Deadline: 1-Nov-21
The Access Copyright Foundation’s Events Grants program is now open for applications. The program promotes the development and public appreciation of Canadian publishing, literary and visual arts.
Events Grants provide funding to organizations and artists groups in order to showcase publishable works to the public or to host professional development events for writers, visual artists, publishers and related arts professionals.
Events must celebrate and present Canadian content in a public context, or provide opportunities for learning, career advancement or creative discourse in publishing, writing or visual arts.
Artistic Discipline: Events grants are available in the literary and visual arts.
Funding Information
- Applicants can request any amount up to the maximum grant amount of $7,500.
- Funded projects must be completed no later than one year after their start date.
Eligibility Criteria
Access Copyright Foundation programs support the following types of creators, organizations and arts professionals working in publishing and the literary and visual arts:
- Creators
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- Professional writers and visual artists who have completed formal or informal training in their discipline, maintain an artistic practice, and publish or present their work in a manner recognized by their professional peers. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- One professionally published book (excluding selfpublished books and chapbooks)
- One exhibition catalogue
- Eight publications in periodicals or journals.
- Professional writers and visual artists who have completed formal or informal training in their discipline, maintain an artistic practice, and publish or present their work in a manner recognized by their professional peers. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Arts Professionals
- Self-employed professionals working freelance in the writing, publishing and visual arts sector, including but not limited to:
- Editors, book coaches, translators, illustrators, designers
- Publicists, independent literary agents, marketing and promotion specialists
- Program, editorial, administrative, marketing and production staff of eligible organizations and publishers
- Publishing consultants.
- Arts professionals must be self-employed, have formal or informal training and a resume demonstrating their contribution to the creation, production, presentation or promotion of publishable Canadian content. Arts professionals currently serving as contract or term employees of eligible publishers or arts organizations may not apply independently.
- Artist Groups
- Informal collectives or small groups of professional writers or visual artists that:
- Have a mandate to provide mutual support, critique, discourse, professional or skills development
- Have a minimum of five active members
- Have met or have convened online at least monthly for one year prior to the date of application.
- Informal collectives or small groups of professional writers or visual artists that:
- Organizations and Publishers
- Publishers or publishing, writing and visual arts organizations located in Canada that:
- Are legally registered in Canada as non-profit organizations, or are independent professional book or periodical publishers at least 75% Canadian-owned and controlled
- Have a program mandate that supports the interests of Canadian writers or visual artists
- Provide advocacy, research, promotion, public education, professional development and other support services to Canadian publishers, writers or visual artists or
- Are literary or visual arts institutions in Canada operated by municipalities or government bodies but maintaining artistic control and separate financial records.
- Publishers or publishing, writing and visual arts organizations located in Canada that:
- Eligible organizations and publishers must apply on behalf of program, editorial, administrative, marketing and production staff, including term or contract employees.
- To be eligible for Access Copyright Foundation grants, organizations must:
- Pay artist fees or royalties to artists they engage
- Have been in continuous operation for at least one year prior to the date of application and have published or presented programs, events, festivals or readings series to the public featuring Canadian literary or visual artists and content throughout that time.
For more information, visit https://acfoundation.ca/grants/events-grant/