IT COULD take eight to 16 weeks to find out if the funding application for the proposed Regional Climatic Art Piece has been successful.

On October 24 Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) submitted a stream one application for Art+Place funding for the project.

A number of state government agencies, including the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, supported the application.

Stream one allowed for funding applications for between $400,000 and $2 million.

Mayor Ron Bellingham said if the application was successful it would be the first time Art+Place funding had been secured for the region - but a final figure could not be made public.

"Due to the competitive nature of the funding process, the State Government has directed that details of the application remain confidential until the submission has been fully considered," he said.

"What I can say is that it is estimated that the final art work, if successful in this competitive, state-wide funding process, is estimated to inject around $1.5 million into the local economy within the first 12 months - based on a conservative increase of one percent in drive-tourism visitation to this region."

The concept - a cluster of grevillea flower stamens designed by artist KUUKI - was chosen through public consultation with a proposed site on the banks of Quart Pot Creek, Stanthorpe.

The Queensland Government invested $10 million over four years towards funding high quality public art through Art+Place Queensland Public Art Fund.