WHITSUNDAY students sometimes miss out on seeing high-quality arts productions available to those in cities and larger towns but Queensland Music Festival's Youth Touring program is bringing the arts to Proserpine.

Next year some of Australia's most exciting award-winning artists and works will travel around Queensland, bringing high-quality music and theatre to more schools than ever.

At the launch of the 2018 touring program, Education Minister Kate Jones said QMF's Youth Touring program continued the tradition of touring arts experiences to ignite creativity in the developing minds of students.

"Youth Touring 2018 is focused on bringing world class productions and artists into schools across the state, removing barriers that restrict access to the arts, because we know how important these experiences are for young people,” she said.

QMF artistic director Katie Noonan said her team scoured the country for the best possible productions and worked with some of the country's most innovative companies to adapt for school audiences.

"The quality of the work we will be bringing into schools in 2018 is so exciting,” she said.

"We have listened to teachers and ensured the program meets curriculum needs and surpasses expectations,” she said.

The program will explore social, environmental, cultural and historical perspectives through high quality performances and workshops, and includes　a reworking of the powerful Australian play Black Diggers, two works by internationally acclaimed hip hop artist and theatre maker Candy Bowers and some marvellous prehistoric megafauna.　

Youth Touring recognises the powerful way in which STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths) can enhance student engagement in key learning areas

The Youth Touring team can assist in combining smaller schools for performances and work with other community and arts groups to ensure all schools can access the program.