Arts & culture
The Gold Coast's arts and creative community is leading a cultural revolution. Our city is being re-imagined. We are energetic, unexpected and distinctly Gold Coast.
Our commitment is to deliver the ambitious vision set in the City of Gold Coast's first Culture Strategy by 2023.
Our $7 million arts sector investment, via the Accelerated Cultural Development Program, has resulted in an outstanding cultural legacy for the city:
- providing professional development and building capacity of the arts sector
- inclusion of world class, high quality local content in Festival 2018 Gold Coast, the arts and culture program of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
- delivery of a transformative public art program
- delivery of the $365 million cultural precinct.
These activities ensured that the city came alive with cultural offerings during the Games.
The new strategic direction has already seen a fresh focus in several areas, including increased arts funding, elevating and celebrating our rich Indigenous heritage, contemporary music, and mentoring local talent in non-traditional and innovative art forms.
We will support our local artists and cultural community through new initiatives to ensure they have the opportunities they need to thrive.
Funding opportunities
- Regional Arts Development Fund
- Arts Organisations Triennial Funding Program
- Other funding and resources
Industry development & events
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Arts & culture development and events
Contact us
Our Arts and Culture team can be contacted on:
Phone: 07 5582 9258
Email: cultural@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Address: PO Box 5042 GOLD COAST MC QLD 9726
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