Grants to Agents and Managers in the Performing Arts: Multi-year and Annual Funding
Deadline
1 March 2011 (Multi-year and Annual Funding)
Program Description
Grants to Agents and Managers in the Performing Arts provide support to individuals, organizations and (or) agencies that are dedicated to the career development of professional Canadian artists and the development of the performing arts sector in Canada. This program is designed to support ongoing activities that will develop the careers of professional, Canadian performing artists within Canada and internationally.
Activities eligible for support include booking, performances, touring activity (on an international, national and regional basis), residencies and other related career development opportunities. Examples of eligible career development activities are commissioning, development financing, audience development initiatives, and marketing and promotion activities.
The program has two components: Multi-year Grants and Annual Grants.
Multi-year Grants provide two-year funding. They support established agents, managers and artists’ representatives to sustain and (or) increase their capacity to support the development of public performances, tours, marketing initiatives and other career-related activities for their artists.
Annual Grants support emerging agencies to expand their activities in the performing arts. These grants also help new agents, managers and artists’ representatives to enter this field. They are also intended to encourage the development of new management models and to support career development opportunities in the performing arts.
Applicants seeking assistance for a needs assessment, strategy development or plan development should consult instead the Audience and Market Development Office’s Flying Squad program.
This Canada Council for the Arts program is accessible to Aboriginal arts organizations and arts organizations of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Eligibility
All Applicants
Applicants to both components must meet all of the following criteria. They must:
- offer a range of services to professional, Canadian performing artists, such as consulting, administrative services, financial management, booking, coordinating tours, audience development initiatives, and national and international marketing
- carry out career development activities and strategies for professional, Canadian performing artists
- provide services to no fewer than three individuals, collectives and (or) companies
- be registered or incorporated in Canada (individuals applying to this program may operate as sole proprietors)
- have an appropriate administrative infrastructure, according to the scope and scale of their activities.
Note: Both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations or agencies are eligible for support.
Multi-year Grant Applicants
Applicants to this component must meet the requirements immediately above and must also:
- have been in operation for at least two years
- be recognized as a professional artists’ agent, manager and (or) representative.
Annual Grant Applicants
Applicants to this component must meet the requirements at the beginning of this section and must also:
- have been in operation for at least one year
- have a proven track record of providing services to professional artists, collectives and (or) companies.
Ineligible Applicants
Organizations are not eligible for support from this program if they are currently receiving annual or multi-year support from the Music Section, the Dance Section, the Theatre Section or the Inter-Arts Office.
Grant Amount
Funds are limited, and grants will be awarded in a competitive context based on the criteria listed in these guidelines. The number of grants and their amounts will be recommended by a peer assessment committee for final approval by the Board of the Canada Council, within the budget available for this program.
- For Multi-year Grants, the maximum contribution available from this program is $40,000 per year.
- For Annual Grants, the maximum contribution available is $25,000.
- For both components, the minimum grant that will be awarded is $10,000.
Application Guidelines and Form
Grants to Agents, Managers and Artists' Representatives in the Performing Arts (PDF Acrobat format) This document can be printed only. This form cannot be filled out on line.
Financial pages 5 and 6 for Grants to Agents, Managers and Artists' Representatives in the Performing Arts (Excel format)
Further Information
Koba Johnson, Program Officer
Audience and Market Development 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. 4216
TTY: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4390
January 2010