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The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) promotes the role and value of arts, culture, and heritage as key drivers of diverse and inclusive communities and strong regions. RADF invests in local arts and cultural priorities, as determined by local communities, across Queensland.
RADF supports arts and cultural activities that:
- increase access to arts and cultural experiences in regional Queensland
- grow employment and capacity building opportunities for artists and arts workers across regional Queensland
- deliver on local arts and cultural priorities and promote the value of arts culture and heritage.
RADF is a flexible fund, enabling local Councils to tailor RADF programs to suit the needs of their communities.
Through this program, Arts Queensland (AQ) provides partnership investment that enables local councils across the State to deliver artistic outcomes, grow employment opportunities for creative and cultural workers, and engage communities to deliver on the priorities as described in Creative Together: 2020-2030:
- Elevate First Nations arts
- Activate Queensland’s local places and global digital spaces
- Drive social change across the state
- Strengthen Queensland communities
- Share our stories and celebrate our storytellers.
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is delivered as a partnership between the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and eligible local Councils across the state.
Details of Toowoomba Regional Council's local priorities can be found in the current RADF Guidelines.
Enquiries
General enquiries should be directed to the RADF Liaison Officer via email or by calling 131 872.
Current stage of the RADF program
In 2024/25 the Toowoomba Regional Council Regional Arts Development Fund program delivery model covers a Council initiated project. Council has partnered with Museum and Galleries Queensland to deliver the State Conference for the sector in Toowoomba and a competitive community grants program for projects starting in 2025.
Competitive Community Grants
The 2024-25 competitive community RADF grants round has now closed. Details of successful submissions will be provided here in early 2025.
Due to the large number of applications received there will be no more grants offered until the 2025-26 financial year. New submissions will be accepted once the next grant round opens after July 2025.
Details of the next grant round will be provided here.
Please note applications
- should reflect at least two goals of Connecting Through Creativity - Toowoomba Region Cultural Strategy 2023-2028.
- and refer to the RADF Guidelines below. Projects that do not address the RADF guidelines will not be assessed.
For details of the application process please refer back here after July 2025.
For further information on RADF please contact Toowoomba Regional Council’s RADF Liaison Phone: 131 872 or Email: info@tr.qld.gov.au
Past program details
In 2023/24 there was one project funded:
- A revitalised approach to public art at Toowoomba Regional Council. Our Cultural Strategy identifies several actions in relation to public art in Goal 3 Activate. To move forward in this space, the Public Art Policy and all associated documents are being completely revised. This work includes provision of toolkits to make compliance with a new policy as easy as possible. The new policy is still under construction. Once complete it will reflect best practice especially in relation to the Code of Practice, National Standards and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.
In 2022/23 there was one strategic initiative funded:
- Toowoomba Regional Council in partnership with the Regional Arts Services Network prepared and delivered a Creative Industries Summit in Toowoomba.
In 2021/22 there was one project funded:
- Arts and Cultural Strategy: the Library and Cultural Services Branch of Toowoomba Regional Council is partnering with a number of local stakeholders to deliver an Arts and Cultural Strategy for the Region. The objectives of the project include: Acknowledge an investment in Arts and Culture has tangible economic and social benefits for our region; Produce an evidence based Cultural Strategy for Council that redefines how Council addresses the expansive role the Arts, Culture and Heritage play within our community; Promote the Toowoomba region as a place with a distinct and enviable cultural identity and lifestyle.
In 2020/21 there were two projects funded:
- Live and Local: the Community Development, Tourism and Facilities Branch of Toowoomba Regional Council is partnering with a number of stakeholders to deliver a Live and Local Strategy to strengthen local grassroots live music communities in Toowoomba Region.
- Regional Arts Australia has selected Empire Theatres Toowoomba to become a presenting venue partner for the 2021 Artlands Conference. Regional Arts Development Funding is supporting the provision of the local programming and local content for this engagement.
In 2019/20 there were three projects funded:
- The Virtual Public Art Project: a strategic partnership with Arts Council Toowoomba to review how public artworks in the Toowoomba Region.
- Lit Festival Masterclass: festival educational extension auspiced by Story ARC Inc.
- My Corona project: an entrepreneurial collaboration that supported economic development through partnerships with local business owners, nurtured local innovation, and offered creative development to local artists across a range of artforms.
In 2018/19 there were two projects funded:
- Performing Arts Support Program (PASP) and Toowoomba Regional Touring Initiative (TRTI) managed by Empire Theatre Projects Company
- The Regions Contemporary art projects for the Toowoomba Region managed by Alexandra Lawson | Alexandra Lawson Gallery
In 2017/18 there were two projects funded:
- Lit Festival auspiced by Arts Council Toowoomba.
- Millmerran Historic Walk managed by Millmerran Commerce and Progress in association with Millmerran and District Historical Society.
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