Measures to help artists, writers and organizations weather the crisis
With the release of the Cultural Sector Economic Recovery Plan, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) is announcing the implementation of new measures for artists, writers and cultural organizations.
1. Soutien à la diffusion de spectacles québécois (French only) (CLOSED)
Devant les difficultés financières du secteur des arts de la scène engendrées par les restrictions de la capacité d’accueil des salles de spectacles, et par l’annonce de la fermeture des lieux de diffusion pour les régions situées en zone rouge, le gouvernement du Québec annonçait, dans le cadre du Plan de relance économique pour la culture, une aide financière additionnelle de 50 M$ pour soutenir la diffusion de spectacles québécois.
Ce soutien offre une aide financière couvrant la période du 1er octobre 2020 au 31 mars 2021, adaptée à la situation réelle du demandeur : palier d’alerte (zone verte-jaune-orange-rouge) en vigueur dans la région où se déroulent les activités.
À noter que les productions québécoises faisant l’objet des demandes doivent être prévues ou présentées entre le 1er octobre 2020 et le 31 mars 2021. Seuls les spectacles professionnels correspondant à la définition d’une production québécoise sont considérés dans le cadre de cette mesure : une production québécoise est réalisée par un organisme québécois auquel on attribue les crédits de la création et la maîtrise d’œuvre de la production.
2. Call for projects: Recherche, creation et préproduction
To help maintain artistic productions of high quality when cultural activities return to normal, the CALQ is issuing a call for projects to creation and production organizations in the performing arts and multidisciplinary arts.
The ad hoc financial support will enable organizations to work intensively on their projects and carry out all the steps leading up to the presentation of a show, from research to rehearsals.
With this assistance, the CALQ aims to give organizations that are not receiving mission support the means to pursue their creative endeavours and advance their projects.
3. Enhancement of the grant program and temporary expansion of eligibility criteria
Funding for artists, writers and independent curators has also been increased. These amounts will make it possible to support more grant recipients.
On February, the CALQ announced a review of its grant program for artists to better contribute to the development of careers in the arts, particularly those of artist-entrepreneurs. Relaxed eligibility conditions, expansion of the types of activities supported and adjustment of the maximum amounts were among the changes made. CALQ grants, structured into nine sections, can therefore fund professional development, post-production, composition and writing activities.
New
Temporary eligibility of final-year students in post-secondary institutions offering specialized art programs who can submit an application without having participated in a professional production outside of their training.
Emerging humorists are also eligible for certain components (pilot project) : Research and Exploration, Creation and Professional Development.
4. Support to performing arts presentation organizations (CLOSED)
To enable organizations to explore different methods of disseminating works to the public against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CALQ is introducing temporary financial support for ad hoc initiatives to present live shows that respect social distancing measures. Submitted projects must respect the limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings set by the Direction générale de la santé publique.
In a context that is particularly difficult for the performing arts, this measure is designed to offer flexible support that reflects the current reality of organizations. Whether for creating an artistic circuit or presenting an outdoor show or public reading, non-traditional forms of showcasing performing arts are to be explored, and the CALQ would like organizations to receive appropriate financial support.
*Please note that this specific measure is no longer available since August 3, 2020. It was closed in order to stay within the allocated budgets.
5. Digital exploration and deployment (CLOSED)
We would like to help provide more support for digital initiatives by making the Digital Exploration and Deployment program available at any time. Projects selected could receive funding of up to $100,000.
Projects submitted may make it possible, in part, to increase the amount of Québec content online and its dissemination, optimize the discoverability of this content, and accelerate the appropriation of digital technology by artistic organizations and artists.
The purpose of this change to the program is to encourage artists, writers and arts and literary organizations to use digital technology to its full potential and to ensure they receive fair compensation for their artistic performances.
*Please note that the submission of projects for the Digital exploration and deployment measure is no longer available.
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- Plan de relance économique du milieu culturel (ministère de la Culture et des Communications)
- Maintaining services and processing requests during COVID-19
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