Arts group Archives - Atlantic Canada Business Grants

Amount:

$5,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Community Arts Program (CAP) is available to community-based not-for-profit arts organizations and groups. The program funds projects related to arts workshops, presentations, productions, new creations, adjudicator fees, artist fees, and travel costs.

Comments on Funding:

The maximum grant request is $5,000, and the minimum grant to be awarded is $1,000 (or the total amount requested if less than $1,000).

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

September 30

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be community-based arts organizations and groups,
be working in any artistic discipline served by Arts NL (dance, film, multidiscipline, music, theatre, visual arts, writing),
have been active in Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of one year at the time of submitting an application,
have been actively engaged in community-based arts activities within the last year,
have at least half its members (for groups) or board members (for organizations) residing in Newfoundland and Labrador,
have at least half its members (for groups) or board members (for organizations) who are at least 18 years of age, or have post-secondary standing.

A community-based arts group is a group of individual artists who work in one or more of the artistic disciplines supported by ArtsNL and that:

has the creation and/or presentation of works of art as a primary activity,
is composed of at least two individuals,
operates in a not-for-profit capacity,
operates as a community-based organization (i.e. run by volunteers and typically does not pay a professional administrator or artistic director),
has internal oversight of the group's finances and can produce an annual financial statement.

A community-based not-for-profit arts organization is a formal organization operating in one or more of the artistic disciplines supported by ArtsNL and that:

has the creation and/or presentation of works of art as a primary activity,
is registered, or operates as a non-profit arts entity,
has a board of directors overseeing the operations of the organization,
operates as a community-based organization (i.e. run by volunteers and typically does not pay a professional administrator or artistic director),
has internal or external oversight of the organization’s finances and produces an annual financial statement.

Application Steps:

are encouraged to book a meeting with program staff to discuss their application well before the application deadline,

must submit complete applications and support material online using the ArtsNL Online Application System by 11:59pm on the application deadline,

must submit final reports on all past ArtsNL grants before ArtsNL will release funding for a new project.

Documentation Needed:

The applicant must submit:

a complete application on/before the application deadline consisting of: a detailed project description, a history of the organization or group, list of the organization’s board or group members, a budget, and resumes/bios of professional artists involved in the project that confirms a professional arts practice, and resumes of other key individuals involved in the project,
support materials that relate to the project, if the case,
a copy of the financial statement for their last completed fiscal yea listing revenue, expenses, surplus/deficit for the last year, and accumulated surplus/deficit.

A final report on all projects funded by ArtsNL is typically required within three months of the project end date listed on the application form.

Other Things to Note:

Annual Application Deadline: September 30.
Projects must start on/after December 1.

Program Contact:

Community Arts Program