Calgary Arts Development, which manages municipal funding for arts organizations, has set up a new $150,000 grant program this year to help groups facing closures, hibernations and mergers due to the pandemic.
"Shut-down and health mandates have disproportionately impacted the arts sector and there will be difficult conversations taking place among board members and organizational leadership in the coming months," it says.
The organizational structural change grant is available for one year to support needed transitions.
"Our research data indicates that there are some arts organizations that will not be financially viable due to loss of revenue, limited ability to adapt, and no reserves to support their ongoing work," it says. "There are costs to closures along with the need to preserve the artistic contributions and assets of the organization for the arts ecosystem."
Applications opened Feb. 8 and will close Nov. 30.
Source: Calgary Arts Development
