Aboriginal Peoples Production Project Grants in Dance
Deadline
1 November
(for Short-Term Production Grants and Long-Term Production Grants)
If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. Your completed application and all support material must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.
The Canada Council will not accept applications postmarked after the deadline, incomplete applications, or those submitted by fax or email. You will not be contacted if your application is incomplete.
Program Description
The Aboriginal Peoples Production Project Grants in Dance program aims to respond to the natural creative cycles of dance artists and to bring high quality dance works to audiences.
The program has two components.
- Short-Term Production Grants provide support for one project that will be fully developed and presented to a paying audience within one year.
- Long-Term Production Grants provide support for one major project, which is defined as a full program of work or works that require between two and four years to be fully developed and presented to a paying audience.
Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP)
Applicants may find that their project falls within the objectives of the Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP). The ACCP is now a permanent funded program of the Canada Council for the Arts. ACCP funding is delivered through this participating program and is intended to support diverse artistic activities that bring together professional artists and the broader community and that give the arts a stronger presence in everyday life. The ACCP provides an opportunity for communities to express themselves through creative working relationships with leading professional artists. The fund offers financial support to collaborations in an arts process that actively involves the work of professional artists and non-arts community members in creative and collaborative relationships, including projects that involve youth and elders.
Applicants may apply to the ACCP through this program and must follow the usual application process and complete the specific additional requirements described in this program’s guidelines.
Please refer to the ACCP Q&A DANCE document.
Program Objectives
This program provides production project support to Canadian Aboriginal dance professionals (individuals), companies, collectives and organizations. The activities supported through this program lead to the creation, production and presentation of traditional dance forms and contemporary dance or movement, as well as the development of artistic and professional skills in the field of dance.
Eligibility
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants who are applying to this program for the first time, or who are unsure of their project’s eligibility should submit a summary of their dance experience or their résumé, and a one-page (maximum) project description to the Dance Section. This must be done at least one month before the deadline.
Aboriginal professionals creating and working in all dance genres are eligible to apply for support. For a complete list of eligible dance genres and specializations, applicants should refer to Appendix A of the application form.
General Eligibility
This program is open to Canadian Aboriginal dance professionals (individuals), and Aboriginal-controlled dance companies, collectives and organizations.
An individual applicant - whether an independent dance professional or a collective’s or organization’s representative - must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The core members of the collective or company must be Aboriginal dance professionals; they may not be studying with a dance school. A dance company must be an incorporated Canadian non-profit organization. Canadian citizens living abroad are eligible to apply.
Dance companies that are receiving operating grant funds from the Dance Section are not eligible to apply to this program.
Eligibility for Short-Term Production Grants
These grants are available to emerging, mid-career or established artists, and to companies, collectives and organizations.
An individual applying to this component as a choreographer must meet the minimum requirements for either a dancer or a choreographer, as defined above. Choreographers representing companies, collectives or organizations must meet the requirements for choreographers, as defined above.
Eligibility for Long-Term Production Grants
These grants are available to mid-career or established artists, and to companies, collectives and organizations.
Applicants to this component must meet both of the following eligibility requirements. They must have:
- received, in the past five years, as an individual or artistic director of a dance company, a minimum of two grants from one or more of the following programs ¾ Grants to Dance Professionals, Production Project Grants in Dance, Dance Touring Grants, International Co-production Program for Dance or Creation/Production in Dance
- produced, in the past five years, a minimum of two full-length public programs (for paying audiences) that involved professional, paid artists.
Artists and Community Collaboration Program Grants
Applicants to the ACCP must meet all the eligibility requirements for the Aboriginal Peoples Production Project Grants in Dance program. They must also meet the following criteria:
- they may submit only one project per participating program deadline, and no more than two projects per fiscal year
- they must provide the additional information described in Part B of the application form, and
- they must contact the Dance Section Officer, before applying to the ACCP, to confirm their eligibility before submitting their request.
Note: ACCP projects should generally include at least one public presentation (a public workshop, showing or performance). A paying audience is not required.
ACCP applicants must be a professional dance artist, a dance company or a dance collective/organization.
Applicants must include a letter or other written proof of intent from the artistic and non-artistic partners. Before applying to ACCP, please refer to the ACCP Frequently Asked Questions document on this web page.
Grant Amount
Short-Term Production Grants and Short-Term ACCP Grants: A maximum of $30,000 is available.
Long-Term Production Grants and Long-Term ACCP Grants: A maximum total amount of $100,000 is available over a two-, three- or four-year period. Successful applicants can distribute their grant in varying amounts over the desired period, but a maximum of 50 percent of the grant can be released for the first year of the project.
Application Guidelines and Form
Aboriginal Peoples Production Project Grants in Dance (PDF Acrobat format).
This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.
OR
To apply for a grant online go to GO! Grants Online
Further Information
Jerry Longboat
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
September 2009