RADF grants helps bring Noosa artists' ideas to life

Six local Creative Industries projects have received a combined cash boost of over $36,000 with the announcement of the latest round of Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) Grants. 

RADF recipient fashion designer Teddy McRitchie designs

The latest round of funding supports a number of diverse and interesting projects.

These include a Noosa Open Studios project to produce social media workshops to support art practice, plus The Faces of Art Brut, a group exhibition and workshops created by people with mental health disabilities.

Another recipient is Teddy McRitchie, a local emerging fashion designer who will use his grant to show his fashion garments in New York Fashion Week in September.

"Receiving a RADF grant will allow me to take up the once in a lifetime opportunity to show my work at New York Fashion Week at the amazing location of Times Square and gain valuable knowledge and networks as to what the industry is like," said Mr McRitchie.

The long established RADF grants have supported a vast number of professionals, creatives and organisations to develop and present work and engage with audiences. 

Local musician Sari Abbott will record and release a new single she has co-written with 2022 Toyota Star Maker Winner and 2023 Golden Guitar Nominee, Max Jackson and create a film clip with the funding support of RADF this round.

Local band, Hat Fitz and Cara have also been awarded a RADF grant to record new songs and create a film clip. Singer Ayla Scanlan will use the funding to work with industry professionals to promote her debut album, ‘Ayla’.

Council’s RADF Chairperson Karen Finzel said, "We wish to grow a flourishing arts sector as we diversify the economy to elevate the Noosa Shire as a highly regarded creative cultural destination locally and across the globe. I see the RADF grants providing one of the many pathways to achieving this vision."

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Noosa Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

The next round of RADF grants (Round 20) will open on 1 August 2023. For more information, visit Council’s website at noosa.qld.gov.au.