The Arts Levy Program for 2025 - 2026
The Arts Levy Program for 2025 - 2026
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 creative arts programming and strategic plan development | Develop a First Nations Arts Strategic Plan in collaboration with the University of the Sunshine Coast | $55,000 |
| Creative industries competitive grants program | Creative Industries Investment Program | $150,000 |
| Creative business development | In partnership with the Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance | $55,000 |
| Develop a culture of arts philanthropy in the region | In partnership with the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation | $70,000 |
| Business Development - sponsorship and fundraising | Seek fundraising and corporate sponsorship for projects and programs. | $75,000 |
| Regional Gallery Silver Anniversary programming | Deliver programming above normal calendar to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the regional gallery | $30,000 |
| ArtsCoast destination marketing | Undertake tourism marketing and campaigns to build arts audiences both local and visiting | $70,000 |
| Horizon Festival | Deliver the Horizon Festival Strategy 2024 -2033 | $285,000 |
| Cultural Olympiad | Restricted fund to support the delivery of a cultural program aligned to Brisbane 2032 | $158,000 |