COVID-19 Short-Term Relief Funding

Grant Announcement Categories: Emergency Resiliency Funds

COVID-19 Short-Term Relief Funding

Calgary Arts Development allocated $1.5 million towards providing immediate relief to arts organizations, artists, and cultural workers in urgent need due to COVID-19 impacts.

Arts organizations were identified using data collected through a survey in March and April 2020, and grant amounts were determined through conversation with Calgary Arts Development staff. 48 organizations received short-term relief funding to a total of $917,700.

Relief grants to individual artists and cultural workers were made through a public application process assessed by Calgary Arts Development staff and community members. Due to the personal nature and volume of these grants, we will not be publishing individual names. 133 individuals were funded to a total of $170,547.17.

In addition to direct relief funding, a portion of the pool was allocated towards arts service organizations to assist in the delivery of artist relief programs, and to Elephant Artist Relief for their own relief program. For information about these programs, please see the COVID-19 Short-Term Relief Funding page.

Organization Grant Amount
Adult Recreational Choir $ 7,500
Alberta Playwrights Network $ 10,000
Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society $ 10,000
Alliance Française $ 10,000
Brazilian Community Association $ 5,000
Calgary Blues Music Association $ 20,000
Calgary Fiddlers $ 15,000
Calgary Folk Music Festival $ 50,000
Calgary International Fringe Festival $ 8,000
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra $ 30,000
Calgary Queer Arts Society $ 10,000
Calgary Round Up Band $ 10,000
Calgary Society for Independent Filmmakers $ 25,000
Calgary Young People’s Theatre $ 20,000
Chromatic Theatre $ 5,000
Contemporary Calgary $ 20,000
cSPACE $ 50,000
Dancers’ Studio West $ 15,000
Elephant Artist Relief Society $ 5,000
Evergreen Theatre & Community Spaces $ 50,000
Forte Musical Theatre $ 5,000
Glenbow Museum $ 30,000
GlobalFest $ 20,000
Green Fools Theatre $ 50,000
Handsome Alice Theatre $ 10,000
Hispanic Arts Society $ 5,000
Instrumental Society of Calgary $ 5,000
International Festival of Song and Chamber Music $ 5,000
La Caravan Dance Theatre $ 9,500
Leighton Art Centre $ 10,000
Lougheed House $ 44,000
Luminous Voices $ 5,000
Lunchbox Theatre $ 8,700
National Music Centre $ 30,000
One Yellow Rabbit $ 20,000
Pumphouse Theatres $ 10,000
Quickdraw Animation Society $ 5,000
Sarb Akal Music Society of Calgary $ 30,000
Sled Island $ 50,000
Spiritus Chamber Choir $ 5,000
Studio C, Prospect Human Services Society $ 15,000
The Festival Chorus $ 5,000
The GRAND $ 7,500
Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Society $ 20,000
Untitled Art Society $ 30,000
Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre $ 7,500
WordFest $ 50,000
Youth Singers of Calgary $ 50,000

Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials

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