Deadline: 15-Sep-21
Applications are now invited for Youth in culture pilot Grant Program to support the development of youth aged 18 to 30 towards professional careers in arts, heritage or culture.
Objectives
- To support the development of youth aged 18 to 30 towards professional careers in arts, heritage or culture
- To empower youth to identify needs and gaps in their career development, and support their initiatives
- To provide direct funding to youth aged 18 to 30
- To support activities that address the priorities
Priorities
The Cultural Funding Support Unit will look at prioritizing applications from the following Indigenous and equity-seeking communities:
- Algonquin Anishinabe Host Nation
- First Nations
- Inuit
- Métis
- Francophones
- 2SLGBTQIA
- Immigrants/Newcomers
- People Living in Poverty
- People of Colour
- People with Visible and Invisible Disabilities
- Deaf People
- Rural Residents
- Seniors/Older Adults
- Women+
- Youth
Funding Information
The City will provide funding to a maximum of $1,000
Eligible Projects
- You must demonstrate that your project furthers your professional career in the arts, heritage or cultural sectors.
- This program is intended to provide you with an artist fee and/or cover project/living expenses relating to:
- creation and production: research, creation, production, and presentation projects relating to arts, heritage, or culture
- training: masterclasses, workshops, residencies and other training opportunities in the arts, heritage, cultural festival or agricultural fair sectors (including administration and/or management training)
- mentorship: opportunities for youth to work with mentors within the arts, heritage, festivals and fairs sectors. Mentors include established cultural workers, professional artists, or elders/knowledge keepers including administration and/or management training
Examples of eligible projects:
- Creation projects
- To complete a series of paintings
- To produce a play
- To conduct genealogy and/or historical research
- To create your traditional dance regalia
- Training projects
- To cover expenses, including travel, related to taking a masterclass
- To provide you with an artist/administrator fee during an unpaid internship with an arts, heritage, or cultural organization, including festivals and fairs
- To take a course in a First Nations, Inuit, or Metis language
- Mentorship projects
- To receive mentorship from an elder in beadwork
- To workshop with an established storyteller
- To work with a recognized knowledge keeper on a language preservation project
Eligibility Criteria
- be between the ages of 18 and 30
- be an Ottawa resident, or be Algonquin Anishinabe and living within 150 km radius of Ottawa
For more information, visit https://ottawa.ca/en/arts-heritage-and-events/funding-calls-and-opportunities/cultural-funding/youth-culture-pilot-program
