Program Info - Our New Funding Model

Programs
New Funding Model
Explore and Create
This program is intended for artists, collectives and organizations
focused on research, development, exploration and innovation in
the creation of new work advancing their art forms.
Its objectives are to support the research, creation, production
and presentation of new works intended to be shared with a
public; to support artists in their professional and artistic development; and to stimulate the emergence and development of new
artistic voices.
Through this program, Canadian artists, organizations and
collectives will access resources and opportunities that promote
experimentation, exploration and artistic risk-taking.
Engage and Sustain
This program supports arts organizations in the production and
presentation of ongoing, sustainable, high-quality artistic activities that engage the diversity of citizens within their communities
and beyond.
Its objectives are to support and develop professional artistic
practices through the programming and activities of arts organizations; to encourage organizations to reflect the diversity of the
communities that they participate in through their staffing, programming and public engagement responsibilities; and to foster
excellence in high performing arts organizations which contribute
to - and play a leadership role in - the continued development of
arts practices in their community and in the arts sector at large.
Through this program, arts organizations will offer high-quality
programming and activities featuring a diversity of genres and
arts practices; they will respond to change, create conditions
for ongoing artistic development, and ensure their renewal and
sustainability; they will actively provide resources for their professional community; and they will be recognized for the value they
contribute to the lives of all Canadians.
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Sharing Aboriginal Arts
This program supports Aboriginal artistic and cultural expression and the vitality of Indigenous artists, artistic practices and
communities. Although it is a dedicated program for Aboriginal
arts, First Nations, Metis and Inuit artists are also invited to take
advantage of all of the Canada Council’s other programs.
This program will operate using a self-determined, Aboriginal-centred approach. This means that it will be guided by Aboriginal artists’ values and worldviews, administered by staff of
Aboriginal heritage, assessed by Aboriginal arts professionals,
and its impacts will be measured and reported on in an Aboriginal
cultural and artistic context.
Its objectives are to support customary and contemporary artistic
and cultural practices by First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists,
collectives and organizations; to support activities that deeply
embed the perspectives, voices and stories of the First Peoples
of this land in Canadian arts and Canadian society and to affirm,
recognize and support customary and contemporary artistic practices, cultural protocols, and indigenous worldviews.
Through this program, the customary and contemporary artistic
practices of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada will be renewed,
sustained and presented in Canada and abroad; authentic forms
of artistic and cultural self-expression will be presented within
Aboriginal communities; and indigenous perspectives, voices and
stories will be integrated and represented more widely within the
Canadian artistic community.
Renewing Artistic Practice
Arts Abroad
This program supports innovation, collaboration, sustainability and
adaptability in Canada’s professional arts sector.
This program supports the presentation and circulation of Canadian
art and artists abroad.
This program will help arts professionals to share and debate current and emerging practices, tools and issues and to have access to
timely expertise that helps their organizations respond to change.
The presence of Canadian arts on the international scene is critical
to the artistic and financial success of our artists and arts organizations. We need to have our artists represented in global networks,
collaborations and exchanges, to enrich their practices and perspectives here at home, and to ensure Canada is even more recognized
worldwide for its creativity, excellence, diversity and innovation.
Its objectives are to support activities that enhance professional
development in the Canadian arts sector and to support the development of innovative responses to changes within the Canadian
arts sector.
Through this program, organizations will share resources and expertise, collaborating to develop innovative approaches to meeting the
twin challenges of practicing art professionally and administering
arts organizations.
Arts Across Canada
This program encourages the dissemination of excellent Canadian
art across the country for the benefit of as many Canadians as
possible.
Its objectives are to support activities that will allow Canadians in
all regions of the country to have better access to diverse forms
of expression and artistic experiences, leading more Canadians to
appreciate and engage in the arts. It will also support activities that
develop networks and domestic markets and foster artistic partnerships and collaborations, and that increase access to the arts for the
Canadian public.
Through this program, artists will have the resources to travel, tour,
exhibit and disseminate their work in communities across Canada.
They will be supported in developing and realizing opportunities for
cultural and artistic exchange. They will design and test strategic
approaches and initiatives to develop Canadian markets for artists
and arts professionals. And Canadians at large will be given access
to Canada’s deep and diverse pool of artistic talent.
The objectives of the Arts Abroad program are to support activities
that enhance the profile, appreciation and presence of Canadian
artists and arts professionals abroad, to support activities that contribute to the international reach and recognition of Canadian artists
and arts professionals, and to support activities that encourage
international exchange to stimulate the advancement of the arts in
Canada.
Through this program, a diversity of Canadian artworks will be experienced by global audiences; Canadian artists, arts professionals
and arts organizations will be supported in developing international
markets for their work; and Canadian artists, arts professionals and
arts organizations will have the capacity to engage in reciprocal
international activities and other targeted projects.