre project will now undergo two approval processes.

1 Oct 2019

Heritage projects across Queensland receive more than $940,000 in funding

Owners and custodians of heritage-listed places will share in more than $940,000 in funding to help protect Queensland’s important state heritage places.

20 Sep 2019

Celebrating four years of supporting Queensland’s vibrant arts and cultural experiences

One of the Queensland Government’s major arts funding programs has reached a milestone this month, and the Government is providing more than $400,000 to help support 13 arts and cultural projects across Queensland under the Queensland Arts Showcase Program.

5 Sep 2019