Our Programs
We deliver a range of programs and initiatives that promote sustainable careers in the arts and creative industries and provide career development opportunities to young and emerging artists, artsworkers, cultural producers and creative entrepreneurs. These include:
- JUMP - a national mentoring program for young and emerging artists
- YAMP - a Queensland based mentoring program for young artsworkers
- Starburst - a mentoring program for young artists, artsworkers and cultural producers that live in regional and remote Queensland
- Navigation – a nationally accredited arts business training program
- Transit Lounge Caboolture – a unique support program for young artists in the Moreton Bay Region
- Career Pathways - advice, information, resources and support tailored to enquiries by individual arts practitioners
- Young People Creating Queensland - a project connecting young Queensland creatives and helping them to gain exposure and get recognised for the hard work they do in their local community.
- Internships - industry placement opportunities with YAQ
Last updated: 7 July 2010
YAQ and its programs receive financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation’s Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative. YAQ receives additional support from the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through the Opportunities for Young and Emerging Artist initiative for JUMP, the national mentoring program for young and emerging artists.
