Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The British Columbia Arts Council (BCAC) is seeking applications for its Community Arts Organizations to support organizations that provide public access to a range of artistic and cultural activities, develop and encourage leadership for arts and culture at the community level, and encourage support for arts and culture from local and regional governments.
The BC Arts Council’s Operating Assistance Program aims to provide consistent and responsive funding to assist the general operations of established organizations across disciplines; in so doing, the program supports the sustainable delivery of high quality and impactful arts programs and services to communities across the province.
The BC Arts Council is an agency of the provincial government established by the Arts Council Act, for the purposes of:
- Providing support for the arts and culture in British Columbia;
- Providing persons and organizations with the opportunity to participate in the arts and culture in British Columbia; and
- Providing an open, accountable and neutrally administered process for managing funds for British Columbia arts and culture.
Eligibility Criteria
For 2021, only current recipients of Operating Assistance are eligible. To continue to receive funding through Community Arts Organizations – Operating, your organization must be in good standing and continue to fulfill the following criteria:
- Be registered as a not-for-profit society in good standing with the Province of British Columbia and have operated as a community arts organization for at least two fiscal years prior to application.
- Provide year-round services to its community, and have done so in the immediately preceding two years.
For more information, visit https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/community-arts-organizations/