$1000 Emergency Funds for Indigenous Artists

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 | Leave a comment

DEADLINE: September 15, 2020 or until the funding envelope has been allocated.

The Canada Council for the Arts, the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective, Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance, the Indigenous Screen Office, and the Inuit Art Foundation created Community Cares: Emergency Response Fund for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Individuals Working in the Arts. First Nations, Inuit or Métis artists and cultural workers who have lost income due to COVID -19 may apply to the fund. Loss of income may be due to self-isolation, postponement or cancellation of travel, events or market access, reduced sales of work, or due to caring for family members or children, as well as other disruptions caused by the pandemic.

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Manitoba Craft Council: Masks & Makers Online Fundraising Auction

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 | Leave a comment

July 27th – September 4th

Locally, Manitoba Craft Council members and friends have been creating masks, both functional and beyond, as well as mask-inspired artwork that reflect our current moment. We now invite YOU to support craft and craftspeople in your community by bidding at our online Masks and Makers fundraising auction. For many of us, craft has played an important role in our lives: it’s a profession, a passion, an income generator, a mental health outlet, a source of pride, community, and cultural connection. Craft has helped to keep us healthy, so let’s return the favour: bid on your favourite masks or mask-themed artwork and help keep craft alive and vital.

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City of Toronto Indigenous Arts & Culture Partnerships Fund

Posted on July 23, 2020July 24, 2020 | Leave a comment

DEADLINE: Friday, July 24, 2020 – 5:00pm

The Indigenous Arts and Culture Partnerships Fund supports partnerships and collaborations that create new opportunities and visibility for Indigenous-led arts and culture. The fund aims to spark new relationships between Indigenous artists, arts and culture leaders and professionals, and potential partners at both the grassroots and institutional levels.

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Canadian Artists, Writers, Performers Call for National Basic Income – CBC

Posted on July 17, 2020July 24, 2020 | Leave a comment

Latest push says many in the arts-and-culture sector are subject to precarious short-term work

“A group of Canadian artists, writers, technicians and performers is calling on Ottawa to guarantee a basic income for anyone in need.

Novelist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue, poet George Elliott Clarke and opera singer Adrianne Pieczonka are listed among those supporting a call to “provide financial security to meet people’s basic needs, regardless of their work status.”

The concept would involve the government making regular payments to citizens to meet their basic needs.

The request is detailed in an open letter written by visual artist Zainub Verjee, multidisciplinary artist Clayton Windatt and the campaign’s team leader, media artist Craig Berggold. It is addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault.”

New Grant Will Help Vulnerable Women

Posted on June 18, 2020July 24, 2020 | Leave a comment