Design Tracks: Cairns Application

Design Tracks: Cairns is an annual 4-day arts education program for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander young people from rural/remote North and Far North Queensland.

Hosted by QAGOMA Learning, the program offers participants opportunities to work alongside established First Nations creative mentors. ‘Design Tracks’ encourages participants to feel inspired by the Creative Industries and consider their own future career pathways.

Open to rural and remote Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander participants aged 15-18 in Far North, and North Queensland.

Nominations close February 10 2027.

Please note: Nominations must be made by an individual over the age of 18 years old and if a participant is nominated on the behalf of someone, the participant must have given their consent to be nominated.

Participant Nominee Details

First name *

Last name *

Other name

Age *

Year level *

Name of School/Organisation *

City/Suburb *

Postcode *

Does the nominee identify as Aboriginal? *

Yes

Does the nominee identify as Torres Strait Islander? *

Yes

Does the nominee identify as South Sea Islander? *

Yes

What are the nominee's creative interests? (e.g. visual arts, design, music, dance, film) *

Why do you think the nominee should participate in the program? (60 word limit) *

Associated files (optional)

Please supply a link to examples of their work. The public URL of supporting material, in the form of one or a combination of the following formats: images (10 max.); video (3 minutes max.); writing samples (1500 words max.). Supporting material should be no larger than 200MB in total, saved on a shared drive such as Dropbox, Google Drive or YouSendlt. Ensure these are clearly titled.

Nomination Contact Details

This person will be the point of contact on behalf of the nominated participant.

Relationship to nominee (e.g. community member, teacher, parent/guardian) *

First name *

Last name *

Phone number *

Email address *

I understand that:

If the nominee is accepted into the program, they are required to be released from any prior engagements to ensure they can attend the full duration of the program. *

It is the responsibility of the individual who nominated the participant to arrange appropriate transport to and from the program for the participant. *

QAGOMA is required to obtain personal information regarding the participant to allow for adequate planning of the program and all information will be handled in accordance with the Queensland Government ‘Information Privacy Act 2009’. *

All information provided on this form will remain strictly confidential and for use by QAGOMA only. For further information please refer to QAGOMA's Privacy Statement.