Arts Nexus connects Northern Queensland’s artists, creative producers, organisations, enterprises and communities. We do this by advocating and supporting creative producers and communities with a range of services and projects:

Creative Sector Development
Supporting producers and people to make creative projects happen across all art forms.

Community Cultural Participation
Supporting people to live, consume and contribute to culture. Building region-wide community participation in cultural activity: including public art, festivals, creative community projects and cultural policy development.

Advocacy
Building recognition of creative producers and communities. Advocating to all levels of government and industry on issues and priorities for the creative sector.

Our Specialised Services
With over 14 years experience in cultural and community development, our expert services to individuals, industry, community groups and government agencies include:

• Arts project management
• Creative community projects
• Cultural policy development and review
• Cultural planning and mapping
• Cultural tourism strategy
• Training & skills development via partner programs
• Facilitation
• Festivals development and training
• Exhibition development and curating
• Grant writing
• Project auspicing
• Public arts management
  

Arts Nexus gratefully acknowledges the support of its sponsors and partners in 2009:

SERVICE DELIVERY PARTNERS
Australia Council for the Arts - Community Partnerships
Arts Queensland - Creative Communities

FESTLINX
Queensland Government - Blueprint for the Bush
Cairns Regional Council - RADF
Cassowary Coast Regional Council - RADF
Tablelands Regional Council - RADF
Cook Shire Council - RADF

CULTURAL TOURISM STRATEGY
Regional Arts Fund
Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation

SPONSORS
QFleet
Shangri-La Hotel

MEMBER BENEFIT PARTNERS
Cairns Civic Theatre
Tanks Arts Centre
Cairns Regional Gallery
Queensland Writers Centre
End Credits Film Club
Cell Art Space
Artworkers
Rebecca Claire Photography

PROGRAM PARTNERS
Tropical Writers
Queensland Writers Centre
Creative Economy
Edgeware
On Edge