Funding Available for Filmmakers!

In order to foster equality and promote diversity, CSIF offers various non-cash funding opportunities to filmmakers at any career level. Our production funds provide successful applicants with membership, access to equipment and facilities, as well as workshops. 

Download the Full Guidelines (PDF, 140KB) and the Application Form (PDF, 320KB) 


Cultural Equity Production Fund: 
One grant will be awarded bi-annually. Awarding 2 grants per year. 
Deadlines: August 1, March 1 

The Cultural Equity Fund is a production support program that provides opportunities for minority artists to express themselves creatively through the medium of film/video. 

Each successful Applicant receives: 

• A one-year producing membership 
• Up to $1,000 in access to CSIF equipment and facilities
• Up to $250 credit towards a CSIF workshop 

Aboriginal Voices Production Fund: 
One grant will be awarded bi-annually, Awarding 2 grants per year. 

Deadlines: August 1, March 1 

The Aboriginal Voices Production Fund is a production support program for First Nations, Metis and Inuit artists who wish to express themselves creatively through the medium of film/video. 

Each successful applicant receives: 

• A one-year producing membership 
• Up to $1,000 in access to CSIF equipment and facilities 
• Up to $250 credit towards a CSIF workshop 

LGBT Production Fund: 
One grant will be awarded bi-annually. Awarding 2 grants per year. 

Deadlines: August 1, March 1 

The LGBT Production support fund is for LGBTTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, two-spirited and questioning) artists, who wish to express themselves creatively through the medium of film/video. Must be an emerging filmmaker. 

Each Successful applicant receives: 

• A one-year producing membership 
• Up to $1,000 in access to CSIF equipment and facilities 
• Up to $250 credit towards a CSIF workshop 

Tickets to Calgary’s Fairy Tales Festival Fish Fund Production Fund:
One grant will be awarded bi-annually. Awarding 2 grants per year 

Deadlines: August 1, March 1 

The Fish Fund is CSIF’s longstanding short-film production incentive program designed to help developing independent filmmakers produce their film/video by providing technical services and support. Applicants may be at any stage of their careers: emerging, mid-career or established. Each Successful applicant receives: Up to $2,000 in access to CSIF equipment and facilities

Read more at http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/CSIF-Production-Access-Fund

Festivals and Events Tourism Growth Program

Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation is inviting organizations to submit applications to the Festivals and Events Tourism Growth Program. The upcoming application deadline is May 8, 2014.

The program aims to assist festivals and events in Alberta reach their tourism potential. The program makes available grant funding of $25,000 to $40,000. Funding is used to work with a third party-consultant to evaluate an organization’s festival or event, identify tourism growth opportunities, and set clear steps towards growing the visitor experience and increasing visitation and revenue.

Eligible organizations include not-for profit organizations, municipalities, and First Nations or Métis governments. The program is most appropriate for festivals and events that attract regional, provincial, national or international visitors, and have an annual audience of at least 1500, of which a minimum 25% are out of town visitors. 

The program application and program guidelines are available at: http://tpr.alberta.ca/tourism/festivals-events.aspx. 

Please provide program information to organizations in your region that you feel have the potential to increase tourism visitation and revenues. If you have any questions about the program, please contact a Tourism Development Officer at 780-427-0590 or festivalsandevents@gov.ab.ca. 

Read more at http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/Festivals-and-Events-Tourism-Growth-Program---May-8-2014

Are You a Musician or Filmmaker Looking for Funding?

Public Records is excited to announce that grants will again be available in our area! Through Public Records, emerging musicians and filmmakers in Fort McMurray have the opportunity at up to $7 500 in grant awards (up from last year!) and exclusive access to education and workshops on how to develop and market their artistry in Canada.

 Public Records is a grant program offering up-and-coming musicians and filmmakers an opportunity for a grant to create a music video, along with educational workshops that nurture and develop their talent. Grant recipients form film and music teams to create music videos that will be broadcast in their local communities on TELUS Optik TV. Grant submissions open on January 27, but it is important that interested artists create a profile ahead of time (this can be done here: http://publicrecords.org/artists/).
For more information about this great opportunity, please visit http://publicrecords.org/

Funding for Musicians and Filmmakers!

Public Records is offering grants of up to $5000 for musicians and filmmakers to produce music videos. These videos will be showcased on TELUS Optik TV across Canada, and the artists get to keep full rights to the videos.

It really is a fantastic initiative of Canadian artists helping other Canadian artists. 

Please find the full release here - http://jivecommunications.ca/public-records-grants/. 

Alla Drigola | Account Coordinator | Jive Communications

e. alla@jivecommunications.ca | 

Vancouver: 778.834.5517 

Toronto: 647.725.3018 

w. www.jivecommunications.ca 

New Music Program: Project Funding 2013

(Information in this posting was retrieved from www.canadacouncil.ca/music/)

The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.

Deadline

1 April

If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.  Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

Program Description

The New Music Program: Project Funding provides financial assistance to professional Canadian ensembles, performing groups, soloists, producers, presenters and non-profit organizations devoted to the development and presentation of new music in public venues and before a live audience.

Eligible forms of new music are not defined by specific aesthetic categories, but all applicants should be aware that the nature of the program is to support groundbreaking musical creation in a diversity of innovative approaches, as well as risk-taking in the overall development of the art form.

Some of the common forms of new music include (but are not limited to) the following:

_        contemporary classical

_        musique actuelle

_        free improvisation

_        electroacoustic / acousmatic

_        audio art / sound art

_        sound installation

_        turntable art

This program offers assistance through four components assessed jointly:

Standard Project Grants

Special Project Grants

Solo Project Grants

Music in Alternative Spaces Grants

The New Music Program: Project Funding contributes to specific costs related to particular programs, events or special initiatives proposed by applicants. A project is defined as a specific and concentrated event or activity - taking place in a short, limited period - with a clearly delineated budget.

Eligible applicants

Professional Canadian ensembles, performing groups, collectives, soloists, producers, curators, presenters and non-profit organizations devoted to the development of new music and its presentation are eligible to apply for support. The music must be presented before live audiences in public venues, and all events supported through this program must be ticketed.

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Eligible projects include:

self-produced events in the applicant's city or town of residence. Self-produced means that the applicant truly acts as the programmer of the event and is mainly responsible for the operational framework of the presentation (co-productions are eligible if they meet this specific definition)

or ensembles or performing groups, rehearsals in preparation for a particular event, as well as rehearsals to incorporate new works into their repertoire

Applicants must also refer to the specific component guidelines for additional eligibility information.

Grant Amount

Project funding is available annually and each request is subject to peer committee assessment. Recurring support is not guaranteed every year.

There are limited funds available for this program, and each component offers a maximum of $20,000.

Grants from this program may cover specific artistic, production and promotional costs. They may not be used to support the applicant’s organizational structure or overall activities.

Further Information

Jeff Morton
Music Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON  K1P 5V8

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5111

TTY : 1-866-585-5559

Individual Artists Project Grant Deadline – February 1, 2013

Attention individual artists, ensembles and arts administrators! The next deadline for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts' 'Individual Artists Project Grant' is coming up quickly!

With the deadline on Friday, February 1, make sure you give yourself ample opportunity to carefully read the guidelines and complete your application package.

For new applicants, please visit their new Grant Wizard. Returning applicants should visit our Grant Resources section for guidelines, application form and application tip documents.

affta.ab.ca/

Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts - Canada Council for the Arts

 Please visit website HERE for uptodate information about this grant

(The information located in this post was retrieved on December 5, 2012 from the Canada Council for the Arts website)

Deadlines

1 April, 1 June, 1 September, 1 November and 1 February

If any of these dates fall on a weekend or statutory holiday, that deadline moves to the next business day. Your completed application form and all required support material must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.

Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

Program Description

The Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts program provides assistance to professional visual and fine craft artists, independent critics and curators, and architecture professionals. The grants are for travel to attend or participate in activities related to their practice, whether in Canada or abroad.

Visual and fine craft artists may apply for either travel for exhibition OR travel to artists’ residency.

Independent critics and curators, and architecture professionals may apply for either travel for presentation OR travel for research.

Applicant Eligibility

Note that meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that you will receive a grant.

General Eligibility Criteria

To apply to the Canada Council for the Arts, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. You do not need to be living in Canada when you apply.

Only individuals can apply to this program. If you are travelling as part of a group or collaboration, each member must apply separately.

You must meet the Canada Council’s definition of a professional artist, defined as someone who:

·        has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)

·        is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), and

·        is committed to devoting more time to artistic activity, if possible financially

·        Visual and fine craft artists, independent critics and curators, and architecture professionals must also have:

·        produced an independent body of work, and

·        maintained an independent professional practice for at least three years following the completion of specialized training in the field.

Specific Eligibility Criteria

In addition to meeting the general eligibility criteria outlined above, you must have a history of public presentation or publication. This is defined as follows:

·        Visual and fine craft artists

·        You must have had at least three exhibitions of your work in a professional visual arts or fine craft context, over a three-year period.

·        Independent critics and curators

·        Critics: You must have had at least three independent critical texts or reviews published in a professional context, over a three-year period.

·        Curators: You must have created at least three independent public exhibition/presentations and have had three independent critical texts or reviews published in a professional context, over a three-year period.

·        Architecture professionals

·        Practitioners of architecture (architect, landscape architect, or architectural or urban designer): You must have had at least three published articles, publications, exhibitions or other public presentations of your works of architecture in a professional context.

·        Critics and curators of architecture: You must have had at least three published articles, publications, exhibitions, or other public presentations on works of architecture in a professional context.

Project Eligibility

This program covers the following types of travel:

·        Visual and fine craft artists

·        Travel for exhibition: Travel to attend an exhibition of your artworks. Travel must be in response to an invitation by a professional visual arts or fine craft organization, or in another context where your work is recognized by a professional curator, gallery director or art dealer.

·        Travel to artists’ residency: Travel to participate in a professional artists’ residency. Participants must be chosen through a selection process.  The host organization must offer support in the form of a confirmed grant or honorarium, or contribution towards accommodations.

·        Independent critics and curators, and architecture professionals

·        Travel for presentation: Travel to attend a public presentation of your work at a professional venue or to present at a conference or symposium. The travel must be in response to an invitation from a professional organization.

·        Travel for research: Travel to undertake professional activities, such as studio visits or site visits related to a specific research project.

Grant Amount

Grants are available in fixed amounts ($500, $750, $1,000, $1,500, $2,000 or $2,500). The amounts of $2,000 and $2,500 are usually reserved for travel to or from Northern or remote parts of Canada, or international destinations other than the United States and Europe.

Further Information

Program Officers
Canada Council for the Arts350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON  K1P 5V8

visualarts.travelgrants@canadacouncil.ca

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, and the appropriate extension number.

1 April: Jim Logan, ext. 5266
1 June: Geneviève Landreville, ext. 5109
1 September: Pao Quang Yeh, ext. 5094
1 November: François Dion, ext. 5268
1 February: Brigitte Desrochers,ext. 5270

Community Spirit Program (CSP) Application Deadline December 31, 2012

The Community Spirit Program (CSP) donation grant application deadline is December 31, 2012.

The donation grant provides an opportunity for eligible non-profit and/or charitable organizations to receive a provincial grant. The grant is based on total annual cash donations from individual Albertans that have been received by an eligible organization over a 12-month fiscal period. The grant can be used to support an organization's operations, programs and/or capital projects. The maximum grant available is $25,000 up to a maximum of $50,000 over three years. A minimum total of $1,000 in eligible cash donations needs to be received prior to applying for a grant.

Eligible non-profit and charitable organizations are encouraged to submit their applications.

For more information on the program and how to apply, visit www.communityspiritprogram.ca or contact the office at 780-644-8604(dial 310-0000 for toll-free access within Alberta).

Capacity Building Program: The Flying Eagle Deadline

Visit the website for Program Guidelines and for more information:

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/aboriginal/uk128837592130647103.htm

Deadline

1 May, 1 September and 15 January

Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

Overview

The Capacity Building Program provides strategic support to Aboriginal arts groups, collectives and organizations. This support is intended to assist the development of administration, financial management and governance structures. The program also provides opportunities for organizational development and professional development.

The Capacity Building Program is composed of the following three components. The Flying Eagle

1. Annual Project Funding
2. Multi-year Project Funding 

Component Description

The Flying Eagle component provides flexible short-term support to Aboriginal arts groups, collectives, organizations, independent arts administrators and artistic mediators. Grants may be used for organizational development and professional development.

Proposed activities must advance effective organizational governance and management. They can also aim at professional development in the field of arts administration.

Projects must demonstrate clear potential impact for the applicant organization and (or) individual.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

Aboriginal arts groups, collectives, organizations, independent arts administrators and artistic mediators are eligible to apply. Independent arts administrators and artistic mediators must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

To be eligible to apply to this component, applicants must demonstrate a clear commitment to the creation, public presentation and appreciation of Aboriginal arts practices.

Applicants may receive only one Flying Eagle grant in the same Canada Council fiscal year (1 April to 31 March).

Ineligible Applicants

First Nations Band or Tribal Councils or groups directly linked to Band or Tribal Councils.

Educational Institutions (schools, universities).

Eligible Activities

Proposed activities must advance organizational development or professional development. Some examples of eligible activities are:

organizational assessments

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Other Restrictions

The grant period is a maximum of six months.

You may not apply to this program for support of the same activities that appear in any other current request to the Canada Council or that have already been funded by the Canada Council.

Grant Amount

You may apply for a maximum of $4,000. You may not be awarded the full amount that you request.

Generally, this program pays a maximum of $400 each day toward the fees of professional management consultants and (or) advisors.

Further Information

Noël Habel
Program Officer
Aboriginal Arts Office
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

noel.habel@canadacouncil.ca

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4178
TTY: 1-866-585-5559

Fax: 613-566-4386

Alberta Gaming Information session for Charitable Groups

Choose the FREE session that will meet your group's needs. Participation is optional, and is open to anyone, but pre-registration is required.
1) Combined Session (3.5-4 hours)

2) Use of Proceeds Session (2.5 hours)

3) CASINO Session (1.5 hours)

Session sizes are limited and registration is required
For more information on the sessions and registration, please visit aglc.ca/gain

Aboriginal Traditional Arts Individual Artists Project Grant Deadline – September 1, 2012

Please note, the information in this posting was retrieved from: AFA Newswire - August 28, 2012, www.affta.ab.ca

As a special notice for Aboriginal artists, the deadline for the Aboriginal Traditional Arts stream of the Individual Artist Project Grant is September 1, 2012.

Support is available for Aboriginal artists interested in an arts project that expresses and shares their culture through an artistic medium. Go to www.affta.ab.ca/individual-project-grant-program.aspx to download and read the Guidelines.

If you have further questions about the grant guidelines or the application or assessment process, please contact Sarah Pocklington, Arts Development Consultant at 780-415-0481 or sarah.pocklington@gov.ab.ca.

Festivals and Events Tourism Growth Program: Sept 21 Application Deadline

Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation is inviting organizations to submit applications to the Festivals and Events Tourism Growth Program. The upcoming application deadline is September 21, 2012.

The program aims to assist festivals and events in Alberta reach their tourism potential. The program makes available grant funding of $25,000 to $40,000. Funding is used to work with a third party-consultant to evaluate an organization’s festival or event, identify tourism growth opportunities, and set clear steps towards growing the visitor experience and increasing visitation and revenue.

Eligible organizations include not-for profit organizations, municipalities, and First Nations or Métis governments. The program is most appropriate for festivals and events that attract regional, provincial, national or international visitors, and have an annual audience of at least 1500, of which a minimum 25% are out of town visitors.

The program application and program guidelines are available at: http://tpr.alberta.ca/tourism/festivals-events.aspx. Please provide program information to organizations in your region that you feel have the potential to increase tourism visitation and revenues.

If you have any questions about the program, you can reach a Tourism Development Officer at 780-638-3350 or festivalsandevents@gov.ab.ca.

Upcoming AFA Individual Artists Project Grant Deadline!

Attention Alberta Artists!
The AFA’s latest deadline for applications for the AFA Individual Artists Project Grant program is September 1, 2012!

Make sure you visit the AFA website and check out grant guidelines before getting your application together!

Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grants deadline Sept 1

Attention Alberta Artists! Upcoming AFA Individual Artists Project Grant Deadline!

The AFA’s latest deadline for applications for the AFA Individual Artists Project Grant program is September 1, 2012! 

The Individual Artists Project Grant program supports the development of individual Alberta artists Traditional Aboriginal artists, arts administrators, and artist ensembles by providing a grant for a specific project.  

Grants are available for;  

• Aboriginal Traditional Arts
• Art Acquisition 
• Cultural Relations (the deadline for this category is ongoing)
• Dance
• File and Video Arts
• Literary Arts
• Music
• Theatre and performing Arts
• Visual and New Media

Each category has specific guidelines and application.  For more information or to apply, please visit www.affta.ab.ca

Get Up and Go Wood Buffalo 2012 Volunteers Needed!

Get involved in our Non-Profit Fundraising

www.getupandgowoodbuffalo.com/

Eligible non-profits can apply to volunteer the day of Get Up and Go Wood Buffalo to receive an honorarium towards your organization.

There will be a minimum number of 3 volunteers required per organization for the day of, and all volunteers must represent a registered non-profit organization to be awarded funds. You can have family and friends included as representatives in your group. All funds raised will be divided PER-INDIVIDUAL-PER-HOUR of volunteer service.

Please send back the application form no later than Aug 16, 2012.

Thank you!
Contact us:
Candace Dorey or Julie Dolmont
Volunteer Coordinators

volunteernow@getupandgowoodbuffalo.com

Canada Council for the Arts - Grants for Literary Arts Promotion: Operating Grants

The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca

The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.

Deadline

15 September (Annual Funding)
The next deadline for multi-year funding is 15 September 2012.

If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the program guidelines for detailed information.

Program Description
The Grants for Literary Arts Promotion program provides support to Canadian non-profit arts organizations that increase public awareness of and access to Canadian literature.

The Operating Grants component of the program provides annual and
multi-year funding to established literary organizations that play a major role in fulfilling the program objectives. Annual grants cover a 12-month period, and multi-year grants cover a 24-month period.

Program Objectives
The objectives of this program are to:
increase the promotion of Canadian literary artists (writers, translators, storytellers and literary performance artists)
encourage the development of literature through promotional, networking, professional development and research activities, and

support audience development activities for literature.

Eligibility
If you are applying to this program component for the first time, you must discuss your organization’s eligibility with the Program Officer before submitting an application. To be eligible to apply, your organization must:
- be a Canadian professional organization with a primary mandate in Canadian literary arts promotion
- be an incorporated and non-profit organization
- have a stable, administrative structure that is sufficient to ensure the success of the promotional activities, with a minimum of one paid staff member
- have been in operation for a minimum of five consecutive years
- have an annual program of literary activities in which most of the participating Canadian writers, literary translators or publishers are recognized as professionals, OR host a major annual event¾such as a literary festival or a salon du livre¾in which a majority of the writers or literary translators presented are recognized as professionals
- pay artists’ fees
- have a variety of revenue sources
- generate annual revenues of more than $75,000, including government support, as shown in your organization’s most recent financial statements
- have already received a minimum of three consecutive and recent Canada Council grants for literary arts promotion activities (the funding received must have been for your core activities and have been at least $20,000 in the previous year), and
- be able to submit the required financial statements or a review engagement report for the last fiscal year (as detailed on page 4 of the application form)

Note that meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that you will receive a grant.

Grant Amount
There is no maximum amount that may be requested from the operating grants component of the program. However, the grant amount can be a maximum of
50 percent of your organization’s total revenues.

CADAC Financial Reporting
The Canada Council for the Arts is collecting financial and statistical information through a national online database called CADAC (Canadian Arts Data/Données sur les arts au Canada). This system enables arts organizations applying for operating funding from public funders who are members of CADAC to submit their financial and statistical information in the same format. Previously, applicants to these funders were required to provide the same information in multiple formats on multiple occasions.

The following are member partners: the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Vancouver, the New Brunswick Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport, the Manitoba Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Toronto Arts Council. Discussions are ongoing with other provincial, territorial and municipal arts funders to encourage them to join the CADAC partnership.

Further Information
Catherine Montgomery
Program Officer
Writing and Publishing Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5574
TTY: 1-866-585-5559

Canada Council for the Arts - Project Grants for Organizations in the Visual Arts

The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca

The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.

Deadlines
15 April or 15 September

If either of these dates falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.

Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

Program Description
This program provides grants to Canadian non-profit organizations and collectives that have a mandate in the contemporary visual arts or in fine craft. Grants provide a financial contribution toward projects that advance knowledge and promote public enjoyment of the contemporary visual arts.

Eligibility of Applicants
To apply to this program, your organization must be one of the following types:
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian visual arts or fine craft organization, museum, public art gallery, exhibition centre, artist-run centre, university art department, art college, fine craft college, service organization or professional association, with a primary mandate in the visual arts.
Professional artists’ collective or curatorial collective (for the definition of an eligible collective, see the Definitions section of these guidelines). Note that collectives must submit their application in the name of their collective or project, which must be able to receive a grant payable to that name.

Grant Amount
Grants awarded through this program will be a maximum of 50 percent of the total cost of the proposed project. If you are successful, you may receive less than the full amount that you request.

Note that recent grants for project assistance have rarely exceeded $15,000 per grant.

Further Information
Melinda Mollineaux
Program Officer
Visual Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4122
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4332

Canada Council for the Arts - Artists and Community Collaboration Program in Theatre

The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca

Deadlines

1 March (for projects taking place after 1 July)
15 September (for projects taking place after 1 January the following year)

Program Description

The objective of the Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP) is to support diverse artistic activities that bring together professional artists and the broader community in a creative and collaborative relationship. This program offers financial support to projects that connect professional artists with communities, in particular with youth. It is open to Canadian professional, non-profit theatre organizations and ad hoc groups of Canadian professional theatre artists. An “ad hoc group” refers to a group of professional artists formed for the specific purpose of creating a unique work.

Grants are intended as a contribution towards the specific costs of:

a period of development, research or creation workshops geared towards a possible future production
or
theatre production. (which may also include development).

Some projects may be entirely developmental in nature, with no production or public presentation of the work included as part of the project. Such proposals should demonstrate that the work being developed has a clearly articulated process.

Eligibility

Canadian professional non-profit theatre organizations and ad hoc groups of professional theatre artists are eligible.

The Canada Council for the Arts defines professional artist as someone who:
has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as such by peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), and
has a history of public presentation or publication.

It is mandatory for the applicant to submit resumes that state the relevant professional experience of the principal artists involved in the company or ad hoc group.

Applicants have the responsibility to submit all necessary information which will permit their eligibility to be clearly established. The Canada Council for the Arts will base its decisions on the information provided in the application.

Core members of ad hoc groups must have been active as theatre professionals for a minimum of two years.

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Incorporated, not for profit theatre organizations currently receiving operating assistance from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts are eligible to apply to this program as long as they are proposing projects not funded through operating assistance.

Companies or groups of artists may not submit a new application to the Canada Council until outstanding final reports are received under separate cover and approved by an officer.

Restrictions and Other Important Information

Applicants who have been unsuccessful in a previous competition may not re-submit the same project to a subsequent competition without first speaking with a Theatre Section Officer to discuss changes to the project. The Theatre Section reserves the right to accept or refuse the second request.
A theatre company or group of artists may submit only one Artist and Community Collaboration Program application per deadline (includes companies presenting a season).
Applications from ad hoc groups must include a one page statement from each of the principal artists detailing their artistic participation in the project.
Projects must start after the application deadline date; the Canada Council will not provide retroactive funding.
Applicants should be aware that meeting the eligibility criteria allows them to apply to the program. It does not, however, guarantee that they will receive a grant. Grant recommendations are made by a peer assessment committee, based on the overall merit of the project in a national comparative context and on the funds available.
This Canada Council program is accessible to Aboriginal artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations from diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada. 

Grant Amount

Applicants to the ACCP may apply for up to a maximum of $25,000 per year. Because of the high number of applications that may be received and the limited resources available, grants awarded may be smaller than the amounts requested.

Eligible expenses include:

theatre artists' honoraria or fees
the material costs of the production
marketing and publicity costs
administrative fees
theatre and rehearsal space rental
honoraria for community participants
for research, development and/or creation workshop projects only, eligible expenses also include fees for creators (authors, composers, etc.) and facilitators while creating the work in question (script, score, etc.).

Retroactive funding is not available.

Application Form and Guidelines

Artists and Community Collaboration Program in Theatre (PDF Acrobat format)
This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.

Further information
Kim Selody, Nancy Guertin, Bruce Sinclair, Robert Allen, Program Officers
(Linda Nickolson, Assistant)

Theatre Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4483 (Linda Nickolson, Assistant)
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4410

Canada Council for the Arts - Grants to Theatre Artists: Individual Creation, Artists-in-Residency, Playwriting Residency and Professional Development

The information in this blog post is taken directly from the Canada Council for the Arts Site: www.canadacouncil.ca

Deadlines
15 April and 15 September
If these dates fall on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

Program Description

The Grants to Theatre Artists program provides support to individual Canadian professional theatre artists of all cultures. There are four components to the program: Individual Creation, Artist-in-Residency, Playwriting Residency, and Professional Development.

These grants allow artists to devote a specific period of time for the individual creation of new work, for terms as artist-in-residence (for administrators, playwrights, designers, directors or other creative artists), for terms of playwriting residencies, and for projects of professional development. Residencies, both for playwriting and artist-in-residencies, are undertaken with theatre companies that receive support from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Support for playwrights is available through all four components. A playwright wanting to pursue the independent creation of a new work applies through the Individual Creation component of the program. A playwright wanting to spend time in residency with a company to observe and participate in general theatre practice applies through the Artist-in-Residency component. A playwright wanting to pursue a specific project of individual creation in a working partnership arrangement with a theatre company applies through the Playwriting Residency component. A playwright wanting to pursue a program of advanced training (such as graduate studies in playwriting at universities or theatre schools) applies to the Professional Development component.

In general, submissions for Individual Creation request subsistence for the time needed to create new work, plus research and travel costs (if applicable). Submissions for the Artist-in-Residency and the Playwriting Residency components usually involve subsistence costs for the term of the residency. In addition to subsistence costs for the term of the project, applications to the Professional Development component may include costs for travel, research and tuition related to the program of work.

This program is open to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.

Eligibility
To apply to the Canada Council for the Arts, you must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Applicants must be professional theatre artists or arts professionals. The Canada Council defines a professional artist as someone who:
has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition), and
is committed to devoting more time to his or her artistic activity, if possible financially, and
has a history of public presentation.

Playwrights must have had at least one work produced professionally on stage or published professionally. Other theatre artists must have practised with professional companies or independent professional productions for at least two years.

Scriptwriters who wish to write a stage play must have had at least one dramatic work produced professionally on radio, television or film.

Composers must have written music for at least one professional theatre production.

In order to be eligible as a host company for both the Artist-in-Residency and Playwriting Residency components, a theatre company must receive either Operating Grant support from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts or must have received at least one Production Project Grant in the preceding three years.

For Professional Development applications, candidates applying for programs of work that involve graduate studies at a university or advanced training at a theatre school must have practised with professional companies or in independent professional productions for at least five years.

Grant Amount
Grant amounts range from $3,000 to $20,000, in increments of $1,000.

Further Information
Robert Allen, Nancy Guertin, Kim Selody or Bruce Sinclair
Program Officers
Theatre Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613 566-4414, ext. 4483 or 4186
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4410

Alberta Foundation for the Arts - Individual Artists Project Grant Program

For information about these grants and other resources available from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, please visit their website at: www.affta.ab.ca

(Information retrieved from: http://www.affta.ab.ca/individual-project-grant-program.aspx)

The Individual Artists Project Grant program supports the development of individual Alberta artists, Traditional Aboriginal artists, arts administrators, and artist ensembles by providing a grant for a specific project.

Applications must be complete, as per stream guidelines and checklist requirements, and submitted on the most current application forms. Respective stream application deadline dates, guidelines and grant writing tips and budget templates are available below:

Grant Streams: 

Aboriginal Traditional Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources:Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips & Budget Templates

Art Acquisition by Application
Deadlines: April 1 Application Guidelines

Cultural Relations
Deadlines: ongoing
Resources: Application Guidelines Final Report Template

Dance
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates

Film and Video Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates

Literary Arts
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates

Music
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates

Theatre & Performance Art
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates

Visual Arts & New Media
Deadlines: February 1, September 1
Resources: Application Guidelines Grant Writing Tips &Budget Templates