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Project Assistance Program: Professional Arts Training Organizations (Canada)

Deadline: 23-May-23

The British Columbia Arts Council is inviting to assist eligible arts and culture organizations with special training activities and the development of arts and cultural training programs in B.C.

Eligible activities may include specialized training to advance skills for professional artists and cultural workers, or basic training for those committed to pursuing a professional career in the arts. This program is not intended to support recreational or non-professional arts and culture training/workshops/courses.

Priorities

The BC Arts Council's designated priority groups include applicants and arts and cultural practitioners who are:

  • Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) Peoples;
  • Deaf or experience disability;
  • Black or people of colour; or
  • Located in areas outside greater Vancouver or the capital region.
Funding Information
  • There is no maximum request amount, but project assistance grants typically range from $5,000 to $20,000.
What Types of Projects are Eligible?
  • Examples include (but are not limited to):

    • professional skills development for artists, arts and cultural workers, arts and cultural practitioners, including workshops, artists’ residencies, and activities that develop the arts sector.
  • Examples of activities that are not eligible for support in this program:

    • activities where learning or skill development is not the primary purpose;
    • projects or activities that do not involve or benefit artists or arts and culture practitioners and professionals; or
    • projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts and culture focus.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Be registered and in good standing as a non-profit society or community service co-op in B.C. for at least one fiscal year prior to application with:

    • The majority of key staff (paid or volunteer) and board members based in B.C. with creative control and decision making for programming and engagement primarily maintained within the organization and by leadership based in B.C.; and
    • A purpose/mandate to provide professional-level training for artists and cultural workers; or
    • A purpose/mandate to provide services to the arts and culture sector in B.C.
  • Be an Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) community organization or Indigenous government in B.C. that offers dedicated arts and culture activities.
  • Organizations must also:

    • Provide public arts and cultural programming or service to the arts and culture sector in B.C., as a primary activity, and have done so for a minimum of one year prior to the application deadline;
    • Provide programs that benefit the community and not solely its members’ interests;
    • Engage skilled artistic, curatorial, and administrative leadership (volunteer or paid) for project or service delivery;
    • Fairly compensate artists, arts and cultural practitioners, technicians, Elders, and/or 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;
    • Not currently receive Operating Assistance from the BC Arts Council; and
Ineligible

Grants are not available to support:

  • Operating expenses.
  • Project phases or activities that have begun prior to the application submission deadline.
  • Project or budget deficits or contingency funds.
  • Capital expenses (construction, renovation, or purchase of property or equipment).
  • Feasibility studies, start-up costs, or seed money.
  • Projects or activities that are not based upon artistic or curatorial decision making, or where arts and culture is not the primary focus, including: pay-to-play activities; fundraising activities; competitions; conferences and conventions; family, religious, or community celebrations; or anniversaries.
  • Podcasts and radio programming that are not embedded within established artistic practice or specifically dedicated to the dissemination of artistic works (activities based within journalism, broadcasting, creative industry, or for general interest or commercial purposes are not eligible for support).
  • Subsistence to artists or arts and cultural practitioners.
  • Costs of producing commercial recordings or demo reels.
  • Private or for-profit entities (except in the case of for-profit book publishing companies).
  • Member-funded societies.
  • Industrial/archaeological/heritage sites or historic places or organizations dedicated to archives.
  • Curriculum-based activities or projects related to continuing education or post-secondary programs.
  • Projects that are primarily in support of or focused within creative industries or commercial sectors.

For more information, visit British Columbia Arts Council.