2021-12-07 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                7 DECEMBER 2021


2    REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND (RADF) – GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS 2021-
     22

Author           Community Development Manager, Alison Hamblin
                 Community Services Department

Index            ECM / Subject / RADF

Attachments      1.   RADF Grant Recommendations 21/22


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.
10 applications were received and The RADF Committee has recommended 4 applications for
funding, totalling $19,463.00.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Community Development Manager to the Services &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 7 December 2021 and approve the Regional Arts
Development Fund recommendations for 2021/22 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 2021-22 which closed on 6 October 2021.
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 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 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?
   Will the project benefit the community, both directly and indirectly?
   Is the project well planned and achievable?
   Will the project increase the sustainably of quality and diverse creative communities?
They were also assessed against the Noosa RADF Committee’s two priority areas for 2021-22:
    Strengthening Community
    Space and Places
All 4 of the 4 successful applications addressed one of these priority areas.

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