Successful RADF recipients announced
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF), a partnership between Lockyer Valley Regional Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, has just awarded another successful host of recipients a much-needed funding boost.
RADF promotes the role and value of arts, culture and heritage, and a diverse and exciting range of creative arts and cultural projects will soon benefit from funding throughout the Lockyer Valley.
More than $28,000 in funding from the latest round of RADF submissions has just been awarded, Council’s Libraries and Galleries Portfolio Councillor Julie Reck said.
“This funding will give the green light to a range of innovative and exciting opportunities for our community.
“RADF funding has supported the arts community in our region for several years, and it’s really fulfilling to see our communities’ ideas come to fruition through this fund.
“We congratulate all our successful applicants,” Cr Reck said.
The successful projects include:
- Alex Stalling (Tinker) - $4218 for the Lockyer Valley Kids Workshop, to provide a series of 12 professional art workshops for children of the Lockyer Valley.
- Izabella Steinhardt - $900 for Aboriginal Art Workshops, to explore First Nations Histories and how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is an expression of people's identity, culture, spirituality and relationships to country.
- Cluster Arts - $4730 the Lockyer Valley Garden Party 2024, a 45-minute circus and physical theatre show.
- Something to Sing About - $2191 for the Choir 10 Anniversary Concert, a bringing together of past choir members, and all members of the community to entertain and share a musical performance to celebrate the choir’s 10th anniversary.
- Richard Blundell - $1066 for Introduction to En Plein Air Painting, a workshop that introduces 15 local creative participants how to respond to the important links between the tangible visual experience of the Lockyer Valley and their creative practice options
- Melissa Buchholz - $8480 for the Lockyer Valley Concert Series, four diverse musical concerts featuring highly experienced musicians, covering a wide range of musical styles that will enthral and invigorate the cultural life of the Lockyer Valley.
- Hainian Yu - $6100 for A Musical Christmas, a collaboration to bring joy and music to Laidley this Christmas, via performance reinforcement, open workshops and a combined performance.
For more information, contact Council on 1300 005 872.
