The Arts Levy Program for 2024 – 2025
The Arts Levy Program for 2024 to 2025
Council demonstrates its commitment to supporting arts and cultural heritage outcomes through the collection of the Levy, recognising the important role that both sectors and industries play in shaping and influencing our sense of community, belonging, cultural vitality and identity in a time of unprecedented growth and change.
Revenue collected from the Levy is allocated towards the Heritage & Art Levy Programs developed in alignment with their relevant strategies and priorities.
The revenue collected for the Arts levy budget is assigned by aiming to achieve the goals of the Sunshine Coast Creative Arts Plan 2023 – 2038 (SCCAP).
| Program | Description | Budget |
| First Nations led | Deliver First Nations self-determined arts programming. | $85,000 |
Sustainable business models Professional development | Refinery Creative Incubator program; Creative Industries Investment Program; Partnerships and Funding. | $285,000 |
| Arts infrastructure | Artist in residence programming. | $58,574 |
| Leadership and advocacy | Develop a culture of arts philanthropy across the region. | $70,000 |
| ArtsCoast brand and audience development | Build the reputation of the Sunshine Coast as an arts destination; Build the number and diversity of arts audiences within and to the region. | $130,000 |
| Cultural Olympiad Futures Fund | Restricted funds to support the delivery of a cultural program for the 2032 program. | $155,000 |
| Horizon Festival | Support the delivery of the Horizon Festival. | $155,000. |