Purpose

The City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Arts Council recognize that arts and museum facilities are an important part of the community. As with any public facility, the costs associated with maintaining it can often exceed what users of that facility can reasonably support on a per-use basis. The Arts and Museum Building Operating grant program exists to help ensure these facilities remain accessible by the public in the service of a range of arts and cultural activities.

The Arts and Museum Building Operating grant will invest in a portion of the costs associated with maintaining clean, well- lighted, heated and secure arts and museum facilities that are regularly accessible by the public, whose use is of interest to the public and community groups.

This program is not intended for capital expenditures, for endowment purposes, or to support programming costs. These grants are not intended to support organizations that are primarily training or educational institutions.

This program is not intended to replace other funding through the Edmonton Arts Council and/or the City of Edmonton.