January 27, 2021 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
