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Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Assistance to Professional Canadian Contemporary Art Dealers (Pilot Program)
Program description:
In the context of its mandate to foster the production and enjoyment of the arts in Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts provides financial support to professional Canadian contemporary art dealers to offset costs for the national and international promotion of professional Canadian contemporary visual artists, including photographers and fine craft artists.
Program eligibility:
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria: be registered as businesses in Canada; be majority-owned and operated by Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada; have been in operation for at least three years and have established a national and/or international reputation; maintain a permanent exhibition venue which is open to the general public on a regular and ongoing basis; have a record of fulfilling all contractual obligations to artists. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Movable Cultural Property Program
Program description:
To assist designated, heritage institutions in Canada – through the Movable Cultural Property Grants Program – with the acquisition of nationally significant, cultural property that is threatened with export or located outside Canada. To provide special tax incentives – under the provisions of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act – to encourage Canadians to donate or sell important objects to designated heritage institutions in Canada.
Program eligibility:
Museums, galleries, libraries, archives, as well as public authorities designated by the Minister of Canadian Heritage under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.pch.gc.ca/progs/mcp-bcm/mcp_e.cfm
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Canada Music Fund (Canadian Music Memories Program administered by the National Library of Canada and the Audio/Visual Preservation Trust.ca)
Program description:
Canadian Heritage's Canada Music Fund (Canadian Music Memories Program administered by the National Library of Canada and the Audio/Visual Preservation Trust.ca). The goal of the fund is to seek to strengthen the Canadian sound recording industry from creator to audience. The Fund has three overarching public policy goals: to ensure that Canadian music artists and entrepreneurs have the skills, know-how, and tools to succeed in a global and digital environment; to enhance Canadians' access to a diverse range of Canadian music choices through existing and emerging media; to increase the opportunities available for Canadian music artists and cultural entrepreneurs to make a significant and lasting contribution to Canadian cultural expression.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants are Canadian not-for-profit music sector organizations and associations representing Canadian creators.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/fcmus-cmusf/index_e.cfm
Organization: Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Records (FACTOR), The
Program: Direct Board Approval Program – Master Acquisition Component
Program description:
The Direct Board Approval Master Acquisition Component was developed for eligible Level 1 DBA record labels to assist with the costs of acquiring ownership of masters by Canadian artists. The purpose is to provide a strong financial commitment to each project by funding the sound recording, marketing, promotion and video project respectively.
Program eligibility:
The applicant company: must be a qualified Level 1 Direct Board Approval company which has accessed the DBA program in a previous fiscal year; must have accessed the DBA program for no less than three years; OR you must have achieved a level of performance that meets or surpasses the industry average as determined by FACTOR; must provide a copy of the fully executed master acquisition agreement. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.factor.ca
