granting
Forms, forms? FORMS!
- Posted by Karen Ball on February 25th, 2010
Thank you to everyone that has journeyed into the great form abyss that is our Operating Grant Program and made it through the other end. We are excited about all that financial and statistical data that you have provided us with, (we're weird that way). Now our job begins, to compile and share these stats back to all the organizations that have put the effort into providing them. We are looking forward to using this information to tell compelling stories of the impact that our arts organizations have on our City and the lives of Calgarians.
In the mean time, Lauren is diligently digging herself out from under a mountain of grants and support material and will be in touch with organizations that may still owe us bits of information. We look forward to reading the operating grant applications and reports and continuing to be inspired be the amazing vision and skill of Calgary's artists and arts organizations!
Dear Calgary Arts Development
- Posted by Karen Ball on September 22nd, 2009
This letter from the Collective Arts Think Tank in New York should be addressed and sent to every arts funder. It examines what's working and what's not working in strategies to supporting artists and the creation of work. Scan the highlights below, but be sure to read the whole letter (linked above) to get to the depth of the issues that work for the success or detriment to artists and organizations.What's working:
- Artists that make work on the work's schedule
- Tailor-made management strategies for projects or artists
- Knowing the real costs
- Generosity among colleagues
- Multi-year funding and presenting
- Subsidized rentals
What's not working: Read more »
Fund, reward, give, grant
- Posted by Karen Ball on June 18th, 2008
The language around granting is loaded.
Even the word 'grant' as defined on
dictionary.com speaks to the hierarchy and entitlement that is
implied by the word and potentially the action.
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land. Read more »
Toronto v.s. Montreal v.s Calgary?
- Posted by Karen Ball on April 14th, 2008
The government of Ontario is stepping up to the plate in an impressively strong way. Funding the shortfall of many of the city's large capital projects for the arts and re-defining seed funding through a new $15 million legacy grant for the one year old Luminato Festival. Check out this article published in today's Toronto Star.
OK Alberta, the bar is set.
Breaking it down...
- Posted by Catherine Knops on November 2nd, 2007
This Monday past, we held our Volunteer Appreciation Party, to recognise the work and contribution of the volunteers who work on our Granting Committee. It was held in Calgary Opera's Arrata Centre, a beautifully restored church in the Beltline district. Part of our entertainment that evening were the performances of two young artists, Whitney-Leigh Sloan and John Conlon, both of whom are participants in Calgary Opera's Emerging Artists Programme. The pair sang a duet and then each performed a solo. Read more »
Working in partnership to build more support for Calgary artists and arts organizations
- Posted by Karen Ball on September 27th, 2007
This morning the Canada Council and Alberta Foundation for the Arts were in town to launch the Alberta Creative Development Initiative. This anticipated grant program will provide important new dollars for artists, arts administrators and organizations in Alberta. The program was established through a Canada Council Initiative driven by the Council's interest to increase participation from Alberta artists and organizations in their programs. Read more »
The Canada Council for the Arts is Hiring in Alberta
- Posted by Karen Ball on July 11th, 2007
In May, 2007 the Canada Council announced the Alberta Creative Development Initiative, the a new $6 million grant program for Alberta arts organizations and artists in partnership with the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development and the Edmonton Arts Council. To support this program, and to increase the participation of Albertans and Western Canada in Canada Council programs, the Council is hiring a Program Officer for Western Canada. This Program Officer will be based in Edmonton with extensive travel to Calgary and throughout the Province. Read more »
New Provincial Funding Program for Spaces - applications available
- Posted by Karen Ball on June 28th, 2007
The Major Community Facilities Enhancement Program's guidelines and application are available now on the Alberta Lotteries web site.
This new one-time program will provide total funding of $140 million over two years for the upgrade and development of indoor and outdoor community facilities in Alberta, including cultural facilities. Applicable projects can receive support for both planning and development of up to a potential $10 million. Read more »
Thinking about value
- Posted by Karen Ball on April 18th, 2007
Like many of my colleagues, I have been doing allot of thinking about articulating the value of the arts these days. The article published in the London Times yesterday "I'm Sick To Death of Meddling Philistines" by Sir John Tusa, author and managing director of the Barbican Centre in London provides, in his own words, ' a plea for common sense' in the constant requirement of arts professionals to justify the arts. I believe that Sir Tusa is not a voice in the wilderness but the voice of many and the start of an interesting conversation on creating 'valuable' arts policy. Read more »
They're In!
- Posted by Karen Ball on February 2nd, 2007
You wrote it. you copied it, you delivered it... Congratulations.
Thanks to all the people who came by to drop off their grants and to say hello. Our Grants Committee will be meeting to review all applications over the coming months and we will be be back to you in June with the final allocations.
