Youth Arts Queensland membership can provide you with the information, networks and professional development opportunities you need to stay up to date with industry developments, find a partner for your next project and add to your knowledge and skills required for working with young people in the arts and creative industries.

Our member network currently includes independent arts practitioners, companies and collectives, larger arts organisations, teachers and schools, tertiary education providers, youth workers, community organisations and other individuals and groups that support young people’s creativity and engagement in the arts and creative industries.

We generally offer the following benefits to all our members:

• Information services including tailored advice, regular industry updates and downloadable resources.
• Project support.
• Links and referrals to industry and community groups you might like to connect with.
• Networking opportunities with industry colleagues and government.
• Direct access to our staff who can provide support and advice with your business, marketing and other organisational queries.
• Invitations to all our industry events, workshops and initiatives.
• Discounts for our ticketed workshops and seminars.
• Promotional support through our website, social networking platforms and regular newsletter.
• A complimentary subscription to Lowdown Magazine, Australia’s only publication dedicated to performing arts for, by and with young people.

Depending on who you are and what you do, your membership interests and needs will be different to those of other people. If you are looking for specialised support and can’t find what you are looking for on this list, contact us – we’ll endeavour to respond to your enquiry in the best possible way.

YAQ membership rates are still very affordable:

$17 – individual concession

$30 – individual employed

$40 – not-for-profit groups and schools

$60 – government bodies or tertiary education providers

Join us now to access the whole range of YAQ membership benefits and support our efforts in making the arts and creative industries more accessible to young people from across the state at the same time.

You can also make a donation. Please note that any donation of AUD $2 or more is tax deductible as YAQ has deductible gift recipient (DGR) status.

letters of support

We are most happy to provide our members with letters of support for program, funding and fellowship applications. If you need a letter of support, please contact us and provide the following details or a draft letter including;

• your name, position and company name (as applicable),
• name of the program, grant or fellowship you are applying to,
• title and brief description (max. two paragraphs) of your project or work you are seeking funding for, and
• a brief overview (max. two paragraphs) about your company and / or previous experience.

Please note that we require at least 3 working days notice for any letter of support enquiry.

Letters of support are only available to YAQ members.

auspice

As a young artists or artsworker, you may find that certain grants or funding allocations are only available to fully incorporated organisations. You may still be eligible to apply to these grants with the support of a so called ‘auspicing body’, an incorporated organisation that will manage the grant on your behalf.

If you require an auspicing body, talk to us as we’ve acted as auspicing body for a range of independent emerging artists and collectives in the past. Following an initial chat, we will have to provide information for your funding application and sign it before your submission deadline.

If the funding application is successful, we will draft an auspicing agreement. The grant money will be paid to YAQ and we will pay it out to you on an agreed schedule. As part of our auspicing role, we will also undertake any financial reporting you have to do – the financial management of your project is ultimately our responsibility.

To acknowledge this responsibility, YAQ charges an auspicing fee. This is added on top of your grant application so you aren’t out of pocket!

Auspicing is great way for accessing funding that you would otherwise not be eligible for – plus it takes away most of the complicated financial worries and headaches of your project.

If you are interested in being auspiced or want to learn more about it, please contact us.

Please note that we require at least 7 working days notice for any auspicing enquiry.

Auspicing is only available to YAQ members

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