CFAs: Access Copyright Foundation Marian Hebb Research Grants (Canada)

Deadline: 15-Feb-23

The Access Copyright Foundation is pleased to announce it has begun to accept applications for its next round of funding for Marian Hebb Research Grants.

The Access Copyright Foundation provides support to creators and organizations engaged in the development and dissemination of publishable Canadian works in the literary and visual arts. They are an arm’s length foundation of Access Copyright, a collective voice of creators and publishers in Canada. The Access Copyright Foundation grants are administered by SK Arts, the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

Aims

• Through its grant programs, Access Copyright Foundation works to:
  • increase the public’s understanding and appreciation of literature and visual arts created by Canadians
  • advance the development and promotion of literary and visual arts in Canada by providing grants and other forms of financial assistance to creators and publishers of works intended for publication in Canada or Canada and other countries
  • advance professional expertise and knowledge in the Canadian creative and publishing community by providing development grants to creators, arts professionals and publishers
  • advance knowledge and innovative thinking by providing research grants to Canadian writers, visual artists, arts organizations and publishers.
• Access Copyright Foundation strives to embody its values of excellence in publishing; professionalism; inquiry and engagement; imagination and creativity; curiosity and lifelong learning; and the expression of the unique and diverse voices of Canadian creators, publishers, and arts organizations.
• In all aspects of its work including its leadership, communications, reviewer selection and assessment, the Foundation aspires to uphold these values. Access Copyright Foundation believes that equity requires intention and action to counteract systemic racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia/heterosexism, and other oppressions.

Funding Information

• Access Copyright Foundation has a total funding envelope of $250,000.
• Funding amounts: Up to $7,500 (Creators Grant A) or $3,000 (Creators Grant B) for creators; up to $10,000 for organizations and publishers.

Eligibility Criteria

• Access Copyright Foundation programs support the following types of creators, organizations and arts professionals working in publishing and the literary and visual arts:
  • Creators
    • Professional writers and visual artists who have completed formal or informal training in their discipline, maintain an artistic practice that includes publishing, and publish or present their work in a manner recognized by their professional peers. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents and meet at least one of the following criteria:
      • One professionally published book (excluding self-published books and chapbooks)
      • One exhibition catalogue
      • Eight publications in periodicals or journals.
  • Arts Professionals
    • Self-employed professionals working freelance in the writing, publishing and visual arts sector, including but not limited to:
      • Editors, book coaches, translators, illustrators, designers
      • Publicists, independent literary agents, marketing and promotion specialists
      • Program, editorial, administrative, marketing and production staff of eligible organizations and publishers
      • Publishing consultants.
    • Arts professionals must be self-employed, have formal or informal training and a résumé demonstrating their contribution to the creation, production, presentation or promotion of publishable Canadian content. Arts professionals currently serving as contract or term employees of eligible publishers or arts organizations may not apply independently.
  • Artist Groups
    • Informal collectives or small groups of professional writers or visual artists that:
      • Have a mandate to provide mutual support, critique, discourse, professional or skills development
      • Have a minimum of five active members
      • Have met or have convened online at least monthly for one year prior to the date of application.
  • Organizations and Publishers
    • Publishers or publishing, writing and visual arts organizations located in Canada that:
      • Are legally registered in Canada as non-profit organizations, or are independent professional book or periodical publishers at least 75% Canadian-owned and controlled
      • Have a program mandate that supports the interests of Canadian writers or visual artists
      • Provide advocacy, research, promotion, public education, professional development and other support services to Canadian publishers, writers or visual artists or
      • Are literary or visual arts institutions in Canada operated by municipalities or government bodies but maintaining artistic control and separate financial records.
    • Eligible organizations and publishers must apply on behalf of program, editorial, administrative, marketing and production staff, including term or contract employees.
  • To be eligible for Access Copyright Foundation grants, organizations must:
    • Pay artist fees or royalties to artists they engage
    • Have been in continuous operation for at least one year prior to the date of application and have published or presented programs, events, festivals or readings series to the public featuring Canadian literary or visual artists and content throughout that time.

Ineligible

• Prior recipients that have exceeded the grant limits
• Organizations whose primary work is outside of the field of publishing in literary or visual arts
• Academic institutions hosting scholarly events closed to the public or to professional artists and writers
• Educational or professional development organizations applying for support for their core programs
• Festivals and readings series with annual operating budgets over $500,000
• Students registered in an academic degree or certificate program
• Employees or board members of Access Copyright, Access Copyright Foundation or SK Arts
• Eligible Artistic Disciplines
  • Grants to individual creators must be for literary or visual works that are intended for professional publication, whether in text or in images that can be reproduced and published in print or digital formats. Works created for exhibition, screening, streaming, performance or installation but not for publication as text or images are ineligible.
• Works in other artistic disciplines such as music, dance, media or film are not eligible.

For more information, visit Access Copyright Foundation.