UMI Arts Funding Partners

UMI Arts gratefully acknowledges the support of the following funding partners:

The Visual Arts and Craft Strategy (VACS)

"UMI Arts is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments". <website>

The Australia Council - National Indigenous Arts Infrastructure Program - Building Organisation (NIAIP) 

"UMI Arts is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body". <website>

The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - The National Arts and Crafts Industry Support Program (NACIS)

"Funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts". <website>

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UMI Arts gratefully acknowledges the following project funding providers:

The Australian Government Regional Arts Fund

"The UMI Arts Exhibition Ready in Community project was made possible by the Australian Government’s regional arts program, the Regional Arts Fund, which gives artists and communities throughout regional, rural, and remote Australia better access to opportunities to practice and experience the arts". <website>

The Australia Council - Skills and Arts Development for Organisations

"UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire 2010 is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body". <website>

The Australian Government Festivals Australia

“The Australian Government is proud to be associated with UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire 2010. The Small Sister Small Brother component of this festival is made possible by Festivals Australia, an Australian Government program which supports cultural activity at regional and community festivals”. <website>

Queensland Health - Event Support Program

"The UMI Arts Markets are proudly supported by the Queensland Health Event Support Program".  <website>

The Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund

"The purchase of a 4WD vehicle for UMI Arts was proudly funded by the Queensland Government's Gambling Community Benefit Fund". <website>

The Reef Hotel Casino Community Benefit Fund

"A collection of musical instruments and equipment for UMI Arts music programs was proudly funded by the Queensland Government's Reef Hotel Casino Community Benefit Fund". <website>

Arts Queensland - Backing Indigenous Arts

"The UMI Arts Markets 2010 project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland's Backing Indigenous Arts program". <website>

Multicultural Affairs Queensland, Department of Communities

"The migrant and refugee participation component of the UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Inidigenous Cultural Festival 2010 is proudly supported by the Department of Communities through Multicultural Affairs Queensland". <website>

Queensland Events Regional Development Program

"The Communications and Marketing component of the UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival 2010 is benefiting from funding under the Queensland Events Regional Development Program (QERDP).

The QERDP is an investment program designed to extend the flow of economic and social benefits of events to regional Queensland.

A state-wide initiative, the program is committed to enhancing existing events in regional Queensland, as well as assisting in the establishment of new events.

Since the QERDP began in 2001, more than $15.3 million has been invested in 705 regional events, an indicator of the important role these events play in their communities and wider Queensland". <website>