A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT ARTS SECTOR

Each year, at least 75 per cent of our grant from The City is distributed into the community through our grant investment programs.

Each year, at least 75 per cent of our grant from The City is distributed into the community through our grant investment programs.

In 2022 a total of $13,627,378M was invested through 676 grants to organizations, individual artists and arts collectives as follows:

OVERALL FUNDING   

This chart does not include the public art stream, which will be reported separately.

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was invested in 163 non-profit arts organizations through the Operating Grant Program.

An additional $1,399,630 was granted to 73 of those organizations who applied for up to $25,000 in supplementary funding to help navigate challenges they were facing.

Operating Grant Program

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was invested through the Operating Grant Program, which provided one-time unrestricted funding to 22 non-profit arts organizations who  had not previously received annual operating funding from Calgary Arts Development.

PROJECT GRANT, ORGANIZATIONS

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invested in 38 projects

FUTURE FOCUS PROGRAM

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invested in 16 organizations through the Future Focus Program. In 2022 the Organization Structural Change program evolved into the Future Focus Program, a joint initiative co-funded by Calgary Arts Development, the Rozsa Foundation, and the Calgary Foundation. This program provides support to organizations exploring and implementing changes specifically related to mergers, permanent strategic partnerships, hibernations and organizational closure.

Project Grant Program – Individuals and Collectives

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invested in 117 projects 

This program was supplemented by a grant from Calgary Arts Foundation comprising contributions from individual donors, the Auxilium Foundation, and an anonymous donation through the Edmonton Community Foundation.

Original Peoples Investment Program

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invested in 42 projects

ArtShare Program

$ 0

invested in 28 projects

Cultural Activation Fund

$ 0

invested in 40 projects

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT MICROGRANT

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granted to 129 artists for professional development and business development activities

Changemaker Program

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invested in 12 artists

Indigenous Artist Microgrant

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supported 11 artists to advance their practice, project or career, all working to preserve Indigenous culture and traditions

Honouring the Children Grant program

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 was granted to 7 artists for artistic projects responding to, honouring, or in memory of the loss of life, culture, ceremony, and language amongst the original peoples of this land because of the residential school system.

Click here for a full list of 2022 grant recipients.

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Serenella Sol | Photo: Sentient Forms by Caitlin Unrau
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Total participation in arts experiences produced by grantees

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Total number of public activities produced by grantees

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Total number of volunteers

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Total number of volunteer hours

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Total number of arts experiences for youth

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Total attendance at arts activities for youth

Impact Stories

Lesia Bear

RECIPIENT: ORIGINAL PEOPLES INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Burlycon

RECIPIENT: ARTIST DEVELOPMENT MICROGRANT

Ash Adams

RECIPIENT: PROJECT GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS & COLLECTIVES