Elder/Youth Legacy Program: Support for Aboriginal Artistic Practices
Deadlines
15 May and 15 November
Program Description
Since the Canada Council created the Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange program, more people have been asking how to obtain funds for two underserved segments of the Aboriginal arts community: the Elders (senior artists) and the youth (ages 15-25).
The Canada Council has realized that Aboriginal Elders and youth—the two segments of the community involved in passing on art practices—have not been regularly applying for arts funding. Many of the Elders (senior artists) found the paperwork cumbersome, and the youth of the communities were ineligible because of their age.
The Elder/Youth Legacy program solves this by offering program funding to Aboriginal organizations that wish to work with these two groups on a project basis. This program is not limited to traditional art forms—it encompasses all forms of the arts.
First, the organization will choose the Elder who will work with their youth. That Elder will then help to decide the number of young people he or she will work with, and will help to select them.
Program Objectives
Through this program, Aboriginal arts organization can help Elders pass on the many art forms being practiced, to the next generation.
The program will also increase the Canada Council’s capacity to serve Aboriginal Elders of this country, giving them opportunities to work with youth and pass on their legacy of artistic practice.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Organizations applying to this program must be Aboriginal or have Aboriginal artists as a majority of their members. (These artists must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.)
The organization’s artistic direction must also be provided by Aboriginal artists of Canada. At least 51 percent of the directors on their board must be Aboriginal people, and one of these directors must sign the application.
In Canada, Aboriginal peoples include First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Métis and Inuit people.
Organizations must show an ongoing commitment to Aboriginal arts. The organization must show that the Elder and Aboriginal youth participants have helped to develop the project outline, goals and objectives, and that they have set a timeline that works for them.
Ineligible Applicants
- First Nations Band Councils
- Educational Institutions (schools, universities)
Grant Amount
You may request up to $20,000.
Eligible Costs
- Travel (airfares and ground travel, excursion rates only).
- Elder’s artistic fees.
- Established artist’s (Elder /senior artist) living allowance over and above per diem (maximum of $2,000 per month for the duration of the project).
- Administration costs (10 percent of total budget).
- Freight, shipping and insurance costs.
- The costs of materials, supplies and other miscellaneous items directly related to the work being created and/or to the legacy of the Elder.
- Equipment rental fees.
- Rental fees for workshop space.
- Promotional and marketing material expenses relative to dissemination.
Ineligible Costs
- Publication costs.
- Production costs related to music, film, dance, theatre, conferences or concerts or documentary films.
- Cost of purchasing electronic equipment or power tools, including cameras.
- Fundraising event costs.
- Costs related to research projects.
- Honoraria for youth
Application Form
Elder/Youth Legacy Program: Support for Aboriginal Artistic Practices (pdf, 147 KB)
This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.
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
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4178 or 4222
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4386
March 2009