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Photo: Cottonbro / Pexels. Best arts grants and funding opportunities for QLD creatives and artists
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Best opportunities and grants for Queensland creatives in 2026

Here are the major grant and funding opportunities for Queensland-based creative practitioners and organisations.

Sunny Luwe is one of many artists impacted by cyclone and extreme weather cancellations. Photo: Supplied.
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The show must go on, unless it’s cyclone season

When cyclones and extreme weather cancel the show, artists often pay the price.

Statue of Bacchus, 2nd Century CE. Collection of Museo Nazionale di Firenze, on view in ROME: Empire, Power, People, Melbourne Museum. Image: Supplied. 2026 Museum blockbusters
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Must-see museum blockbusters in 2026

Dive in to a stunning range of major museum shows in Australia this year – from exciting new permanent displays…

A scene from Queensland Ballet and Experience Gold Coast's 'Elastic Heart' at HOTA, 2025. Seven dancers perform, each identically dressed in red costumes and blonde wigs, recreating Sia's iconic look. Two of the central dancers stamd in the same pose, with arms extended and bent at the elbow: the right forearm and hand pointing up, the left forearm and hand pointing down.
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Elastic Hearts review: pirouettes performed to Sia’s pop music

Sneakers replace pointe shoes in this joyful Sia-inspired dance spectacle from Queensland Ballet.

A black and white photo with high contract is a woman with her side profile holding a harp.
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From gamers to lovers, this symphony orchestra has something for every ear

Ever thought you could celebrate love or geek out on games through music? Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 season has got…

Dancenorth archival costumes from the 1990 production 'Desert Magic'. L-R: Michael Smith, Sabine Crompton-Ward, Tiana Lung and Marlo Benjamin. Four dancers pose playfully in brightly coloured, abstract, skin-tight costumes from four decades ago.
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Dancenorth: 40 years of dancing on the shoulders of giants

Dancenorth Artistic Director reflects on four decades of contemporary dance-making in regional Queensland.

Two people in black standing on steps. There are big columns behind them in a production of Caesar.
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Caesar review: This production in Townsville by TheatreiNQ is superlative

This iteration of Julius Caesar has an epic quality.

Man in wetsuit with surfboard on beach with sculpture. SWELL Sculpture Festival
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SWELL Sculpture Festival 2025: the Queensland favourite will shine even brighter this spring

Built on a grassroots ethos to connect through stories, SWELL Sculpture Festival will unveil over 80 artworks that tap zeitgeist…

Ken Done, an 85-year-old Caucasian man standing smiling with his arms crossed on top of his chest inside a studio with canvas, paint, and a work in progress.
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Ken Done, 85, takes on surfers’ spirit at HOTA, Gold Coast

Gold Coast’s HOTA will soon welcome the joyous paintings of Ken Done in Ken Done: No Rules.

a brown enamelled steel tea pot with white writing on the side that says SPILL THE TEA ON THE COLONY. Kerry Klimm, CIAF 2025 Art Fair Showcase
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CIAF 2025 Art Fair Showcase reviewed – the Far North’s celebration of Indigenous culture

This year's Art Fair Showcase underlines the huge breadth of ideas and mediums in current First Nations art practice.

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