Integrated Arts Program: Touring Grants
NEW: International touring now eligible
Deadlines
- 1 May 2010 (for tours taking place as of 1 September 2010)
- 15 November 2010 (for tours taking place as of 15 March 2011)
Program Objectives
- Increase knowledge, promote and support diversity, plurality and (or) hybridity of practice as demonstrated in the body of work of an individual artist or within an organization’s programming.
- Support both contemporary and traditional work, and (or) the integration of contemporary and traditional work.
- Support artistic excellence in works, processes, professional development and research methodology, while taking into account the local, regional and (or) cultural context.
- Support relationships and collaboration among artists of different disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.
Program Description
The Canada Council defines integrated arts as professional artistic activities with a singular artistic vision that combine art forms, or integrate existing art forms into its own distinct form. To be eligible for funding from the Integrated Arts Program, the proposed integrated arts activities must fall outside the framework of existing funding programs offered by the Canada Council’s Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, or Writing and Publishing sections. The proposed activities must also fall outside the framework of programs offered by the following Canada Council offices: Aboriginal Arts, Audience and Market Development, or Equity.
For examples of grants previously awarded by the Inter-Arts Office, consult the Searchable Grants Listing at www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/recipients.
Note that you can get a print version of any Inter-Arts Office document by contacting the Inter-Arts Office.
Artists and Community Collaboration
This is an arts process that actively involves professional artists and non-arts community members working together on creative and collaborative projects. For more information, go to the Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP) link on the Inter-Arts Office web page.
Artists and community collaboration is recognized as an eligible arts practice in all programs of the Inter-Arts Office.
Use these guidelines and form to apply. Indicate in Part A3 of the application form that you are applying to the ACCP by checking off the box.
Ensure that your detailed project description responds to the specific assessment criteria for the ACCP, which are listed in the program guidelines.
For further information on ACCP, please click on the following link: IAP ACCP Guidelines with Q and A
Eligibility Criteria for Individual Artists
You are responsible for providing all required information to confirm your eligibility and the eligibility of your proposed activities. The Canada Council will make eligibility decisions based on the information you provide in this application and cannot contact you for additional information. If your application is found to be ineligible, it will be returned to you, with a letter of explanation.
Applicant Eligibility
- To apply to the Touring Grants component of the Integrated Arts Program, you and your co-applicants (if there are co-applicants) must be working in integrated arts and you must meet the Canada Council for the Arts’ definition of a professional artist (see the Definitions of Terms section). If your activities relate to a specific Canada Council discipline (for example, theatre or music), you must apply instead to a program in that disciplinary section.
- You and your co-applicants (if there are co-applicants) must be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Applicants who are Canadian citizens do not have to be living in Canada when they apply.
- If you or your co-applicants (if there are co-applicants) are graduate students, you are eligible only if you meet the Canada Council’s definition of a professional artist and your proposed activities are not related to your program of study. (You must include in your application a letter from the graduate student program director to verify this information.)
- You or your co-applicants (if there are co-applicants) are not eligible if you are a full-time undergraduate student at a school, college or university.
This program is accessible to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse regional and cultural communities of Canada.
Eligible Activities
You can apply for a grant to undertake a tour of integrated arts work, within Canada or abroad but outside your home region. A tour is defined as a series of two or more performances or presentations in different cities or towns, more than 750 kilometres from the area where the artist or company ordinarily resides. Under exceptional circumstances, single presentations are eligible.
You must be responding to invitations to present your work at appropriate professional presentation venues and festivals. At least one written confirmation from a presenter must be submitted with your application.
Eligibility Criteria for Organizations
You are responsible for providing all required information to confirm the eligibility of your organization and proposed activities. The Canada Council will make eligibility decisions based on the information you provide in this application and cannot contact you for additional information. If your application is found to be ineligible, it will be returned to you, with a letter of explanation.
Applicant Eligibility
- To apply to this program, your organization must be working in integrated arts and must meet the definition of an artists’ collective, collaboration or incorporated group. (See the Definitions of Terms section in these guidelines.) If your activities relate to a specific Canada Council discipline (for example, theatre or music), you must apply instead to a program in that disciplinary section.
- If your organization is receiving operating support or annual programming support from the Inter-Arts Office, it is not eligible to apply to most other Canada Council programs. It is, however, still eligible for capacity building grants from the Equity Office or the Aboriginal Arts Office.
- If your organization is receiving operating funding from another Canada Council disciplinary section, it is not eligible to apply to the Inter-Arts Office programs.
This program is accessible to Aboriginal arts organizations and arts organizations of diverse regional and cultural communities of Canada.
Eligible Activities
You can apply for a grant to undertake a tour of integrated arts work, within Canada or abroad but outside your organization’s home region. A tour is defined as a series of two or more performances or presentations in different cities or towns, more than 750 kilometres from your organization’s permanent address. Under exceptional circumstances, single presentations are eligible.
Your organization must be responding to invitations to present work at appropriate professional presentation venues and festivals. At least one written confirmation from a presenter must be submitted with your application.
Grant Amount
You may apply for a maximum of $30,000 in each competition, including applications to the ACCP. In exceptional situations (for example, for tours that involve very large-scale works) you may request more than $30,000, but only with the written consent of the Inter-Arts Office.
Retroactive funding is not available. In other words, funding is not available for activities that are carried out before the competition deadline.
Application Guidelines and Form
Integrated Arts Program for Organizations: Touring Grants (PDF Acrobat format. This document can be printed only; it cannot be completed on line.)
Part C - Touring Grants Budget Integrated Arts (Excel format)
To apply for a grant online go to GO! Grants Online
Further Information
Sue-Ellen Gerritsen, Program Officer
Inter-Arts Office
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. 4679
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4386
September 2009