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 |