
Arts Across Canada — Arts Festivals and Presenters
Canada
Funds for showcasing artistic work
grant_single|update January 24, 2025
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- grant_single|openingDateMarch 12, 2024
- grant_single|closingDateJune 12, 2024
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Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)
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Get a grant covering up to 60% of your total annual revenues when you present and exhibit quality art and literary works to Canadian audiences.
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This grant provides financial assistance to arts organizations to help them present and exhibit quality art and literary works across Canada. The funding covers a significant portion of the organization's costs, ensuring that artistic programming is accessible to Canadian audiences.
- Eligible organizations can receive up to 60% of their total annual revenues, averaged over the last three years, through this grant.
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The Arts Festivals and Presenters component of Arts Across Canada aims to enhance the presentation of artistic works to diverse Canadian audiences. These activities are designed to foster connections between artists and the public while supporting the showcasing of Canadian and international art.
- Bringing artistic programming to Canadian audiences through the presentation or exhibition of Canadian work, and international work if applicable, within a biennale, festival, or series of at least three events.
- Supporting artists and strengthening artistic practice.
- Building relationships between artists and the Canadian public.
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$ 120,000
Organizing a series of concerts featuring Canadian jazz musicians
$ 210,000
Exhibiting a collection of modern sculptures at the Québec Sculpture Biennial
$ 90,000
Hosting a literary festival celebrating Canadian authors and their works
$ 300,000
Presenting Canadian and international films at the Toronto International Film Festival
$ 150,000
Organizing a series of theater performances spotlighting Canadian playwrights
$ 480,000
Hosting the Vancouver Biennale showcasing contemporary visual arts across public spaces
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Eligibility for this grant is determined by specific requirements related to the applicant's profile and proposed activities.
- Your organization must present, exhibit, or disseminate the work of Canadian artists through a festival, biennale, or other form of presentation in Canada.
- If your organization presently receives core support from another component, you must contact a program officer to confirm your eligibility before applying.
- If not currently receiving core support from this component, the organization must have received 1 composite grant or 3 project grants from the Canada Council in the last 5 years, excluding certain specified programs and funds.
- The organization must be an incorporated not-for-profit arts organization.
- The organization must work with a professional staff.
- The organization must have at least 5 years of professional programming that is accessible to the public.
- The organization must pay fees to the artists and arts organizations it presents or exhibits.
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Types of potential applicants to this component include:- festivals, presenters, and touring networksTo be eligible, your organization must present, exhibit, or disseminate the work of Canadian artists (as well as international artists, if applicable) through a festival, biennale, or other form of presentation in Canada. You must also meet the following basic criteria:- presently receive core support from this component. If your organization is presently receiving core support from another component, you must contact a program officer to confirm your eligibility before you apply OR:- have received 1 composite grant or 3 project grants from the Canada Council in the last 5 years. This excludes grants from the following components and programs: Small-Scale Activities, Travel, Translation, Literary Publishing Projects, Representation and Promotion, Digital Generator, the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund, Grow Stage 1 and the Canada-Korea Connections Fund.- be an incorporated not-for-profit arts organization- work with a professional staff- have at least 5 years of professional programming that is accessible to the public- pay fees to the artists and arts organizations you present or exhibit
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This grant is designed to support arts organizations and may not be applicable to all industries or sectors. The eligibility is specifically tailored to ensure alignment with the grant's cultural and artistic objectives.
- Organizations that are not incorporated as not-for-profit arts organizations.
- Entities that do not work with professional staff in the arts sector.
- Organizations with less than 5 years of professional arts programming accessible to the public.
- Companies that do not pay fees to artists or arts organizations for their presentations or exhibitions.
- Entities that do not present, exhibit, or disseminate Canadian artistic work through festivals or similar events in Canada.
- Organizations receiving core support from other components without confirming eligibility.
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The Arts Festivals and Presenters component of the Arts Across Canada program provides funding for projects that aim to bring artistic programming to Canadian audiences. Eligible activities focus on showcasing Canadian and international work at festivals, biennale, or series of events.
- Bringing artistic programming to Canadian audiences through presentation or exhibition of Canadian work (as well as international work, if applicable) within a biennale, festival, or a series of at least 3 events.
- Supporting artists and strengthening artistic practice.
- Building relationships between artists and the Canadian public.
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Yes, there are evaluation and selection criteria for this grant:
- Merit artistic, Impact, Resilience
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You may find the following information useful for your grant application:
- The portal for applications opens approximately 3 months before the deadline, which is ideal for timely submissions.
- There are additional accommodations available for applicants who are Deaf or have disabilities, including those living with mental illness, to assist them during the application process.
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