Successful RADF recipients announced

A diverse and exciting range of creative arts and cultural projects will soon benefit from funding available through the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).

RADF, a partnership between Lockyer Valley Regional Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, has just awarded more than $19,000 in funding from the latest round of RADF submissions.

Lockyer Valley Community Services Portfolio Councillor Michael Hagan said the funding would provide some engaging and exciting opportunities for the community.

“We congratulate the successful recipients of the RADF funding and look forward to their projects enhancing the Lockyer Valley community,” Cr Hagan said.

The successful projects include:

• Charles Thomson - $2000 towards Art Beat Creative Workshops

• Hainian Yu - $5700 towards Sing Sing Together

• Theresa Miers - $2000 for Gelliprinting and Collaging

• Cluster Arts Pty Ltd - $3800 for “A bee story comes to the Laidley Festival”, a circus and theatre show to feature in the Laidley Spring Festival.

• Shandell Reisenleiter - $3000 towards Let Music Make your Feet Move

• Lockyer Valley Art Society Incorporated (LASI) - $2640 towards Ceramics and Pottery Skills Activation Program.

“As a Council, we are committed to growing a flourishing arts sector and the RADF grants provide one of the many pathways to achieving this vision,” Cr Hagan said.

For more information, contact (07) 5462 0317 or email galleries@lvrc.qld.gov.au