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.
For more information, visit https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/arts-across-canada/foreign-artist-tours