Deadline: 09-Nov-2020
The Canada Council of the Arts is currently seeking applications for the Supporting Artistic Practice.
The Sector Innovation and Development component of Supporting Artistic Practice funds Canadian groups, organizations and cultural connectors, for projects targeted towards growing and improving the arts sector.
Grants encourage initiatives that strengthen and develop support for Canadian artists. This component awards project grants for single activities and composite grants that encompass several activities during the same time period.
Funding Information
- project requests – up to $100 000
- composite requests – up to $100 000 per year (to a maximum of $300 000 over 3 years)
Most grants are no more than $50 000 (or $50 000 per year for composite grants). Higher amounts may be considered for activities that have elevated costs due to the duration of the project, number of people involved, and/or technical or other requirements related to the artistic practice.
Activities
The planning, development and/or implementation of projects that strengthen the arts sector, including but not limited to:
- representation or management services for a stable roster of 3 or more Canadian artists, groups or organizations
- production, management and platform services for a number of Canadian artists, groups or organizations
- publishing critical and interpretive magazines that support 1 or more artistic practice
- developing new approaches to organizational models and management practices
- opportunities for shared learning and networking, resource exchange or other forms of collaboration (including mentorship programs)
- organizing conferences, symposia and workshops
- sector research
- implementing and adapting to new technologies
- organizations not presently receiving core funding and that have been validated as belonging to a designated priority group can apply for organizational capacity-building projects. The designated priority groups include applicants from culturally diverse, Deaf and disability, official language minority, and Indigenous communities.
Activities must have an impact in the arts sector beyond a personal gain or benefit to your group or organization. Designated priority applicants applying for organizational capacity-building projects do not have to demonstrate this larger impact.
Eligibility Criteria
Types of potential applicants to this component include:
- cultural connectors
- artistic groups and collectives
- architectural groups and collectives
- artistic organizations
- national arts service organizations
- support groups, organizations and shared platforms
- festivals, presenters and touring networks
- book and magazine publishers
- agencies and management service organizations
For more information, visit https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/supporting-artistic-practice/sector-innovation-and-development