City
|
City Population |
Lead Office/Org for
Festival Funding |
Date Festival Program
Established |
2002 Festival Grants
Budget |
Number of Grant Recipients |
Eligible Clients |
Types of Funding for
Festivals |
Assessment process |
Categories of Clients for
Assessment Purposes |
Main Assessment Criteria |
Technical
Services |
Edmonton
|
666,104 (2001- City of Edmonton
only) |
Edmonton
Arts Council $1.8M = Total EAC Grants
Budget |
1996 EAC established |
$844,000 + $25,000 Seed funding |
21 Festivals and Events + 7-8
Emerging Festivals |
Non
profit Professional Cultural Organizations Based in Edmonton Ongoing Presence Broad appeal Accessible to public |
Operating Seed Special project Funding Parade Grant TIX on the square Max grant set at 25% of op.
budget |
Peer Jury 6 members |
By Arts discipline + Separate program for
Festivals where all types of organizations compete against each other Sporting events not
eligible. |
Programming 40% Community Impact 30% Financial Stability 15% Internal Structure 15% |
Services
are provided by the City on cost recovery basis (not
provided by EAC) |
Montreal
|
1,029,828 (2000) City of Montreal only |
Bureau
des festivals et animation publique Service
de la culture |
1988
Programme de soutien aux festivals et evenements |
$832,000 + $424,000 in ad hoc
discretionary spending by boroughs |
50 Festivals and events + a number of others via
discretionary funds |
Non-profit Professional cultural
organizations Based in Montreal Ongoing presence Broad appeal Accessible to public |
Annual funding to support
costs of marketing, production, security, training and hiring of volunteers. Max. grant of $100,000 for
Festivals with op. budgets over $2.5M Max. grant of $50,000 for
Festivals with op. budgets under $2.5M Max. grant of $7,000 for
developing Festivals with op. budget under $400,000 |
Staff |
By Operating Budget |
Internal Structure Financial Stability Community Impact Economic Impact Cultural
Importance Unique quality of activity |
Free
of charge to approx. 200 Festivals & Events annually |
Toronto
|
2,542,844 (2000) |
Economic Development,
Culture and Tourism Department |
1999 Community Festivals
and Special Events Program established |
$140,000 (includes $85,000 to
community festivals and events + $55,000 to Eco. Dev. Festivals
& events |
50 Festivals and Events |
Op. budget less than
$100,000 |
Project funding Max. grant of $10,000 or
49% of budget |
Staff |
Two components: Activities in parks or
community centers + Activities on main streets
that generate economic development |
Value to Community Impact on community Achievement Accountability Financial Viability Self-sustainability |
No
services provided (Although
some in-kind support is offered on occasion) |
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Tourism Division of
Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Department |
1999 Special Events Unit
established (a production division
only) |
All costs of event
production are sponsored by other organizations and/or corporate sponsors |
Approx. 10-12 events
annually |
Public events that bring
people of Toronto together in spirit of celebration and civic pride. On Civic sites |
All expenses are covered by
sponsors and/or co-producers |
City Council approves
calendar of events |
Civic sites Accessible and free to
public Celebratory Inclusive |
Celebrate the community Free Enjoy public and private
partnerships and sponsorships |
Provided |
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Toronto Arts Council (TAC) ($8M = Total TAC Grants
Budget) |
1974 TAC established 1998 Office of Cultural
Affairs established |
$800,000 awarded to
Festival orgs |
50 Festivals and Events |
Non
profit Professional
arts orgs Based in Toronto Accessible to Public |
Annual funding + Project support No max. grant (but projects
usually receive no more than $10,000) |
Peer Jury of 6-8 members |
By arts discipline |
Artistic merit Artistic mandate of
organization Contribution to the
development of arts discipline in Toronto Quality of org/project Role and relevance to
community served by group Financial and admin.
Viability Audience development Public impact |
Not
provided by TAC |
Quebec
City
|
169,076 2001 (Quebec City Only) 682,757 (metro
Quebec) |
Bureau
du tourisme et des evenements speciaux Service
du developpement economique |
1996 |
1.4M (includes $600,000 in
grants + $800,000 in services) |
80 Festivals and events |
Non profit Professional Based in Quebec City Accessible to Public |
Operating Grants range from $2,000 to $230,000 |
Staff Committee |
No set application deadline
date All types of organizations:
arts, community-based, heritage, sports, recreation etc. may apply for
support |
Cultural and economic
benefits to citizens Organizational
effectiveness and fiscal responsibility Community impact Economic impact Previous funding history |
Free
of charge to approx. 200 festivals and events |
Vancouver
|
565,905 (2002) (City of Vancouver only) |
Office of Cultural Affairs |
History of funding arts
organizations dates back to 1890’s |
$342,975 + $31,000 (2001) |
14 op. grants to festivals
and events + 8 festivals received
project grants (2001) |
Non profit Professional arts
organizations Based in Vancouver Accessible to public |
Operating + Project Grants range from $4,000 to $116,500 |
Peer Jury |
By arts discipline only |
Artistic merit Artistic programming as
reflection of mandate Contribution to the
development of arts discipline in Vancouver Distinctiveness of org’s
activities Financial and admin.
Viability Outreach & mktg plan Need for assistance |
Office
of Cultural Affairs does not provide services. Technical
services are provided via the Engineering Department on cost recovery basis |
Winnipeg
|
631,700 (2001) City of Winnipeg only |
Winnipeg Advisory Arts
Council (WAAC) ($2M – total WAAC Grants
budget) |
1984 WAAC established |
$189,000 down town
festivals program grants + $337,000 in op. grants
awarded |
23 downtown festivals
program grants + 11 operating grants awarded
to festivals |
Non profit Professional arts
organizations Based in Winnipeg Accessible to public |
Operating funding to arts
organizations (including festival orgs) + Special project Funding |
Peer Jury Max. grant in downtown
festivals program is $25,000 |
Cultural Organizations + arts organizations by arts
discipline for purposes of operating grants |
Contribution to
revitalization of city core + Programming Free events Organizational
effectiveness and fiscal responsibility Marketing |
Not
provided by WAAC City
provides limited services free of charge, per available resources |