Canada Council for the Arts: Foreign Artist Tours Program

Deadline: 28-Apr-21

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced a call for applications for the Foreign Artist Tours component of Arts Across Canada.

The Foreign Artist Tours component of Arts Across Canada supports Canadian not-for-profit arts organizations to circulate exhibitions or tour artists from around the world and provide new experiences to the Canadian public.

Funding Information

Grant range up to $75 000.

Eligible Activities

Support for projects involving:

The circulation or touring of work by international artists, groups, or organizations with at least 2 consecutive performances, presentations, or exhibitions to 2 different cities, towns, rural communities, or reserves in Canada.

Eligibility Criteria

Types of potential applicants to this component include:
- artistic organizations;
- festivals, presenters, and touring networks.
Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.
Organizations presently receiving core (operating) grants can apply to this component.

Assessment

Your application to the Foreign Artists Tours component of Arts Across Canada will be assessed by a peer assessment committee representing a discipline or group of disciplines on the following weighted criteria, and must receive a minimum score in each category to be considered for a grant:

Artistic Merit 50% (minimum score of 35 out of 50)
- The artistic quality of the selected work.
- The artistic rationale for the project in relation to your organization’s mission and intended public.
Impact 30% (minimum score of 15 out of 30)
- The potential of the project to enhance the Canadian public’s appreciation of the arts.
Feasibility 20% (minimum score of 10 out of 20)
- The capacity and experience you and your partners have to undertake the project.
- A reasonable budget.

Required Information

Once registered in the portal, you will need to provide information about:
- your project and its potential impact.
- the works selected for presentation and the foreign artists.
- your marketing and outreach strategies.
- the partners, if any.
- your itinerary.
- your budget.
You will also need to include:
- samples of the selected work.
- contracts or letters of intent with the selected artists.
- letters of intent with partners, if applicable.
- a list of the creative team and touring personnel.