First Nations Resources
Discover opportunities and resources available to First Nations artists and communities across Queensland.
Discover the grants and arts funding programs available to you:
First Nations at QShowcase
An introduction and information session about QShowcase from Nat Lingwoodock, QTouring's First Nations Producer and Community Liaison.
For the most up-to-date funding information, we recommend reviewing the following resources.
Creative Australia
Australia's largest and most trusted arts network.
First Nations Arts Business Hub
Connecting First Nations artists, artsworkers and organisations with resource information, and opportunities.
First Nations Arts Business Grants
Focusing on strengthening business skills and capacity of First Nations artists, artsworkers and arts and cultural organisations.
First Nations Clean Energy Network
The network will ensure First Nations people play a central role and harness the opportunities from Australia’s renewables boom.
First Nations Arts Bodies
Discover other organisations representing First Nations arts in Queensland.
Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
ACPA is an outstanding centre for contemporary performing arts training and innovation, nurturing excellence in the next generation of performing artists.
BlakDance
A national industry organisation for First Nations contemporary dancers and choreographers.
Blaklash
Creating a platform for First Nations agency through Country-led architecture, art and design.
Blak Social
An Indigenous arts space dreaming across film, theatre + music.
The Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
Australia's Premier Indigenous Art Fair.
Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good (DIYDG) - Naytive Mentorship
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation is a youth-led, non-profit organisation, empowered by young people, our families and our communities.
Deaf Indigenous Dance Group
A community organisation consisting of dancers who share a love of Deafness, Indigenous culture and dancing.
Digi Youth Arts
Anot-for-profit arts organisation that shares the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
Goowal Goowal First Nations House
BIGSOUND's our First Nations curated and led program dedicated to empowering and amplifying Indigenous voices.
The Indigenous Art Centre Alliance (IACA)
The peak body that provides high quality services and resources that supports excellence within Indigenous Art Centres of Tropical North Queensland.
Triple A
Triple A is a not-for-profit community-controlled multimedia organisation based in the heart of West End, Brisbane.
Miriki Performing Arts
Murama Youth Summit is a resilience based cultural intervention program based on the strengths of Aboriginal culture which aims to heal our communities.
Indigenous Arts Centres supported by Arts Queensland
Arts Queensland supports a network of Queensland Indigenous art centres and representative body the Indigenous Art Centre Alliance (IACA)
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