Artists and Community Collaboration Program in Dance
Deadline
15 March
Program Description
The Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP) supports diverse artistic activities that bring together professional artists and the broader community, and give the arts a stronger presence in everyday life. Artists and community collaboration is an arts process that actively involves professional artists and members of the broader community working together in creative and collaborative relationships.
This support is for projects initiated and coordinated by professional dance artists, collectives and non-profit dance companies.
Grants are intended as a contribution toward the specific costs of the project and may include development, creation or production of work and (or) the public presentation of work.
Eligibility
General Eligibility
These grants are available to professional, individual dance artists, collectives, and non-profit dance companies.
Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Applicant Eligibility
An individual applying to this program must be recognized as a professional artist.
A professional artist is someone who:
- has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
- is recognized as such by her or his peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition)
- is committed to devoting more time to the artistic activity, if possible financially
- has a history of public presentation
A dance company must be an incorporated Canadian non-profit organization. The core members of the company must be professionals, and they must have completed their basic training. Company dancers must be professionals who are paid for rehearsal time and performances. If the artistic director of the company is also the choreographer, he or she must meet the eligibility criteria for a professional artist as indicated above.
A collective must have a minimum of three core artists but may include any number of people contributing to a common creative goal. The core members of the collective must be professionals, and they must have completed their basic training. A collective must be represented by a dance professional who will take on the administrative and/or artistic responsibility for the project. He or she must also meet the above eligibility for a professional artist.
Full-time students are not eligible to apply.
Applicants who are applying for the first time and are unsure of their eligibility should submit a résumé, or a summary of their dance experience, and a one-page (maximum) project description to the Dance Section. This must be done at least one month before the deadline.
Meeting the eligibility criteria allows you to apply to this program. It does not, however, guarantee that you will receive a grant.
This program is accessible to Aboriginal artists and arts organizations, and artists and arts organizations of diverse regional and cultural communities of Canada. Aboriginal peoples include First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
Grant Amount
You may apply for a maximum of $30,000.
You are expected to determine the amount of your grant request based on your needs, the period of time required for the project and the budget guidelines. You might not be awarded the full grant amount requested.
Applicants must submit a balanced budget (revenues must equal expenses).
Projects must start after the application deadline date; the Canada Council will not provide retroactive funding. In other words, you cannot use grant funds from this program for activities that were completed when you applied.
Application Form
Artists and Community Collaboration in Dance (PDF format)
This form can be printed only and cannot be filled online.
Further Information
Dance Section Officer
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. 5257
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
February 2010