Deadline: 21-Sep-22
The City of Vancouver is accepting applications for the Small Grants for Cultural Spaces Program to support for smaller cultural space projects, including space planning, research, building improvements and upgrades, accessibility, and mentorships between organizations or between organizations and professionals to support space planning, knowledge sharing, and capacity building.
Program Priorities
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As per Making Space for Arts and Culture the priorities for the Cultural Spaces grants program include (amongst other priorities identified by the community) supporting, strengthening and enabling:
- Musqueam,Squamish,Tsleil-Waututh and urban Indigenous self-determined cultural spaces;
- accessibility for artists, audiences and cultural workers;
- cultural redress, equity, diversity and inclusion;
- a robust and diverse ecology of cultural spaces including production and presentation spaces, hubs (administration, home-bases, shared services) and outdoor spaces;
- the planning, development, renovation and acquisition of arts and cultural spaces;
- the community’s ability to own, develop, operate and/or sustain arts and cultural spaces;
- upgrades and renewals of both private and City-owned non-profit operated cultural spaces;
- music spaces as per the Vancouver Music Strategy, including all-ages venues; and
- Greening upgrades and sustainability.
Funding Information
- Grants up to $25,000 to support smaller cultural space projects
Eligibility Criteria
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In order to apply for any Cultural Spaces program grant (for further program specific eligibility the organization will:
- Be a registered Vancouver-based non-profit society, charitable organization, non-profit cooperative, (Musqueam), (Squamish) or (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations Band Council or Urban Indigenous non-profit society with an independent, active governing body composed of volunteers (e.g. a Board of Directors/Council);
- Society must be in good standing with the B.C. Registrar of Companies
- Have a clear arts and culture focus outlined in the organization’s vision, mission and mandate*. Funding is focused primarily on arts and culture spaces for creation/production, presentation, and performance, as well as supporting ancillary spaces that contribute to Culture|Shift’s directions, goals and actions, including Reconciliation with the(Musqueam), (Squamish), (Tsleil-Waututh) and urban Indigenous peoples, cultural equity and accessibility;
- Board-approved documents must be supplied on request from Planners
- Be committed to a respectful, equitable and accommodating workplace as demonstrated through your Human Resources values, principles, practices, and/or policies;
- Provide equitable access to a diverse public in practice and policy with Equity and Accessibility Planning Initiatives to address physical, cognitive, financial, linguistic, cultural, social, and geographic barriers to participation for audiences and key contributors. See glossary for definition of Equity and Accessibility Planning Initiatives.
- Have been operational for at least one full year and able to provide financial statements signed by the Board for the most recently completed fiscal year, including a Balance Sheet and Income/Expense Statement.
- Be in good standing with any previous or current grant from the City of Vancouver. If your organization has defaulted on a previous grant, please include an explanation of that default and resolution of any outstanding issues.
For more information, visit Cultural Spaces Grant.
For more information, visit https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/cultural-spaces-grant-program.aspx
