Organizational Development in Media Arts: Grants for New Initiatives, New Models and Emerging Organizations
Deadline
1 November 2007
If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. Your completed application and all required support material must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.
The Canada Council will not accept incomplete applications, applications sent after the deadline date, or those sent by fax or email. You will not be contacted if your application is incomplete.
Program Description
The Organizational Development in Media Arts: Grants for New Initiatives, New Models and Emerging Organizations Program serves two objectives:
- provide Canadian organizations that do not receive operating* grants in media arts and Canadian non-profit collectives with Annual Funding to cover costs related to administration and other activities in the field of media arts, and
- be the point of entry for new organizations applying for operating* support programs in media arts.
(* The following programs are considered operating support programs in media arts: Assistance to Media Arts Production Organizations, Annual Assistance for Programming, Annual Assistance to Distribution Organizations, Annual Assistance to Cinematheques, and Annual Assistance to Media Arts Festivals.)
This program is intended to assist Canadian organizations and collectives that are developing or providing activities that support the practice of media arts, with particular emphasis on the quality of activities, with a view to:
- support the research, creation, development, production, dissemination and/or distribution of independent media artworks by Canadian artists
- support the artistic and professional development of Canadian media artists, and
- develop other services, facilities or activities that advance Canadian independent media arts.
The Canada Council for the Arts defines the media arts as works in film, video, audio and new media, and it views independent productions as those over which directors/artists maintain complete creative and editorial control, as well as a significant percentage of the copyright.
Where applicable, organizations and collectives supported through the Canada Council’s Media Arts Section must pay appropriate fees to participating artists, as determined by the various associations, unions and distribution organizations within each practice. You should consult these sources if you require information about artist fee rates.
The Organizational Development in Media Arts: Grants for New Initiatives, New Models and Emerging Organizations Program provides two categories of support:
Category 1 – New Initiatives, New Models - This category of the program is available to organizations and collectives that provide support to the practice of media arts but do not meet the eligibility requirements of the following programs: Assistance to Media Arts Production Organizations, Annual Assistance for Programming, Annual Assistance to Cinematheques, and Annual Assistance to Media Arts Festivals. Organizations with alternative operating models (for example, collectives or media groups associated with organizations from other disciplines) may also apply to this program to cover costs related to media arts initiatives.
Category 2 – Emerging Organizations - This category of the program is intended for media arts organizations that have just been incorporated, are in their early phases and/or are not yet eligible for the following programs: Assistance to Media Arts Production Organizations, Annual Assistance for Programming, Annual Assistance to Distribution Organizations, Annual Assistance to Cinematheques, and Annual Assistance to Media Arts Festivals.
These organizations may apply for a grant to cover their administrative costs and other costs related to their activities. Applications will be assessed on the basis of this program’s assessment criteria and priorities, and the extent to which the organization’s planned activities correspond to the production needs of the groups they serve. Such organizations may submit a maximum of two consecutive applications for this category. If they are not awarded a grant, they must wait one year before applying again.
Strategic Priorities
In keeping with the strategic priorities identified by the Canada Council for the Arts, this program strongly encourages organizations to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to fostering and developing the artistic practice of Aboriginal artists and culturally diverse artists.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
In order to apply, applicants must:
- be incorporated, non-profit Canadian arts organizations, or
- be collectives with three or more members. All members must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, and they must be practising artists and/or arts professionals. Collectives need not be incorporated or have a permanent site. Note that applications must be submitted in the name of an entity (such as the collective or project) that is able to receive a grant payable to it.
Applicants who have a final report or financial accounting overdue from a previous Canada Council for the Arts grant are not eligible for support from this program.
Organizations or collectives cannot apply to this program:
- if they have received in the same year or receive funding through the programs listed below
- if they intend to submit an application to the programs listed below
- - Assistance to Media Arts Production Organizations
- Annual Assistance to Cinematheques
- Annual Assistance for Programming
- Annual Assistance to Media Arts Festivals, and
- Annual Assistance to Distribution Organizations.
All Canada Council for the Arts programs are accessible to Aboriginal arts organizations and arts organizations of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Eligible Activities
This program’s grants are intended to support the following types of activities (note that this is not an exhaustive list):
- giving artists access to production/post-production, distribution or dissemination, research and creation services, facilities and equipment
- offering funding or support programs for media arts activities in production/co-production, artists in residence, commissioning or production, research, as well as technical and/or creative laboratories and workshops in media arts
- providing facilities and services to support distribution and dissemination in media arts
- providing other services, facilities or activities that advance Canadian independent media arts practices, such as initiatives facilitating the development of critical discussion of the media arts, communication with members, archiving and preservation, mentoring, and members’ screenings
- offering services for specialized needs or new services contributing to the promotion, consolidation and development of the professional media arts milieu.
Grant Amount
The maximum annual grant provided by this program is $40,000. Note that you may receive less than the amount you request.
Retroactive funding is not available.
Grants under this program are paid in two instalments: the first payment represents 90 percent of the grant amount; the second payment represents the remaining 10 percent and is paid upon receipt and approval of the final report.
Eligible Expenses
All expenses related to the foreseen activities as well as operating expenses are eligibile. Only equipment costs related to production are eligible, to a maximum of 10 percent of the grant allocation.
Further Information
Josette Bélanger
Media Arts Section
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. 5252
TTY (TDD) machine for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4409
September 2007