Public Art Galleries Operating Funding

This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible professional organizations that program and display public exhibitions of visual arts. The funding supports organizations that exhibit visual works of art and provide programs in the visual arts for the general public as their principal mandate. Organizations must operate a gallery and/or exhibition space that is accessible to the public for at least 1,000 hours each year and employ at least one full-time equivalent administrative and/or artistic staff member. Funding is calculated based on Community Derived Revenue (CDR) using a tiered percentage system, where organizations receive between 22-40% of their adjusted CDR depending on their revenue tier. The program requires organizations to demonstrate good governance principles, effective administration practices, and fiscal responsibility while maintaining an artistic mandate.