Touring Queensland Fund QTTS Round 2

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Help

Please read the following to help in completing this form:

If you need any help with completing or submitting your application, or if you are unsure about your eligibility for funding please call Arts Queensland on 07 3034 4016 or 1800 175 531.

Please note: Save your work as your go by regularly clicking the SAVE button.

Eligibility and compulsory support material guide

To be eligible for the Touring Queensland Fund, applicants must satisfy all of the eligibility criteria in the guidelines, including providing all compulsory support material.

If you are in any doubt about whether you are eligible or what support material your project requires, please contact Arts Queensland. Making an application takes a lot of effort and we want to help you avoid unnecessary disappointment.

To help you understand what compulsory support material you need to be eligible, tick all the boxes that apply to you or your project. 

Answers here are not assessed, they are just to help you understand what compulsory support material is required. 

Are you working with any of the following groups as artists, collaborators or participants
Clear the selected value for Are you working with any of the following groups as artists, collaborators or participants
Select all that apply.
Do any of the following things apply to your application?
Clear the selected value for Do any of the following things apply to your application?

Are you an employee of any the following organisations?

Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts, Brisbane Festival, Department of Education, QAGOMA, QMF, Queensland Museum, QPAC, Queensland Theatre, State Library of Queensland.

 
Are you a school, college, TAFE or university applying for touring funding?

Compulsory support material for all applications

  • CVs for key artists and arts workers (max 5 pages).
  • Up to three examples of your work (if using video footage, no more than 3 minutes per video) at least one to be of the work you will be touring.
  • Letters from financial, in-kind, presenting and/or community partners confirming their commitment to support the tour. If they are making a cash or in-kind contribution, the letter should include the value of that contribution, and it should match what you record in your budget.
  • Evaluation plan: how you are going to measure the success of your project.

Compulsory support material - marketing or audience development plan

  • A marketing/audience development plan for engaging and connecting with communities to grow audiences for the touring work

You need to include a marketing or audience development plan outlining how you are going to reach your audience/participants. The level of detail in the plan should be appropriate to the size and scale of your tour and the level of marketing support you will receive from presenting partners.

Please see the TQF FAQs for practical examples.

Compulsory support material - presenter confirmations

You must provide evidence of commitment to presenting the work from at least 75% of participating venues or presenters.

Commitment can be dependent on funding being secured.

Evidence can include email correspondence as well as booking forms or contracts etc.

Compulsory support material if working with children or young people (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

  • "Are you working with any of the following groups as artists, collaborators or participants" on page 1
  • "Do any of the following things apply to your application?" on page 1
  • A Child Safety policy or framework

Compulsory support material for in-school touring (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Do any of the following things apply to your application?" on page 1

  • You must provide evidence that planned levels of activity are likely to be achieved.  This can be provided through either:
    • demonstrated interest in the proposed activity from at least 75% of participating schools (evidence could include expressions of interest forms, email correspondence, booking forms or contracts), or
    • previous in-schools touring history showing comparable levels of bookings.
  •  Evidence of how activities will support curriculum: This could include educational resources for students or teachers, tailored to the target audience.

Compulsory support material - working with diverse communities (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Are you working with any of the following groups as artists, collaborators or participants" on page 1

You must provide evidence of appropriate consultation with, and support from, communities or groups you are working with or telling the stories of. 

Please review the Touring Queensland Fund FAQs for practical examples and contact Arts Queensland if you are unsure whether this relates to your project.

Compulsory support material - auspiced applications (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Do any of the following things apply to your application?" on page 1

If you are an auspice body,  you must provide evidence the application content, budget, and the auspice services have been approved by the artist/organisation on whose behalf the application has been submitted.

For example a signed letter, or an email or a video recording from the applicant that confirms their approval and references key details, such as a short description of the project, budget totals and any auspice fees.

Compulsory support material - employees (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "" on page 1

You will need to supply a letter from an authorised officer of your employer stating:

  • Your role and employment details,
  • The application does not relate to carrying out duties of your role
  • The project is not funded by the organisation
  • How potential conflicts of interest will be addressed. 

Comulsory support material - schools and universities (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Are you a school, college, TAFE or university applying for touring funding?" on page 1

If you are an education institution, you must provide a letter from an authorised officer in your organisation stating that the funded activity is outside core business.

Recommended support material - all applications

We also recommend you include:

  • Supporting budget information showing any important calculations such as valuing in-kind support, breaking down artists fees or providing evidence of income estimation.
  • Quotes for single project costs over $10,000.

Important information about the application form

This form uses skip logic which means that your answers to some questions will show other questions that are relevant to you and hide ones which are not.

If you print out a pdf of the application form you will see all questions, but you will not see all the same questions in your online form, depending on your choices.