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Canada Arts Presentation Fund – Programming | Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters

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Professional Arts Festivals: the CAPF can support up to 25% of eligible expenses, or a maximum of $100,000 in the case of grants and $500,000 in the case of contributions. In exceptional circumstances, support of up to $1,000,000 may be available for festivals with total eligible expenses over $5,000,000. Performing Arts Series Presenters: the CAPF can support up to 25% of eligible expenses, or a maximum of $100,000 in the case of grants and $200,000 in the case of contributions.

Description

Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) – Programming: Professional Arts Festivals and Performing Arts Series Presenters provides financial assistance to organizations that professionally present arts festivals or performing arts series (arts presenters).

Eligible Applicants

  • a not-for-profit organization incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act or the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (or under corresponding provincial or territorial legislation);
  • a provincial, territorial or municipal institution (including agencies and public educational institutions that organize presentation activities for the public); or
  • an Aboriginal peoples institution or organization (Aboriginal peoples include Inuit, Métis, Status and Non-Status people).

Eligible Expenses

Only project-related expenses are eligible, which can be of cash and in-kind value; these may include:

  • costs related to the selection of artists, artists’ fees, and per diems, accommodation and travel related to artists;
  • administrative and presenting salaries or fees;
  • promotion/marketing costs, including costs associated with social media;
  • hall and venue rentals or equal value of operating costs;
  • technical and front of house costs;
  • costs related to community engagement activities, including audience development/outreach activities;
  • costs incurred for organizing volunteer participation;
  • training and professional development activities for arts presenters, such as workshop facilitation, registration and material costs, coordination, mentorship expenses, travel, accommodation and per diems related to business activities; and
  • administration costs.

Deadline Date

April 1 and October 1 for activities which will occur after April 1st of the following year.

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