Deadline: 12-Oct-22
The Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) launched the new Canada Arts and Culture Recovery Program (CACRP) for Professional Arts Presentation Organizations.
The fund aims to provide relief to not-for-profit organizations that own or operate a venue for the professional live performing arts and that are still facing significant viability and business continuity challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CAPF provides financial assistance to organizations that professionally present arts festivals or performing arts series (arts presenters) and organizations that offer support to arts presenters.
Through the CAPF, Canadians have access to a variety of professional artistic experiences in their communities. Each year, the CAPF supports approximately 680 professional arts festivals and performing arts series, as well as other activities related to art presentation, in more than 270 cities or communities across Canada.
Components
The CAPF has 2 main components — Programming and Development.
Programming
The Programming component has 2 streams:
- Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters: This stream provides support to existing professional arts festivals and performing arts series presenters, to offer a variety of professional artistic experiences to Canadians.
- Presenter Support Organizations: This stream provides support to existing presenter support organizations, to assist with activities and services that help arts presenters to evolve professionally in their field.
Development
- This component provides support for the emergence of arts presenters and presenter support organizations for under-served communities or artistic practices.
- Note: An organization cannot apply to the Programming component and the Development component in the same year for its regular programming activities.
Funding Information
The CAPF was allocated $4 million in additional funds for 2022-2023, to provide relief to not-for-profit organizations in the professional arts presentation sector that own or operate a presentation venue and that are experiencing significant viability and business continuity challenges.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible recipients include:
- Not-for-profit organizations, incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act or the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (or under corresponding provincial or territorial legislation);
- Unincorporated organizations, as well as, ad hoc groups from ethnocultural and Indigenous communities;
- Provincial, territorial or municipal institutions (including agencies and public educational institutions that promote or organize presentation activities for the public); and
- Indigenous peoples’ institutions and Status or Non-Status Indians, Inuit and Métis organizations.
For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/arts-presentation-fund.html