The British Columbia Arts Council (BCAC) is seeking applications for its Operating Assistance: Professional Arts Training Organizations Program to provide funding to assist the general operations of established professional, non-profit arts training organizations in B.C. that provide comprehensive programs of specialized training for professional artists and cultural workers, or for those who are committed to pursuing professional careers in the arts.
Funding Information
The minimum grant amount is $20,000. There is no maximum grant amount.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, an organization must:
Be a professional arts training organization, registered and in good standing as a non-profit society or community service co-op in B.C. for at least one fiscal year prior to application, with a dedicated arts and cultural purpose.
Have operated as a professional arts training organization for one fiscal year prior to application.
Engage professionals in artistic, curatorial, administrative or project leadership.
Fairly compensate artists, arts and cultural practitioners, technicians, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers. Compensation must align with community contexts and industry standards within the field of practice, including adhering to international intellectual property rights standards and cultural ownership protocols.
Adhere to the Criminal Records Review Act which requires that people who work with or may have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults must undergo a criminal record check by the Criminal Records Review Program.
Have received at least one Project Assistance grant from the BC Arts Council within the past seven years. Grant programs that fulfill this eligibility criteria include Professional Project Assistance; Arts-Based Community Development; and Arts Impact Grants. Grant programs that do not fulfill this eligibility criteria include, but are not limited to: Pivot Program; Arts Infrastructure; Resilience Supplements; Community Arts Festivals; Project Assistance: Community Arts Organizations; Touring; Early Career Development; Youth Engagement; or Co-op Placement.
