grants & awards for individual artists

Cultural Diversity in the Arts Awards

Nomination Deadline: October 1st

Purpose

The City of Edmonton through the Edmonton Arts Council has established the Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program in recognition that artists from all parts of the world enrich Edmonton’s cultural scene.

This program provides up to 12 awards of $7,500 to encourage and support Edmonton artists from ethnically diverse cultural backgrounds, and to engage those artists in the broader Edmonton community. The Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program was initiated in 2008, as an annual program under which individual artists that meet the eligibility criteria can be nominated for an award by any person in the general community. Self-nominations will be accepted. Organizations are not eligible.

The Edmonton Arts Council believes that diversity is a source of strength and vitality in the arts, and recognizes the need to support and reflect the contributions of artists from varied cultural backgrounds. Our goal is to be inclusive of and responsive to communities and artists that might not be currently connected with or have access to the Edmonton Arts Council or the established arts community. Priority will be given to artists who have never received funding through the EAC.

Eligibility

A person is eligible to be considered for a City of Edmonton Cultural Diversity in the Arts Award if she or he is:

an Edmonton resident since at least January 1 of the year of the nomination
eligible to work in Canada
18 years of age or older
dedicated to devoting herself or himself to her/his artistic activity
working in any artistic medium including but not limited to dance, theatre, music, literary arts, storytelling and other oral traditions, fine craft, media arts or visual arts.

The program will provide awards of $7500 to artists:

from ethnically diverse cultural backgrounds who are not yet familiar with Edmonton’s established arts institutions and/or artist support programs
who are dedicated to pursuing their artistic endeavors while living in Edmonton
who demonstrate a commitment to some aspect of the broader cultural life of Edmonton

Definitions

The Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program will support artists who are, or aspire to be, excellent artists. “Excellence” may be verified by a favorable assessment of the artist’s work by peers, by past awards, by academic qualifications, or by community and public recognition.

Application Procedure

Completed applications for a 2010 City of Edmonton Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program must be received at the Edmonton Arts Council at 10440-108 Avenue no later than October 1, 2010. Incomplete applications or applications received after this date will not be considered.

Selection Process

Award recipients will be chosen by a Committee appointed by the Edmonton Arts Council. The Committee will make recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Edmonton Arts Council who will then make Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program award recommendations to the City of Edmonton. There will be no appeal process.

For more information about the City of Edmonton Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program, please contact EAC grants staff.

The 2010 application form will be available on the website on September 1, 2010.

Download the 2009 Nomination Form - for review only.

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