Events Grant

Grants of up to $7,500 to Canada organizations, festivals, arts service associations, artist groups, and reading series to showcase works or to offer professional growth activities. Funding is intended to promote the appreciation and development of Canadian content in publishing, writing, and visual art. Events grants are available in the literary and visual arts.

Events grants provide funding to festivals, reading series, arts service associations, and artists groups to showcase published works to the public or to host professional development events for writers, visual artists, publishers, and related arts professionals. Events must celebrate and present Canadian literary work in a public context, or provide opportunities for learning, career advancement or creative discourse in publishing, writing or visual arts in Canada. Events may be presented live, virtually or as hybrid live/streamed events. 

Through its grant programs, Access Copyright Foundation works to: 

• Increase the public’s understanding and appreciation of literature and visual arts created by Canadians
• Advance the development and promotion of literary and visual arts in Canada by providing grants and other forms of financial assistance to creators and publishers of works intended for publication in Canada or Canada and other countries
• Advance professional expertise and knowledge in the Canadian creative and publishing community by providing development grants to creators, arts professionals and publishers
• Advance knowledge and innovative thinking by providing research grants to Canadian writers, visual artists, arts organizations and publishers.
  

Events grants support a range of activities that promote the development and appreciation of Canadian publishing, writing and visual art. They can include, but are not limited to:

• Festivals, reading series, exhibitions, symposia, conferences and conventions, or other events showcasing Canadian writers or visual artists and their work to the public either live or on a virtual streaming platform
• Book award ceremonies and associated programs (event costs only)
• Workshops, lectures, facilitated retreats and seminars presented by and for professional artists, writers, artist groups, publishers or arts professionals
• Professional development, creative discourse or career advancement components of annual conference or general meeting
• Readings, panels, presentations, performances or lectures by Canadian writers, visual artists or publishing professionals as public components of conferences, symposia or professional development programs hosted by academic institutions or arts organizations. 

Eligible Expenses:

Access Copyright Foundation funds expenses directly related to the event such as:

• Presenters’ honoraria, travel and accommodation
• Venue rental, audio visual rental and support, pandemic safety supplies including masks, sanitizers, signage
• Virtual hosting costs including live streaming and on-demand platform fees, recording and technical consultation and support
• Printing and production costs for programs, promotional material and documentation.