arTour is the peak tour coordination body in Queensland and is an initiative borne out of the Queensland Government’s Coming to a Place Near You Touring Strategy (2009-2014). It provides touring services nationally and state-wide and houses a dedicated Queensland Blue Heeler coordinating touring projects throughout the national touring network and supporting Queensland producers to engage in the national touring discussion, through CyberPaddock and the Long Paddock Forum.
For more information about CyberPaddock and Long Paddock please visit www.cyberpaddock.com.au or contact the Queensland Blue Heeler.
arTour provides services to support producers and presenters, to grow audiences and to develop smart, easy systems for performing arts touring in Queensland to communities who have indicated a desire to host and present performing arts activities. More information about the strategy can be found at: http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/policy/tourstrategy.html
arTour has a commitment to provide regional and remote Queensland communities with performances, residencies and workshops of the highest quality, suited to audiences and participants of all ages, tastes and interests. Companies and artists from Queensland and interstate will be encouraged to apply to arTour for touring subsidy. The recommendation of product to tour will be based on a list of criteria to be found in the Touring Funding Guidelines. http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding/funds-tour.html
Work across all the live performing arts areas including but not limited to drama, physical theatre, circus, dance, opera, puppetry, comedy, all styles of music, children’s theatre, cabaret, live literature and storytelling will be supported by the Queensland Touring Fund.