Regional Arts Development Fund
RADF applications for Round One 2025/26 will be open from 1-31 August 2025.
Regional Arts Services Network
The Regional Arts Services Network (RASN) is an initiative of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. CQUniversity is serving as the Catchment Three RASN provider from 2022 - 2025.
The RASN is striving to deliver excellent regional arts programs and services to ensure that out Queensland communities are connected, creative and cultural communities to live and work. They do this by;
- Assisting artists and arts workers to undertake professional development opportunities.
- Building strong arts and cultural networks across our communities.
- Supporting and delivering innovative cross regional arts projects by partnering with regional councils and community organisations.
- Providing support and advice for individual artists and arts organisations.
- Showcasing the incredible talent and remarkable stories that can be found across our communities.
- Deliver First Nations specific projects.
- Promote and advocate for the regional arts and creative industries.
How to apply
Round 2 of RADF 2024/25 opened on Friday 17 January 2025 and closes on Monday, 16 February 2025.
Please note; you must acknowledge Arts Queensland's funding in all publicity relating to funded activities/operations through:
- Use of the Queensland Government logo below, and
- Use of the following acknowledgement statement: "The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government program through Arts Queensland and Livingstone Shire Council partnership to support local arts and culture."
Round Two 2024/25 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Leanne Smith |
Tony Backhouse Workshop |
$5,025 |
| Kelly Harris |
Talent Search Workshop Sunset Session |
$5,500 |
| Daniel Rossiter |
Development Workshops for Regional Choirs |
$2,280 |
| Tegan Devine |
Tiny Beautiful Things – Dance Production |
$4,870 |
| Erin Fisher |
CAPS Community Film Maker Workshop |
$5,000 |
|
Total
|
$22,675 |
Round One 2024/2025 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Alexandra Darnley Stewart |
Individual Professional Development
- Training with Dance for Parkinson’s Australia |
$1,500.00 |
| Renee Clare |
Individual Professional Development
- Training with Dance for Parkinson’s Australia |
$400.00 |
| James Manning |
Capricorn Writers Festival |
$6,450.00 |
| Keppel Coast Arts |
Capricorn Film Festival |
$6,275.00 |
| Allegra Studios |
Dance for Brain Health program |
$6,456.00 |
| Blue Eagle Productions |
Documentary production |
$5,400.00 |
| Midpoint Theatre Company |
O, Ophelia co-production |
$6,019.50 |
|
Total
|
$32,500.50 |
Round Two 2023/24 RADF successful applicant
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Lock and Hock |
The Unlock Project |
$8,230.00 |
| Keppel Coast Arts |
The Creek Sessions |
$5,300.00 |
| Warama Culture Pty Ltd |
Ngilan (moon) Festival |
$4,500.00 |
| Sandy Krak Reef Festival |
Sandy Krak Reef Festival Workshops |
$5,000.00 |
| Fig Tree Galleries |
Artist Workshops |
$2,550.00 |
| Suzan Stewart |
Crafting by the Coast Retreat |
$4,200.00 |
|
Total
|
$29,780.00 |
Round One 2023/24 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Caitlyn Lever (IPD) |
Participation in the ‘Thriving Muralist’ course for professional development of mural artists. |
$2,762.00 |
| Aphrodite Art School |
‘Common Ground’. Planning and delivery of fortnightly art/community meet ups to encourage getting creative in natural spaces. |
$3,771.00 |
| Yeppoon Little Theatre |
Youth theatre production of ‘Ivy Shambitt and the Sound Machine’. |
$4,250.00 |
| High Valley Dawn |
Various arts and cultural components of the High Valley Dawn Festival 2024. |
$7,000.00 |
|
Total
|
$17,783.50 |
Round Two 2022/23 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Kylie Colquhoun |
Towards the costs of a confirmed offer of placement in the ArtSHINE combined Launch Pad and Accelerator Program. |
$1,500.00 |
| Brad Butcher |
Towards the costs of four songwriting mentors and videographer for a four-day songwriting retreat in Emu Park. |
$7,000.00 |
| Kelly Harris |
Towards the costs of music workshops associated with the 2023 Peter Blundell Country on Keppel Talent Search. |
$5,380.00 |
| Peter Burton |
Towards the costs of painting six power poles in Keppel Sands (public art). |
$6,000.00 |
| Leanne Smith |
Towards the costs of Keppel Coast Arts delivering The Creek Sessions. |
$5,750.00 |
| Amanda Hock |
Towards the cost of bringing comedian Jenny Wynter to the region to provide comedy and improvisation workshops. |
$4,070.00 |
| Leanne Smith |
Towards the cost of curating an exhibition at Fig Tree Galleries – Summer in Capricorina. |
$4,098.00 |
| Susan Stewart |
Towards the costs of engaging renowned Machine Embroiderer Leanne Church to run workshops in Emu Park. |
$3,330.00 |
|
Total
|
$37,128.00 |
Round One 2022/23 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Will Hearn |
Towards costs of recording and releasing a 4 track EP |
$7,800.00 |
| Yeppoon Little Theatre |
Towards costs of producing the full-length youth theatre play ‘Children of the Black Skirt’ |
$6,000.00 |
| High Valley Dawn Festival |
Towards costs of the art programme at the 2023 festival |
$1,600.00 |
| Angela Lomas |
Towards costs of production of a 3D installation as part of the CQ Village Festival 2023 |
$3,000.00 |
| Capricorn Coast Writers Festival |
Towards costs of delivering a series of workshops, artists presentations and panel discussion from three (3) prominent authors |
$5,694.00 |
| Capricorn Film Festival |
Towards costs of pop-up illumination display as part of Capricorn Film Festival |
$2,250.00 |
| Sienna Westcott (IPD) |
Individual Professional Development (IPD) – towards costs of classical ballet training with Classical Coaching Australia |
$1,000.00 |
| Janelle Westcott (IPD) |
Individual Professional Development (IPD) – towards costs of professional development through BBODANCE in Melbourne |
$1,500.00 |
|
Total
|
$28,844.00 |
Round Two 2021/22 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Alexandra Darnley-Stuart |
Individual Professional Development (IPD) - Costs towards Royal Academy of DancePathway to Registered Teaching Status Course to continue to build the standards of dance in Livingstone Shire. |
$1,000.00 |
| Cockscomb Veterans Bush Retrat Inc. |
Costs of commissioming Catherine Boreham (artist) to paint one mural. |
$4,967.00 |
| Yeppoon Choral Society Inc. |
Costs to conduct a vocal singing workshop. |
$1,100.00 |
| Brad Butcher |
Costs for four (4) day long Songwriters Retreat to draw in industry recognised/emerging songwriters from all around Queensland. |
$6,250.00 |
| Keppel Coast Arts Council Inc. |
Costs towards producing a Creek Sessions Event in 2022. |
$6,000.00 |
| Allegra Studios Pty Ltd |
Costs towards a series of concept development sessions to develop an original dance performance. |
$3,960.00 |
| Capricorn Film Festival Inc. |
Costs towards six-week education and creation initiative for emerging and practising film artists. |
$4,500.00 |
|
Total
|
$25,177.00 |
Round One 2021/22 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Kate Leahy |
Towards costs of recording a music EP |
$6,000.00 |
| Sandy Krak Reef Festival |
Towards costs of running the Sandy Krak Reef Music and Arts Festival in Emu Park |
$7,400.00 |
| Emu Park Art Gallery |
Towards costs of hosting the Turning Point Workshop Season with Twelve Arts Workshops |
$7,040.00 |
| Capricorn Film Festival |
Towards costs of creating a visual arts activity as part of the 2022 Capricorn film Festival Sensory CQ 2022, Art in the Dark |
$5,040.00 |
| Keppel Sands Community Advancement League |
Towards cost of employing two local artist to paint 12 Ergon Poles celebrating history, community stories, service organisations, flora and fauna |
$6,000.00 |
Yeppoon Little
Theatre Group |
Towards costs of conducting the Drama Llamas Hit the Stage intensive workshop for young people. |
$3,040.00 |
| Allegra Studios Pty Ltd |
Towards costs of conducting a Dance Skills Workshop and performance of a Midsummer Night’s Switch. |
$7,700.00 |
| QCWA Emu Park |
Towards costs of hiring a facilitator to instruct members in making quilts from excess materials then donating to community organisations. |
$735.00 |
|
Total
|
$42,955.00 |
Round Two 2020/21 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Brad Butcher |
Song-writing workshops in conjunction with The Village Festival |
$3,764.00 |
| Blue Eagle Productions |
Local Film production of ‘CURLEW’ |
$7,673.00 |
| Rockhampton Wood Workers Guild Inc |
International Wood Turner for workshops |
$2,600.00 |
| Capricorn Coast Gospel Choir |
Capricorn Gospel Choir Skill Development |
$3,983.00 |
| Capricorn Caverns Pty Ltd |
Creative Arts Retreat at The Caves |
$8,025.00 |
|
Total
|
$26,045.00 |
Round One 2020/21 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Kate Mahood |
To record and release a 5 Track EP |
$7,500.00 |
| Capricorn Coast Writers Festival |
Towards costs of conducting workshops with three popular authors during the Capricorn Coast Writers Festival |
$5,666.00 |
Capricorn Film
Festival Inc |
Towards conducting the Sensory CQ - What do you Sea? Projection Art Trail |
$7,000.00 |
| Latitude 23 Arts Inc |
Towards costs of engaging a professional curator to work on the inaugral exhibition in the new gallery space at Fig Tree Galleries |
$6,098.00 |
| Capricornia Catchments |
Towards costs of local artists to design and paint educational material on a Toilet Block at the Causeway Lake |
$3,400.00 |
Yeppoon Little
Theatre Group |
Towards costs of hosting the 5 day intensive workshop for young people with an interest in performing arts |
$4,980.00 |
|
Total
|
$33,314.00 |
Round Three 2019/20 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Ms Vilma Laucyte |
Towards costs of recording her second music album. |
$8,030.00 |
| Keppel Coast Arts |
Towards costs of presenting a series of workshops in the New Gallery (old Post Office Building) |
$18,948.00 |
|
Total
|
$26,978.00 |
Round Two 2019/20 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Capricorn Village Festival Ltd |
Towards costs of researching, preparing and staging an innovative, immersive installation for the 2020 Village Festival |
$4,365.00 |
| Jack's Paddock Inc |
Towards costs of conducting workshops to teach participants creative mosaics |
$900.00 |
| Devine Drama and Dance |
Towards performing the play 'Ruby Moon' on 12 September 2020 at Yeppoon Town Hall |
$5,374.00 |
| Capricorn Film Festival |
Towards conducting an Acting Screen Workshop |
$3,900.00 |
| Lock and Hock Products |
Towards costs of Lock & Hock Productions original cabaret show being performed at Queensland Cabaret Festival in June 2020. |
$2,370.00 |
|
Total
|
$16,909.00 |
Round One 2019/20 RADF successful applicants
| Applicant |
Purpose of Grant |
Amount |
| Capricorn Film Festival (out of round) |
A series of sessions and workshops using artists, filmmakers, actors and film industry personnel who are considered experts in their fields |
$5,500.00 |
| Julie Barratt (IPD) |
To attend an artist residency at the Arteles Creative Centre in Finland in March 2020 for professional and artistic development |
$2,000.00 |
| Kim Payne |
To run the Sandy Krak Music, Arts and Conservations Festival |
$8,310.00 |
| Yeppoon Little Theatre Group Inc |
To host a six day intensive workshop for teenagers in the region |
$1,955.00 |
| Keppel Coast Blues & Music Club |
To run a series of workshops to improve access and skill levels of both experiences and novice musicians |
$3,400.00 |
| Keppel Coast Arts |
To establish a community based committee to assist with the management of the new art gallery spaces in Livingstone Shire |
$4,980.00 |
|
Total
|
$26,145.00 |