Community Presenters Assistance Program

About CPA

Deadline for applying is June 30, 2013. The Community Presenters Assistance is a program of the British Columbia Arts Council and is administered by the BC Touring Council.

Objective of Community Presenters Assistance

Awards are available on a project basis to assist non-profit community organizations that present British Columbian and Canadian professional performing arts touring events that occur between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. There are THREE presenting components of the program. Presenters may apply as a Community or Key Presenter (if they qualify) as well as a Diverse Collaborations Presenter.

DOWNLOADING FORMS – “Right Click” on the links below and download the files to your computer.

Application forms are in PDF format. It’s critical to use the most recent version of the free Adobe Reader to complete your applications and final reports (with the exception of Diverse Collaborations final report which is an Excel file). Download Adobe Reader. (Do not use an application such as “Preview” on a Mac to complete these forms – they won’t work–you must use Adobe Reader.)

You may continue to save your application and final report files as you go along. When you’re ready, print them off and mail them with attachments/supporting documents. We ask that you also email a copy of the Application Form and Final Report so that the data can be easily and accurately extracted.

COMMUNITY PRESENTER

Eligible applicants must be BC registered, not-for-profit, community based arts organizations active in communities that do not have a Key Presenter. Organizations from the City of Vancouver and the City of Victoria are ineligible.

Awards of up to $10,000 are available.

Download the complete set of files (application, guidelines, final reports etc) for COMMUNITY PRESENTERS (2.6 MB)

KEY PRESENTER

Eligible applicants will be BC registered, not-for-profit or municipally owned performing arts facilities of approximately 300 or more seats that employ full time, professional management. A Key Presenter must also present at least ten eligible performances in the season (see the Guidelines in the download below). Organizations from the City of Vancouver and the City of Victoria are ineligible.

Awards of up to $15,000 are available.

Download the complete set of files (application, guidelines, final reports etc) for KEY PRESENTER (2.6 MB)

DIVERSE COLLABORATIONS PRESENTER

Eligible applicants must be BC registered, not-for-profit community organizations or non-profit or municipally owned and operated performing arts facilities. Organizations from the City of Vancouver and the City of Victoria are ineligible. NOTE: Those applying for Community or Key Presenter may also apply for a Diverse Collaborations grant.

 Awards of up to $5,000 are available.

Download the complete set of files  (application, guidelines, final reports etc) for DIVERSE COLLABORATIONS (2.2 MB)

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If you are a successful applicant, you will need to use the BC Arts Council and BC Government logo on your promotional and related materials. You can download a print and screen version of these logos here.

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Questions/Contact John McLachlan, Program Coordinator 1 (877) 664-2999 cpa@bctouring.org Mailing Address: BC Touring Council PO Box 547 Nelson, BC V1L 5R3