2022-12-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            6 DECEMBER 2022


9    REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND (RADF) – GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS
     2022-23

Author           Community Development Manager, Alison Hamblin
                 Community Services Department

Index            ECM/Subject/RADF

Attachments      1.   RADF Grant Recommendations Round 18


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) supports cultural activity through the professional
development and employment of arts and cultural workers in regional Queensland. RADF is a
partnership between State Government, through Arts Queensland and Noosa Council.
The RADF Committee is chaired by Councillor Karen Finzel and comprises external
professional arts industry representatives with Council officers in supporting roles.
17 applications were received and the RADF Committee has recommended 6 applications for
funding, totalling $38,440.00.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 6 December 2022 and approve the Regional Arts
Development Fund recommendations for Round 18 as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report.

REPORT
Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grants have been offered by Council since 2014
through a partnership between Noosa Council and the Queensland Government through Arts
Queensland.
This report covers the first RADF grant round for 2022-23 which closed on 14 September 2022.
Promotion of this RADF grant round included media releases to newspapers. Additional
information was then posted on Council’s website, circulated to Council’s arts database through
the Grow Your Arts e-newsletter and placed on social media (Facebook).
Support to applicants was provided by the Arts and Culture Development Officer, the
Community Development Officer and the Grants Officer. Staff attended face-to-face and online
meetings with individual applicants and responded to telephone enquiries and emails.
As per the Community Grants Policy all RADF applicants were required to speak to a grants
officer to discuss their project and get support through the application process.
Assessment
RADF applications were assessed against the following generic RADF assessment criteria:
•    Will the project develop the paid artist’s professional life? (Quality)
•    Will the project benefit the community, both directly and indirectly? (Reach/Impact)
•    Is the project well planned and achievable? (Viability)
•    Will the project increase the sustainably of quality and diverse creative communities?
     (Reach/Impact)
They were also assessed against the Noosa RADF Committee’s two priority areas for 2022-23:
The Next Step
•    Art and Wellbeing

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