Theatre Production Project Grants: Established Artists' Development/Production
Deadlines
- 1 March 2007 (for productions taking place after 1 September 2007)
- 15 September 2007 (for productions taking place after 1 April 2008)
Program Description
Theatre Production Project Grants for established artists provide assistance to professional, non-profit theatre organizations and ad hoc groups of professional theatre artists. “Ad hoc group” refers to a group of artists formed for the specific purpose of creating a unique work.
Grants are intended as a contribution towards the costs of:
- a period of development geared towards future production (projects should include at least one public presentation, such as a public reading or workshop);
- production, which can include development.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
- Incorporated, non-profit theatre organizations currently receiving operating assistance from the Theatre Section of the Canada Council for the Arts are not eligible to apply to this program.
- Priority is given to applicants who have been supported by the Theatre Section of the Canada Council in the past.
- Incorporated theatre organizations must have produced a body of work that includes a professional production assessed by the staff of the Theatre Section or by independent peer assessors. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check with the Theatre Section to determine whether the Canada Council has an assessment of the organization’s past work on file. If not, the application must include a letter of feasibility from an established professional theatre artist.
- Co-productions are eligible, but applicants must include a co-production agreement or letter of intent to co-produce.
- Core members of ad hoc groups must have been active as theatre professionals for at least five years.
Applicants who have been unsuccessful in a previous competition may not re-submit the same project to a subsequent competition without first speaking with a Theatre Section Officer.
All Canada Council programs are accessible to Aboriginal artists or arts organizations and artists or arts organizations from diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.
Applicants should be aware that meeting the eligibility criteria allows them to apply to the program. It does not, however, guarantee that they will receive a grant. Grant recommendations are made by a peer assessment committee, based on the overall merit of the project in a national comparative context and on the funds available.
Grant Amount
Grants awarded usually range from $5,000 to $12,000 for development activity, and from $5,000 to $20,000 for productions. Because of the high number of applications received and the limited resources available, grants awarded are usually smaller than the amounts requested.
Retroactive funding is not available.
NOTE: Grants awarded for the competition that closes 15 September 2006 will be distributed after 1 April 2007 on receipt of the applicant’s revised budget and confirmation of activities.
Assessment of Applications
Applications are reviewed for eligibility, according to the published criteria, by the Theatre Section, with outside consultation if needed.
Eligible applications are evaluated, in a national comparative context, by a peer assessment committee. The committee is a representative body of theatre professionals, with various kinds of expertise. Members are selected to ensure balanced representation of gender, experience, regional and cultural diversity, Aboriginal Peoples and genres.
The committee bases its review of applications on commissioned assessments of any of the applicants’ work that the Canada Council previously funded, and on the artistic and administrative criteria described in the application guidelines accompanying the form. It is the responsibility of the applicant to request the Theatre Section, in writing, for an assessment of the applicants’ work. The request must be made at least 30 days before the work’s production. If you have not requested an assessment in the last three years, then your application must include a letter of feasibility written by an established theatre professional.
Applicants will be notified of the competition results, by letter, approximately four months after the deadline date. Results are not released over the telephone or by email.
Application Form
Theatre Production Project Grants: Artists and Community Collaboration Fund (pdf, 206 KB)
This form can only be printed and cannot be filled out on-line.
Further Information
This program summary provides an overview of the Theatre Production Project Grants: Established Artists' Development/Production program. For further details, contact the Theatre Section.
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or (613) 566-4414, ext. 4483 or 4480
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: (613) 565-5194
Fax: (613) 566-4410
Theatre Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V1
February 2006