Deadline: 7-Feb-23
The Winnipeg Arts Council is inviting applications from the new and developing arts organizations, established arts organizations that work on a project basis, and arts organizations undertaking a special, one-time initiative.
The program is designed to provide partial support to a broad range of activities and art forms, reflecting different cultural traditions and art practices. A Project Grant must be applied to a specific project – with potential for artistic merit and civic impact – planned to take place within the 18 months.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of support for any arts organization or artist collective from the Project Grant Program is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for Project Grants must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be an organization that has as its primary mandate and core activity the creation, production or presentation of the performing, visual, literary, film, video or media arts.
- Be based and active in Winnipeg, and provide programming or services that are open to the public and publicized city-wide.
- Be registered as a not-for-profit corporation in Manitoba, governed by a volunteer board of directors, and have operated as such for a minimum of six months, OR be a collective or unincorporated group that meets the special criteria.
- Have ongoing qualified artistic and administrative leadership (which may be combined), and pay principal artistic contributors for their services in accordance with generally accepted professional standards.
- Receive revenue from sources other than the WAC. These may include box-office revenues, memberships, sponsorships/donations from individuals or businesses, in-kind contributions or support from foundations and other levels of government.
- Arts service organizations whose primary objective is to support the development of one or more art forms through a range of services to professional artists and/or not-for-profit arts organizations, or through the bringing together of professional artists and the arts community at large, may be eligible. Arts service organizations must contact the Program Manager in advance of applying to determine eligibility.
- Special Criteria for Collectives Or Unincorporated Groups
- Collectives or unincorporated groups must consult with the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Program Manager prior to applying to ensure eligibility. Please note the following considerations:
- A collective is considered a group comprised of two or more professional artists working together under a group name, either on an ongoing or ad hoc basis.
- If the collective is two members, both must be residents of the City of Winnipeg. If the collective is more than two members, at least 50% of the group must be residents of the City of Winnipeg (proof of residency may be required).
- All members of the group must have at least one year of professional practice and a history of public presentation. A group is not normally considered if its principal artistic collaborators have been enrolled in an undergraduate program within the last year.
- The group must have qualified artistic leadership. In the absence of an Artistic Director, applicants must include an outline of the artistic oversight for the project and short bios of the principal artistic collaborators.
- Collectives should already have identified the work(s) to be exhibited or presented, or, at minimum, have developed clear critical or curatorial objectives and provide a list of artists/artworks under consideration.
- Principal artistic collaborators to the project must be paid in accordance with generally accepted artistic standards.
- The group must have a designated administrative agent for the project, who is responsible for ensuring the terms of the contribution agreement are met.
- All members of the collective must be in good standing the Winnipeg Arts Council.
- Collective applications are not intended to augment or replace applications from arts organizations. If an incorporated arts organization is involved with the project, the request should normally come from the organization rather than from a collective.
- More than one request for a project will not be accepted, i.e. one request from an organization and one request from a collective, or an application for a Project Grant and another for an Individual Artist grant, for similar or overlapping projects. if you are unsure whether this applies to you, contact the WAC office in advance of making your application
Ineligible
- Project Grants are not available to:
- organizations or collectives that do not have as their primary mandate and core activity the creation, production or presentation of the performing, visual, literary, film, video or media arts;
- Organizations or collectives that are not based in and active in Winnipeg;
- Individual artists;
- For-profit organizations;
- Civic, provincial or federal departments or branches;
- Health, social service, religious or sports organizations;
- Educational institutions;
- Private club or community centre programs;
- Trade unions, trade guilds, and professional associations;
- Organizations that receive multi-year Operating or Program Support grants from the Winnipeg Arts Council;
- Organizations or collectives that receive other grants or funds from the City of Winnipeg or any of its agencies;
- Organizations or collectives that have previously received support from any Winnipeg Arts Council program and have not submitted an acceptable Final Report. Contact the Program Manager if you cannot report on a previous grant before the new deadline because of your publishing or production season.
For more information, visit Winnipeg Arts Council.