[BCMA] Special Project Assistance - Capacity and Sustainability and Innovations (2015/16 Guidelines and Application Forms)

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The 2015/2016 Program Guidelines and Application Forms to assist in
completing requests for the BC Arts Council's Special Project Assistance -
Capacity and Sustainability and Innovations programs are now available to
download from the BC Arts Council website at
<https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/> www.bcartscouncil.ca. Please note that July
2, 2015 is the only deadline for applications for both programs for 2015/16.
 
The Special Project Assistance - Capacity and Sustainability
<https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/guidelines/special_programs/sustainability/cap
acity.html>  program is designed to assist arts and cultural organizations
to undertake specific activities that will increase their capacity and
contribute to long term sustainability.  
 
The Special Project Assistance
<https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/guidelines/special_programs/innovations/innova
tions.html> - Innovations program supports extraordinary commissioning,
research, creation, development and/or production costs incurred by B.C.
arts and cultural organizations for projects that demonstrate innovation,
experimentation and risk taking. Funding will be provided for the
commissioning, research, creation, development, production and/or public
presentation of new works across the province by organizations with a
demonstrated track record in the creation, development and production or
public presentation of new work. 
 
To be eligible for these programs, applicants must:
 
*      Be an arts organization, museum or Aboriginal cultural centre
assisted by the BC Arts Council in the five most recent years (2010/11 -
20114/2015 government fiscal years) through BC Arts Council operating or
discipline-specific project programs; 
OR,
*      Be an incorporated non-profit arts and cultural organization assisted
through the BC Arts Council's Shared Cost Arrangement programs at BC Touring
Council, First Peoples' Cultural Council (Aboriginal Arts Development
Awards) and Creative BC (Arts Innovation Fund), in the two most recent years
(2013/14 or 2014/15 government fiscal years).
 
Applicants may submit to both programs in 2015/16.
 
The Special Project Assistance - Capacity and Sustainability and Innovations
programs remain under review; further news about these programs will be
available later in 2015/16. 
 
If you have concerns or questions, please contact a Program Officer. A full
list of Program Officers is available at
<http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/about/coordinators.htm>
http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/about/coordinators.htm.
 
 
(You are receiving this email as a recent applicant to BC Arts Council
programs. Please accept our apologies if you receive this information more
than once.)
 
 
BC Arts Council / Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
800 Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C.
': [250] 356-1718 7 [250] 387-4099
Email: bcartscouncil at gov.bc.ca <mailto:bcartscouncil at gov.bc.ca> 
 
Reach us toll free through Enquiry BC: 1-800-663-7867
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