Value
Up to 40% of eligible expensesDescription
This funding supports organizations in delivering residence-based art summer schools that offer:
- an arts intensive training experience in any discipline through technical skills workshops with professional artists and instructors
- opportunities for young people from across the province to engage in the creative process
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible for this funding, applicants must be:
- registered not-for-profit organizations
- registered and in good standing in Alberta under the appropriate legislation, for at least one year prior to the deadline
- have been in operation for at least one full year prior to the deadline
- have at least 50% of the organization’s board members, or ruling council, living in Alberta
- demonstrate adherence to good governance principles, efficient administration practices and commitment to fiscal responsibility
- demonstrate financial stability, in the judgment of the AFA, for at least one year
- operate as a stand-alone organization at arm’s length from municipalities, commercial enterprises or schools
- have the authority to provide residence-based programming for minors
- have previous experience organizing, designing and operating residence-based art programming
Eligible Expenses
Applicants may apply for up to 40% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out the proposed project, such as:
- administration
- programming
- instructor and artist fees
- promotional costs
- accommodation and classroom arrangements
- equipment rental costs and related extracurricular activities
- supervisory staff
- course and content development
- food and lodging
- materials and supplies
- other expenses considered by the AFA to be reasonable and necessary
Eligible summer school projects must:
- consist of residence-based art-intensive camp programs of no less than five (5) consecutive days in length where students are provided with supervision, meals and overnight accommodation
- take place between July 1 and August 31
- deliver arts programming to students ages 11-19 years
- provide students access to Alberta’s professional artists and instructors
- provide a daily regime of workshops and other hands-on activities for students to learn arts skill techniques and actively engage in creative process learning
- provide adequate participant supervision and safety requirements
- deliver age-appropriate curriculum and course content
- encourage participants to discover and express their creative potential
- provide workshops and other activity in an appropriate inclusive environment
- encourage province-wide participation
Deadline Date
July 17, 2023.Contact
Contact Name: Brenda Hennig, Arts Development Consultant - Literary Arts/Film & Video
Phone Number: 780-415-0285
E-mail Address: brenda.l.hennig@gov.ab.ca
Website: https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/summer-school-project-funding
