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Organiser and Host Venue

This information is for host venues, galleries and museums, and organisers of events and exhibitions for and with Flying Arts to comply with the COVID-19 Safe Event Plan guidelines. This information also relates to Regional Arts Fund (RAF) community workshops and presentations.

Download Organisers and Host Venue Info Sheet


Museums & Galleries Resources

These guidelines are suggested for museums and galleries that are hosting and organising events.

  • Checklist for Museums and Galleries reopening
  • COVID-19 Safety Resource for Museums and Galleries

Partner Venues and Galleries

These guidelines are for Flying Arts exhibition program partner venues or galleries.

Before event
  • Provide Flying Arts and the facilitator a copy of the venue COVID-19 Safe Plan (this must be received before contracts and the event is confirmed).
  • Provide hand sanitisation/washing stations at entrance to the room and in key areas.
  • Clean the equipment, rooms, gathering spaces and toilets – including regular touch-points such as doors, handles and railings.
  • Ensure there is adequate space for participants to social distance (1.5m) during the event and that the room provided allows for the person/square meters rules provided in the Government Guidelines for COVID-19 Safe Events.
  • Ensure that staff and venue volunteers are aware that they should not attend the event if feeling unwell, and/or showing symptoms of the virus.
During Event
  • Provide sign in sheet and questionnaire for participants to record personal details on and ensure all participants fill in their details.
  • Provide hand sanitisation/washing stations at entrance to the room and in key areas.
  • Install Health and Hygiene posters about COVID-19 Safe practices, hand washing and health in event areas.
  • Install entry and exit signs if one-way procedures have been implemented in the venue.
  • Adhere to current social distancing rules (1.5m) and provide enough space in the workshop room and gathering areas for participants to spread out (see attached Government fact sheet for persons/square meter rules).
  • Provide regular cleaning of the equipment, rooms, gathering spaces and toilets – including regular touch-points such as doors, handles and railings.
  • Where possible, ask participants to bring their own water and snacks. If providing food, this should be individually portioned and not share food. (We suggest that you do not provide food during the pandemic period).
  • Check-in regularly during the event to ensure social distancing and health standards are being maintained.

NOTE: you can delay, reschedule, or cancel the event if event is unsafe or if health guidelines are not being met by the venue, staff, volunteers, or the participants.

After Event
  • Provide Flying Arts with a full list of participants who attended the event – including Name, Address, Telephone Number, and Email. All records must be kept private.
  • Keep a copy of the participant list in your records for at least 56 days. It must be available immediately on request by Queensland Health officials. All records must be kept private.
  • Clean the room and/or event space to ensure safe future use.
  • Notify Flying Arts if you become unwell or experience COVID-19 symptoms within two weeks after the event.

Venues

These guidelines are for venue and spaces hired by Flying Arts for workshops.

Before event
  • Provide Flying Arts and the facilitator a copy of the venue COVID-19 Safe Plan (this must be received before contracts and the event is confirmed).
  • Provide hand sanitization/washing stations at entrance to the room and in key areas.
  • Clean the equipment, rooms, gathering spaces and toilets – including regular touch-points such as doors, handles and railings.
  • Ensure there is adequate space for participants to social distance (1.5m) during the event and that the room provided allows for the person/square meters rules provided in the Government Guidelines for COVID-19 Safe Events.
  • Ensure that staff and venue volunteers are aware that they should not attend the event if feeling unwell, and/or showing symptoms of the virus.
During Event
  • Adhere to current social distancing rules and provide enough space in the event/workshop room and gathering areas for participants to spread out.
  • Install Health and Hygiene posters about COVID-19 Safe practices, handwashing and health in event areas.
  • Install entry and exit signs if one-way procedures have been implemented in the venue.
  • Provide regular cleaning of the equipment, rooms, gathering spaces and toilets – including regular touch-points such as doors, handles and railings.
After Event
  • Clean the room and/or event space to ensure safe future use.
  • Notify Flying Arts if you become unwell or experience COVID-19 symptoms within two weeks after the event.

Organiser

These guidelines are for local people who have organised a Flying Arts event for their community, for example a By Request Program.

Before event
  • Provide Flying Arts and the facilitator a copy of their venue COVID-19 Safe Plan (this must be received before the workshop can be confirmed).
  • Receive Contractual clause pertaining to COVID-19 safe guidelines (see appendix) from Flying Arts
  • Complete a COVID-19 Safe Event Checklist and keep it in your records. This may be accessed by the government for contact tracing or be requested by an enforcement officer during/after the event.
  • Clean equipment, rooms, gathering spaces and toilets – including regular touch-points such as doors, handles and railings.
  • Ensure that staff, volunteers and participants are aware that they should not attend the event if feeling unwell, and/or showing symptoms of the virus (participants will be eligible for a full refund if they have purchased a ticket and are unable to attend).
During Event
  • Display a signed Statement of Compliance and Health and Hygiene posters in the workshop/event room.
  • Provide sign in sheet (see appendix) for staff, volunteers and participants to record personal details on and ensure all participants fill in their details.
  • Provide hand sanitization/washing stations at entrance to the room and in key areas.
  • Adhere to current social distancing rules (1.5m) and provide enough space in the workshop room and gathering areas for participants to spread out (see Government fact sheet for persons/square meter rules).
  • Provide regular cleaning of the equipment, rooms, gathering spaces and toilets – including regular touch-points such as doors, handles and railings.
  • Where possible, ask participants to bring their own water and snacks. If providing food, this should be individually portioned and not share food.
  • Check-in regularly during the event to ensure social distancing and health standards are being maintained.
After Event
  • Provide Flying Arts with a full list of participants who attended the event – including Name, Address, Telephone Number, and Email. All records must be kept private.
  • Keep a copy of the participant list in your records for at least 56 days. It must be available immediately on request by Qld Health officials. All records must be kept private.
  • Notify Flying Arts if you become unwell or experience COVID-19 symptoms within two weeks after the event.

For further information or enquiries about the COVID-19 Safe Event Plan please contact the Flying Arts Staff member responsible for your event. Call 07 3216 1322 or email a staff member below.

  • Program Team Lead Madeline Brewer: programlead@flyingarts.org.au
  • Operations Lead Paul Thompson (temporary contact for By Request events): operations@flyingarts.org.au

Filed Under: COVID-19 Safe Event Plan

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Flying Arts Alliance acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and seas on which we work, live and create. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Flying Arts Alliance is honoured to acknowledge the Governor of Queensland, Her Excellency Dr Jeanette Young AC PSM as our Patron. We also acknowledge Mr Tim Fairfax AC and Mrs Gina Fairfax AC as our Cultural Patrons.

Flying Arts is a not-for-profit organisation inspiring the appreciation, practice and professional development of the visual and media arts as a lifetime interest or career throughout regional and remote Queensland.

Flying Arts is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Flying Arts is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funds from Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Flying Arts is supported by corporate partners and benefactors.

Flying Arts is the administrator in Queensland of the Regional Arts Fund (RAF), an Australian Government program provided through Regional Arts Australia.

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