Successful RADF recipients announced

Lockyer Valley Regional Council is pleased to announce six recipients will receive funding from the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) in Round 1 of its 2024-25 grant program.

RADF is a partnership between the state and local governments that invests in quality arts and cultural experiences across Queensland.

Council’s Libraries and Galleries Portfolio Councillor, Julie Reck said Council was pleased to allocate this important funding to a diverse and exciting range of creative arts and cultural projects.

“This round will see a range of initiatives, including workshops and theatre experiences come to our region.

“In these projects, RADF is investing in the development of the skills of our young artists.

“RADF has bolstered the arts community in our region for several years, and it’s amazing to see our communities’ ideas come to fruition through this fund,” Cr Reck said.

The successful projects include:

• Sarah Seletto - $720 for two acrylic painting workshops at Gatton and Laidley Libraries on Saturday mornings. These workshops will teach women how to create beautiful self-portraits of their bodies using acrylic paint and paint pens on canvas or recycled materials.

• Patricia Zuber - $604 for an introduction to soft ground aluminium plate etching workshop with master printmaker, Dr Jennifer Sanzaro-Nishimura.

• Tracey Schaeper - $523 for macrame feather wall hanging workshops, where participants learn how to create a beautiful wall hanging featuring handmade macrame feathers.

• Catbird Theatre Company - $2011 for The Party. An interactive play for preschool-aged children, The Party is a whimsical introduction to the world of theatre. This show has gentle and playful interactions with multiple sensory elements, props and puppets.

• Hainian Yu - $5400 for a collaboration between Lucem Vitae, the Something to Sing About choir and Laidley Anglican Church, involving open vocal workshops and a combined Easter performance, to promote music, connectedness and hope this Easter.

• Lockyer Regional Performing Arts - $1360 for a 2025 adult play. Through this project they seek to stage an adult play for 10 adults with direction by a professional theatre director.

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

For more information, contact (07) 5466 3434 or email galleries@lvrc.qld.gov.au