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Artists in Residence Program – 2016-17 applications

AIR 2016-17 will support 15 diverse projects in Qld schools and kindergartens including projects in remote Aboriginal communities, a theatre project in a special school and a rap project in a youth detention centre.

6 Mar 2017

Gig Buddies Sydney

Gig Buddies Sydney tackles the social isolation which can be experienced by people with disability. Matthew Collins explains...

3 Mar 2017

Culture Counts - Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

Vanessa Gillian, General Manager, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair talks about her organisation's involvement in Arts Queensland's 2016 Culture Counts pilot and what they learned about audience diversity and how peer and public views compare . . .

1 Mar 2017
KooKoo hula hoopin by Sarah Houbolt

Access and Disability: Small Changes for Great Creative Roles

Sarah Houbolt considers how we ensure that creative success for people with disability is not just a once-off rarity or token act of good will. It all starts with access and attitude...

6 Feb 2017

Top 16 blog posts in 2016

We look back at our top 16 blog posts in 2016

23 Jan 2017

Top 16 case studies in 2016

As we start 2017, we look back at our top most viewed 16 case studies in 2016

18 Jan 2017

Culture Counts and Red Ridge - Inspiration in isolation

Louise Campbell shares the insights Culture Counts has provided Red Ridge as organisers of the Channel Country Ladies Day 2016 held annually in remote Queensland . . .

20 Dec 2016

Culture Counts - Creative Regions

Shelley Pisani reflects on the valuable new insights Creative Regions has gained from using Culture Counts . . .

12 Dec 2016

7 facts about Queensland children and the arts

Ninety per cent of adults in Queensland agree the arts are an important part of education and 67% per cent agree the arts have a big or very big impact on child development. (1) So how do Queensland children participate in the arts? What role do parents play in this participation? What are the outcomes of early participation in the arts and what happens outside of school contexts? (2)

22 Nov 2016