The CRD Arts Development Service provides funding support to arts organizations on behalf of 8 participating municipalities: Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Metchosin, Highlands and Sidney. Although not a participant in the Service, the municipality of North Saanich has provided a donation in support of regional arts since 2013.
The Arts Service has two funding programs:
- Operating Grants provide annual financial assistance to established arts organizations for ongoing programming and administrative expenses
- Project Grants support emerging or established arts organizations for new, recurring or developmental initiatives
The IDEA Grants (Innovate, Develop, Experiment, Access) program finished the second of a three-year pilot in 2016 and is currently under review.
Building our #ArtsFuture Together!
An extensive public consultation process has gained input from over 1,100 residents, resulting in a draft Implementation Priorities and Action Plan for the Capital Regional District (CRD) Arts Development Service.
The final public consultation, to review the draft Implementation Priorities and Action Plan, was held on November 3rd. Thank you to the 110 participants for working, reflecting, sharing, and sharpening our consultant's Draft plan. All the summary reports of the various stages of the community engagement are available at Buildingour#ArtsFutureTogether.
On March 29, 2017, the Arts Commission adopted the recommended actions in the Implementation Plan for Building Our #ArtsFuture Together. Please see the full Implementation Plan for details.
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Let's talk about building our #ArtsFuture together!
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