Yes we have the grant!

Make sure you have a lot of good

• good project• good application• good budget• good content/artists• good support• good reports• good previous record

Our funding successesMuseum of Brisbane (MoB) - $28,600 towards the cost ofdeveloping and presenting the exhibition Temperature 2 – A surveyof contemporary Queensland art, a survey of contemporaryQueensland visual art that shows the scope and diversity of visualarts practice in this state.

Why do I think we had success?•Yes! That’s a lot of money…but we spent it well. We showcased the work of22 Queensland artists and produced an impressive publication

•We met goals as set by Arts QLD (not all of them of course)

•We could prove we had good internal support from BCC and the amountasked for was only around 33% of the total costs

•Good products beget good products – we used our previous successes asour strongest collateral (eg our Temperature exhibition in 2004)

Goals Deliver solid outcomes under the following Sector Plan goals:

• Goal 1: Provide effective and targeted support andservices to emerging, mid-career and senior artists andarts workers in the visual arts, craft and design areas

Goals• Goal 4: Develop critical discourse and debate in the

visual arts, craft and design sectors

Goals• Goal 5: Encourage the highest quality standards in art

museum practice, and encourage wide access to,participation in, and appreciation of the visual arts, craftand design sectors

Focus Areas

All eligible applications willbe considered for funding,but the following focusareas have been identifiedfor 2009:

Creating and Presenting New Work InitiativeThis initiative supports the research or creation of new, innovative workthat contributes to the development of the visual art, craft and designsector. All products should result in a presentation to a generalaudience or an audience of critical peers.

Focus AreasExhibition and Promotion InitiativeThis initiative supports the exhibition and promotion of high-qualityvisual art, craft and design work in Queensland.

Writing and PublishingThis initiative supports projects that enhance debate and discourse invisual art, craft and design through both new and traditional modes ofpublishing.

Assessment criteria• Artistic or cultural merit and innovation Arts Queensland seeks to support projects that contribute to the

development of the arts sector. Projects of the highest quality artisticor cultural value, or which demonstrate innovation will be favourablyviewed

• Demonstrated benefit to the community, includingopportunities to engage with and participate in the artsAll projects funded by Arts Queensland must result in a publicoutcome.

• Evidence of collaboration with artsor non-arts partnersAs an applicant, you should seeksupport from other sources.This demonstrates broad supportfor your project.

Assessment criteria• Project viability and track record of the project delivery team.

Arts Queensland cannot support projects that present anunacceptable risk. It is important to include relevant information thatdemonstrates that the project has been adequately planned.Marketing and promotional plans and timelines should be includedin the application along with any other documents that support thelikelihood of the project achieving its objectives.

• The funding and acquittal historyof the applicant will be takeninto consideration duringassessment.

Other ideasPotential funding ideas we didn’t follow up at MoB

Elhigrah. Stories from the Brisbane Sudanese community

Other ideasPotential funding ideas we didn’t follow up at MoB

Migrant Gardeners

Other ideasPotential funding ideas we didn’t follow up at MoB

Bill Robinson and the Ekka

General Hints...things to keep in mind when dealing with funding bodies

• Keep talking to the funding body - they want to give the moneyaway – so should be happy to assist you to get your applicationright.

• Budget – Spend some time getting this as close as possible to theactual costs and really nut out what you are likely to spend the

funding money on. This is one of the most crucial parts of your application.

Funding bodies know where they wanttheir money spent and you need toassure them that is where you will bespending it. It is also very tricky doingyour reconciliation at the end if youhave not thought about this and spentthe money in an adhoc manner.

General Hints

• Changes to agreement – Most funding contracts require you to report anychanges that take place (including the budget) through out the developmentand presentation of the project. These changes might be related to content,venues (if touring a project), involvement of the community or othermuseum professionals, project dates or the budget.

• Other organisation’s paperwork – if you receive or are involved withprojects developed by other organisations, it is a good idea to make sureyou fulfil your reporting responsibilities. It is well worth accruing browniepoints with funding bodies, for future use.

• Read the instructions carefully - I am on the assessment team from timeto time for BCC Community Grants and there are many applicants who justdon’t understand what they can ask for.

• Look around - check that you have investigated all options

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