What is the RADF Program
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) supports the professional development and employment of arts and cultural workers in regional Queensland. RADF is a partnership between State Government, through Arts Queensland, and your local government.
What is Funded
One-off, short term projects that offer professional arts, cultural and heritage opportunities.
How does RADF Work
Your local council bids for an annual allocation of funding for the region from Arts Queensland. This allocation is managed by your local council through a locally run RADF grants program. Local artists and cultural workers can apply to RADF under the categories of projects, individual professional development, skill development workshops and concept development.
Applications are assessed by a publicly elected committee against criteria based in RADF program guidelines and priorities identified in each council’s arts and cultural policy.
What is a Professional Arts and Cultural Worker?
A professional arts and cultural worker is someone who:
- Identifies as such on the basis of skill, training or experience
- Is accepted by peers of the arts and cultural industries as a professional
- May or may not earn an income from their artwork
- Can show evidence of professionalism through their curriculum vitae, portfolio of work or references from previous activities
How to Apply
Contact your council’s RADF Liaison Officer for copies of the RADF grant application forms, for information regarding guidelines and funding criteria and for closing dates.
Applications not Funded
- amateur arts activities EXCEPT for professional services provided to amateur arts and cultural activities to assist in skills development
- specific components of projects already funded by other Arts Queensland grant programs
- activities which commence before a RADF committee has reviewed the application
- projects in which the arts workers are paid less than recommended rates or union awards, except in cases where union agreement has been given to vary rates
- purchase of capital items e.g. equipment, buildings or vehicles
- recurrent funding for arts organisations
- artistic competitions
- academic research and academic course work
- workshops with cultural service organisations that are part of the organisation's core business
- activities by applicants with an outstanding acquittal
RADF Council Allocations
Local councils present bids for funding to Arts Queensland by the end of February each year for the following financial year. Bids are assessed by representatives of local council.
Arts Queensland values evidence of community support, innovation and diversity of activities, sound planning, strength of earlier annual reports and relevance to the council’s arts and cultural development policy when assessing bids.
Recommendations are made to the Minister for the Arts. Once ratified by the Minister, Arts Queensland and councils sign a legal agreement and funding is released to the council.
