New Chapter: Arts Program to Mark the 150th Anniversary of Confederation
Deadline(s)
4 July
31 October
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Grant Amount
$50,000 – $500,000
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Eligibility
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The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and encourages applications from culturally diverse, Deaf, disability and official language minority artists, groups and organizations.
The Canada Council recognizes and affirms the Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Indigenous peoples of this land and encourages applications from First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, groups, and organizations in all its programs. Measures are in place in all programs to support these commitments.
Please refer to the complete Program Guidelines [PDF, 165.2 KB].
Program Description
The Canada Council for the Arts is marking the 150th Anniversary of Confederation by creating a special program to support the creation and sharing of exceptional artistic and literary works. It will result in inspiring works that interpret the world we live in and envision our shared future. These works will encourage public engagement in the arts and will promote outreach locally, nationally and internationally.
The purpose of the program is to:
– offer all Canadians a wide array of powerful, daring, and exceptional artistic experiences
provide artists, artists’ groups/collectives and arts organizations with means to take greater risks and develop projects on a greater scale and scope than their usual activities. – – These one-time projects will serve to advance their own development and that of their arts practices.
– strengthen the presence of the arts in conversations about the future of the country, locally, nationally and internationally.
The Canada Council encourages projects inclusive of youth, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, culturally diverse, regional, and official language minority communities, and people who are Deaf or have disabilities.
Deadline(s)
4 July, 2016
31 October, 2016
The program has these two deadlines only.
Your completed application form and all required support material must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.
Grant Amount
You must apply for at least $50,000 in eligible expenses. (See the Program Guidelines for details.) The maximum grant amount is $150,000 for individuals, collaborations and artist groups/collectives, and $500,000 for organizations.
Eligibility
To apply to this program, you must meet the eligibility criteria of your arts discipline, as defined in the Canada Council’s current programs.
You may only submit one application to the program.
Professional artists
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.
You must also meet the Canada Council’s definition of a professional artist, which is an artist who:
has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (arts professionals working in the same artistic tradition)
has a history of public presentation or publication (in Canada or abroad, in a professional context.)
Artists’ Groups and collectives
Groups and collectives are not incorporated and do not necessarily have permanent venues. They must be able to submit an application in the name of an entity that can receive a grant in its name.
Arts Organizations and Literary Publishers
Professional Canadian arts organizations and literary publishers are also eligible.Their mission, legal incorporation documents, bylaws or other governance documents must clearly demonstrate a professional artistic mandate.
See details here.
Further Information
Carole Boucher
Executive Coordinator
[email protected]
1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, extension 4008
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
