Explore and Create — Artist-Driven Organizations

📋 Eligible Entities - Artistic organizations (non-profit and for-profit structures) - Organizations with a primary mandate focused on artistic creation and presentation - Must have 3 years of operational history to establish revenue averaging - Organizations demonstrating active research, creation, and production activities in the arts sector ### 💰 Funding Details - Grant Amount: 60% of total annual revenues, calculated as a 3-year average - Calculation Method: Sum revenues from the past 3 fiscal years, divide by 3, then multiply by 0.60 - Repayability: Non-repayable grant (does not require repayment) - Matching Requirements: No matching funds requirement specified - Frequency: Typically annual application cycles (verify with program administrator) ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Research and development activities related to artistic projects - Artist creation and compensation - Production costs (materials, equipment, technical services) - Dissemination activities (marketing, distribution, public engagement) - Related operational costs tied to research, creation, production, and dissemination phases ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Revenue Documentation: Must provide audited or certified financial statements for the past 3 years - Organizational Status: Must maintain active artistic operations and demonstrate ongoing mandate fulfillment - Accountability: Funds must be tracked and reported against approved project scope - Timeline: Grant covers activities through to dissemination phase completion - Reporting Requirements: Organizations must report on how funds were deployed across research, creation, production, and dissemination - Eligibility Verification: Artistic focus and revenue calculations subject to program verification and approval