Deadline: 9-Nov-20
City of Ottawa is currently accepting applications for the Diversity in the arts fund 2020.
Program Objectives
- Supports projects that have a cultural art focus and are led or produced in partnership with a professional artist(s), community elder/culture keeper or a professional who is connected to the arts within an identified community
- Spark and support the creation, production, presentation, exhibition, and dissemination of the arts by Ottawa’s bilingual and culturally diverse community
- Support cultural education, training and services that impact and build capacity within equity seeking communities
- Promote the visibility and cultural arts practices of equity seeking communities
- Support local artists of all disciplines and backgrounds
- Support community-based artistic activities that celebrate equity and inclusion, and address the Cultural Funding Support Unit’s funding priorities for equity seeking communities
Funding Priorities
This program is available to not-for-profit organizations, professional collectives, and artists or cultural workers who identify with the following designated communities that have historically faced barriers to accessing support:
- Algonquin Anishinabe Host Nation
- First Nations
- Inuit
- Métis
- Francophones
- 2SLGBTQIA
- Immigrants/Newcomers
- People Living in Poverty
- People of Colour
- People with Visible and Invisible Disabilities
- Deaf People
- Rural Residents
- Seniors/Older Adults
- Women+
- Youth
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals must:
- be 18 years or older
- be a city of Ottawa resident, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation OR be Algonquin Anishinabe and live within 150 km radius of Ottawa
- identify with an equity seeking community
- be an artist, cultural arts worker, community elder or cultural keeper recognized by their peers within their sector of specialization
- have a reasonable body of professional work
- have a history of public presentation, publication or community leadership
- receive payment for their work and be dedicated to their professional practice
- Incorporated Organizations must:
- be led by, or work in partnership with, an artist(s), cultural arts worker(s) or a community elder/culture keeper
- be not-for-profit and be mandated in either the arts and/or represent/celebrate an equity seeking community
- have their office/mailing address within the limits of the city of Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
- have the majority of their programming and event(s) within the city of Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
- have a minimum of 3 members on their Board of Directors
- have at least 50% of their Board of Director members residing within the Ottawa region
- Unincorporated Organizations must:
- be a group of artists and/or cultural arts workers or community elders/culture keepers contributing to a specific artistic goal or a series of common arts/cultural heritage projects
- receive payment in the name of their collective
- have their office/mailing address within the limits of the City of Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
- have the majority of their programming and event(s) within the city of Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
- have a minimum of 3 members residing in the city of Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
- have at least 50% of their collective members residing within the Ottawa region
Ineligibility Criteria
- City of Ottawa employee or an elected representative
- for-profit organizations / ventures
- crown corporations and government agencies
- political parties
- organizations whose activities come under the jurisdiction of other levels or departments of government (school boards, hospitals, universities, social services, military programs, business improvement associations, etc.)
- organizations that receive operating funding through other programs administered by the CFSU
- organizations with an accumulated surplus greater than 100% of their total revenue (excluding capital assets)
- organizations with an accumulated deficit greater than 10% of their total revenue and exceeding $3,000 (excluding capital assets)
Assessment Criteria
The peer assessors use the following criteria to evaluate your application:
- Community impact
- Creates engagement and access to under-represented communities through the arts
- Fosters support to local artists, artisans and cultural arts workers in their artistic practices
- Promotes cross cultural/community engagement with broader audiences
- Builds partnerships/relationships with the community of interest and with the broader community
- Encourages community involvement (audience participation, volunteer support, etc.)
- Merit of artistic programming
- Project reflects the mandate of the organization (for organizations only)
- Artistic/cultural activities are relevant to the community of interest
- Clear and detailed artistic goals and objectives
- Qualified artistic leadership
- Viability
- Skills and means to plan and complete a successful project
- Governance, leadership structure and participation of the Board/Collective (for organizations only)
- Sound fiscal planning and realistic budgeting
- Effective and appropriate marketing and promotion
- Demonstrated need for financial support
For more information, visit https://ottawa.ca/en/arts-heritage-and-events/cultural-funding/diversity-arts-fund
