The BC Touring Council in partnership with the Province of BC and the BC Arts Council is pleased to announce a one-time resilience supplement for presenters who have received at least one Community Presenter Assistance grant in the last 3 years and who have not received an Arts and Culture Resilience Supplement from the BC Arts Council.
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The Presenters: Resilience Program is intended to support key and community presenters in BC to:
- Adapt and/or diversify current presenting or programming activity to respond to changes in the arts and culture sector; or
- support capacity within the organization.
Awards of up to $5,000 are available.
The program has been developed in partnership with the BC Arts Council as a one-time funding opportunity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Awards are available to support:
- Activities related to presenting or programming activities to assist with new presentation expenses related to recent impacts. These activities may include but are not limited to:
- exploring new technologies, offsetting costs associated with live streaming or videography, or purchasing equipment
- developing alternate production/presentation/distribution strategies
- training of staff/volunteers or acquiring new skills, and/or developing new relationships relevant to your project
- covering artist fees beyond what is covered under the CPA program for shows outside of a season or series (i.e. unplanned one-off performances or presenting local talent)
- Activities related to supporting organizational capacity related to recent impacts. These activities may include but are not limited to:
- community outreach or artist engagement activities to envision new ways to operate
- board development and capacity building
- volunteer services including recruitment, retention, awards
- audience/patron services including surveys, communication strategies
The BC Touring Council in partnership with the Province of BC and the BC Arts Council is pleased to announce a one-time resilience supplement for presenters who have received at least one Community Presenter Assistance grant in the last 3 years and who have not received an Arts and Culture Resilience Supplement from the BC Arts Council.
