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Support to National Visual Arts Service Organizations

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Deadline

1 April 2011

If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.

Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed information.

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Program Description

This program assists non-profit, Canadian service organizations whose primary focus is to develop and contribute to the vitality of the professional visual arts community. These service organizations, groups or associations provide assistance to their members which are directly involved in the creation, production and dissemination of Canadian visual arts.

This support is intended for national visual arts organizations that provide information, resources, advice and advocacy to the professional visual arts milieu.

These grants contribute towards general operating costs and will be awarded for three years.

This program is open to Aboriginal arts organizations and arts organizations of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.

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Eligibility

Canadian non-profit groups, associations or organizations can apply for these grants.

An eligible organization must:

  • be a Canadian, non-profit incorporated organization, group or association (the majority of the board of directors must be Canadian artists or representatives of Canadian arts organizations)
  • have been in operation for at least two years, demonstrate sound financial management and have self-generated revenues that include other sources of funding and significant membership dues
  • have the mandate to represent, at the national level, professional artists and/or artistic organizations from an artistic discipline
  • be the main representative organization of their artistic discipline or broad specialization, as demonstrated by a broad membership, and make efforts to be inclusive/representative of Aboriginal, regional and culturally diverse communities; they must contribute to the areas that the Canada Council has specifically identified as a priority, and
  • make a significant contribution to serving the needs of Canadian artists and/or arts organizations engaged in the creation, production and dissemination of artworks; this will be illustrated by their action plan, track record and contribution to the community they serve through a range of activities encompassing research and analysis, communication and marketing, and professional development.
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Grant Amount

Grants are awarded on the basis of the peer assessment committee recommendation and the funds available. It should be noted that the amount awarded may be less than the amount requested.

The grant will be awarded for three years.

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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

January 2011