PASSAGE

Applications are submitted online using: https://redland.smartygrants.com.au/ 

Step 1 – Access Council’s SmartyGrants webpage 
Step 2 – Log in (if you haven’t used SmartyGrants to submit an on-line application form before, you need to register. To do this you need to have an email address and set up a password.) 
Step 3 – Select PASSAGE Artist Development Program. 
Step 4 – Ensure you have read the PASSAGE 2026 Guidelines, provided as much information as possible and contacted the Key Contacts below if you have any questions. 
Step 5 – Submit application inclusive of budget and all relevant support material. 

Criteria 

Applications will be judged by the following selection criteria: 

1. Quality of the Idea: Demonstrates creativity and innovation, driving artistic excellence. 
2. Artistic and Cultural Context: Shows a deep understanding of the artistic and cultural landscape, reflecting current community ideas, concerns, and celebrations. 
3. Confirmed Artists and Creatives: Provides evidence of confirmed artists and creatives through relevant support material, including resumes, CVs, and letters of confirmation. 
4. Pre-application Discussion: The applicant has contacted the Creative Arts Unit to discuss the work prior to applying, ensuring alignment and partnership development. 
5. Community Engagement: Demonstrates commitment to engaging through networking and workshop opportunities, performances, open studios, or exhibition openings. 
6. Strategic Alignment: Connection to Redland City Council’s Corporate Plan Our Future Redlands: A Corporate Plan to 2026 and Beyond and the Creative Arts Service Strategic Plan 2024-2029 priorities: Engagement, Partnerships, Spaces & Sustainability. 

All artists, creatives and companies are encouraged to apply, you do not have to be a resident of Redlands Coast. We are looking for artists that can demonstrate an empathy with the City’s goals and are viable in their development and presentation. 

PASSAGE is open to: 

• Individual artists at any stage of their career. 
• Groups of artists including project funded companies where the lead artists are residents of South East Queensland.  
• Artists and creatives who demonstrate a clear connection to Redlands Coast. 
• We encourage proposals from artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disability, and LGBTQIA+ artists.  

Applicants must: 

• Be available for all mentorship sessions. 
• Be a permanent resident or Australian Citizen. 
• Be over 18 years of age. 
• Hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) or be actively working towards obtaining one. 
• Be: 
  • an individual professional artist, emerging professional artist, arts worker, cultural worker, producer, or project coordinator based in Redland City, OR 
  • an arts and cultural organisation based in Redland City, OR 
  • an individual artist or arts and cultural organisation based outside the region clearly demonstrating how the project will directly benefit arts and culture on Redlands Coast. 

Categories 

PASSAGE provides opportunities for professional, semi-professional and emerging artists based in Southeast Queensland through in-kind support and funding in the categories of: 

• Community Arts and Cultural Development 
• Circus 
• Dance & Physical Theatre 
• Developing Professional Skills 
• Digital Arts 
• Fashion 
• Film 
• Gaming 
• Multi-arts 
• Music 
• Theatre 
• Visual Arts, Craft and Design 
• Writing 

• Alexandra Buchanan, Performer 
• Bernadette Mollison, Visual Artist 
• Braxton Hunt-Nissen, Musician 
• Kaylene Higgs, Visual Artist 
• Sara Zastera, Visual Artist 

For more information about the 2025 PASSAGE program and recipients, visit the Redland City Council news website HERE.