Special Projects

Amidst our 3,000+ arts events each year, we also deliver special elements of our program which focus on specific community and arts sector causes.

A chance for new experiences - remote and isolated youth program
Each year, Queensland Arts Council visits some of of the state’s most remote and isolated communities to meet and play with the students of small schools, introducing them to new experiences and artforms. These projects are part of our Reconnect program. [Read more]

Finding the way to reconnect - Youth at Risk program
Queensland Arts Council is the driving force behind a high impact program for youth at risk. These projects are part of our Reconnect program. [Read more]

Arts access for small and remote schools
Queensland Arts Council, through its Ontour inschools program, reaches around 900 small and remote schools each year. The cost of subsidizing touring to these schools is immense. [Read more]

Celebrating the many colours of Queensland - Promoting Queensland’s multicultural fabric
QAC is one of the state’s leading organisations promoting multiculturalism in communities right across Queensland through its ongoing commitment to an enormous range o fmulticultural performances and multicultural arts education. It is also one of the state’s largest contributors to employment for Queensland’s multicultural artists. [Read more]

Emerging Artist Program
Queensland Arts Council is a forceful advocate for supporting Queensland’s emerging artists. [Read more]