Deadline: 1-Mar-23
The Canada Council for the Arts is seeking application for the Jean A. Chalmers Fund for the Crafts to support many special initiatives of the Canadian crafts community.
Each year, an amount is available to the Canada Council to support special initiatives in the Canadian crafts community. Awarded through the Jean A. Chalmers Fund for the Crafts, this sum represents the income from an endowment of $500,000 made to the Canada Council by the late Mrs. Chalmers in 1985.
The Chalmers Fund enables the Canada Council to assist non-profit, Canadian visual arts organizations and fine crafts professionals to undertake projects that contribute to the advancement and understanding of the fine crafts in Canada.
Components
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The fund provides partial funding for one-time projects through 3 program components:
- Research and Policy Development Assistance (open to organizations and individuals)
- Special Project Assistance (open to organizations)
- Pre-publication Assistance (open to organizations).
- Candidates may apply to only 1 of the components
Funding Information
- There are no minimum or maximum amounts that may be requested or received through this program. Generally, funding will vary between $5,000 and $7,000, according to the requests received and the peer assessment committee’s evaluations. Successful applicants may or may not be awarded the full amount requested.
Eligible Activities
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Research and Policy Development Assistance
- Funding from this component contributes to the direct costs of investigating or documenting historical or contemporary developments in the fine crafts, as well as issues that arise from the practice of the art form. Institutions may also apply for funds to engage the services of short-term development consultants and curators, to develop acquisition policies and exhibition programs for contemporary fine crafts.
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Special Project Assistance
- Special Project Assistance funds contribute to the direct costs of conferences, seminars, symposiums, lecture series and artists’ workshops designed to advance knowledge about and understanding of the fine crafts in Canada.
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Pre-publication Assistance
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These funds contribute to the pre-printing costs of publications on the fine crafts. Organizations may apply for support in collaboration with a publisher or independently. All applications must indicate the payment of fees to professionals contributing to the project. Examples include:
- anthologies and monographs
- special issues of Canadian fine craft periodicals
- results of research intended for national or international distribution
- film, video, audio or Internet projects that address contemporary issues in the fine crafts.
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These funds contribute to the pre-printing costs of publications on the fine crafts. Organizations may apply for support in collaboration with a publisher or independently. All applications must indicate the payment of fees to professionals contributing to the project. Examples include:
Ineligible Projects
- Projects in the field of commercial, industrial and fashion design
- Projects organized by students, or featuring student works or works produced in a training or academic context
- Beginners’ workshops or art education courses
- Projects related to the presentation and documentation of an exhibition
- Artists’ residencies
- Research and creation projects from fine crafts professionals, unless they directly relate to research and policy development of fine craft in Canada. You can apply for research and creation projects in the Explore and Create
Eligibility Criteria
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Eligible organizations
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Incorporated, non-profit Canadian visual arts and fine craft organizations are eligible in all 3 components. Examples include:
- art museums, public art galleries and artist-run centres
- university art departments, art and fine crafts colleges
- service organizations and professional associations with a commitment to the professional fine crafts communities in Canada.
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Incorporated, non-profit Canadian visual arts and fine craft organizations are eligible in all 3 components. Examples include:
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Eligible arts professionals
- Contemporary fine craft artists and independent curators or critics can apply to the Research and Policy Development Assistance component only.
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You must meet the following criteria:
- have specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
- be recognized as a professional by your peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition)
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, as defined by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship You do not need to be living in Canada when you apply.
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Artists must also:
- have produced an independent body of work over at least 2 years after basic training
- have had at least 1 public presentation of your work in a professional context for which you were paid an artist’s fee.
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Independent critics and curators must also:
- work independently from an arts organization
- have maintained a professional visual arts or fine craft practice over 2 years following basic training
- curators must have curated at least 1 public presentation in a professional visual arts or fine craft context
- critics must have published at least 1 critical essay on contemporary art in a professional visual arts or fine craft context.
For more information, visit Canada Council for the Arts.
