Funding for QLD arts presenters and producers

The Touring Queensland Fund provides grants to support arts presenters and producers to deliver touring activity across Queensland, including performing arts, visual arts, contemporary music gigs and cultural heritage touring.

Funding helps cover tour-related costs such as artist and arts worker fees, travel and accommodation, tour management, freight and technical support, and community engagement activities.

Organisations, groups and individuals applying for this grant must: Be based in Queensland.

If you are applying as an individual your primary residence must be in Queensland.

If you are applying as a group or organisation your business address must be in Queensland.

Have an active Australian Business Number (ABN) in the same name used in the application.

Have a bank account in the same name used in the application.

Have completed any Arts Queensland progress or outcome reporting that is due.

NOT owe Arts Queensland any money.

Only submit one application to this funding round.

NOT have received funding in the previous round of Touring Queensland Fund.

NOT have received more than $1 million per annum in grants from Arts Queensland in the last 12 months.

Submit your application through SmartyGrants by the closing date.

NOT apply for Arts Queensland funding for activities that commence before the activity start date.

Submit all compulsory support material.

Be deemed suitable to receive public funding (see Community Expectations relating to Qld Govt Investment).

If the application is being auspiced: The auspice body, rather than the applicant must have an active ABN and bank account in the name of the auspice body.

The auspice body, must NOT owe Arts Queensland any money and must have completed any Arts Queensland progress or outcome reporting that is due.