Project Assistance: Professional Arts Training Organizations in Canada

Deadline: 17-Oct-22

The British Columbia Arts Council (BCAC) is seeking applications for its Project Assistance: Professional Arts Training Organizations Program to assist eligible arts and culture organizations with special training activities and the development of recognized arts and cultural training programs in B.C.

Priority Groups

• The designated priority groups consist of applicants who are:
  • Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit);
  • Deaf or experience disability;
  • Black or people of colour; or
  • Located in regional areas (outside greater Vancouver or the capital region).

Organizations whose statement of purpose includes support for and who are led by arts and cultural practitioners rooted in communities as listed above are considered a designated priority group.

Funding Information

• There is no maximum request amount, but grants typically range from $5,000 to $20,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a professional arts and culture training organization that:
• is based in B.C.; and
• is registered and in good standing as a non-profit society or community service co-op in B.C. for at least one year; and
• has a mandate to provide professional-level training for developing artists and cultural workers.
• Be an Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) community organization or Indigenous government in B.C., offering dedicated arts and culture activities. AND
• Conduct ongoing public programming activity in B.C.
• Fairly compensate artists, arts and cultural practitioners, technicians, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers. Compensation must align with project and community contexts and industry standards within the field of practice, including adhering to international intellectual property rights standards and cultural ownership protocols.
• Adhere to the Criminal Records Review Act which requires that people who work with or may have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults must undergo a criminal record check by the Criminal Records Review Program.
• Not currently receive Operating Assistance from the BC Arts Council.
• Have completed and submitted any overdue final reports on previous BC Arts Council grants by the submission deadline for this program.

For more information, visit https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/professional-arts-training-2/