Assistance to Major International Exhibitions
Deadline
15 December
If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. Your completed application and all required support material must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.
The Canada Council will not accept applications postmarked after the deadline date, incomplete applications, or those submitted by fax or email.
Program Description
This program offers financial support to Canadian visual arts organizations whose primary mandate is to organize, on a recurring basis, major visual arts exhibitions of national and international importance in Canada. The project grant may be annual or multi-year depending on the nature of the project, the date when the application is submitted and the organization’s activity cycle. Multi-year project grants may be awarded for a maximum of three years. They are renewable.
This program is open to Aboriginal arts organizations and arts organizations of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Program Objectives
The objectives of this program are:
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to promote the development of innovative ideas and practices in visual arts in Canada with respect to arts practice, interpretation and dissemination
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to promote relationships among visual arts professionals such as artists, curators exhibition commissioners, benefactors and critics, in Canada and internationally
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to make Canadian and international artists and curators better known to the public, and
- to situate Canadian practices in an international context.
Eligibility
Applicant Eligibility
This program serves Canadian non-profit organizations that have held at least three recurring international exhibitions.
Non-profit museums and art galleries as well as artist-run centres are not eligible for this program since their primary mandate is different.
Project Eligibility
Eligible projects must contain a minimum of 20% foreign representation. Organizations not meeting this condition may be eligible to seek support through Project Grants for Organizations in the Visual Arts.
Grant Amount
The value of the grant varies according to the nature and quality of the submitted applications and available resources. The grant is paid for a period of one to three years. As the grants cannot cover all the costs associated with these events, applicant organizations are encouraged to seek funding from other partners.
Application Form
Assistance to Major International Exhibitions (PDF Acrobat format). This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out online.
Further Information
Michel Gaboury, 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. 5265
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4332
November 2010