Volunteer Based Arts Organizations

This grant provides annual operating funding to arts-based organizations that foster community connections and primarily rely on volunteers to carry out their mission and mandates. The program supports arts organizations that foster a strong sense of community in the arts through the engagement of the voluntary sector. Funding supports a broad range of artistic activities, including the production, presentation, and dissemination of artistic works and/or providing artists with support in alignment with an organization's mission and mandate. This funding is specifically designed for organizations that rely primarily on volunteers to foster a strong sense of community participation and shared purpose with minimal or no paid staff. Organizations must have public programming and participation in the film and video, literary, visual arts, and/or performing arts as their primary purpose and principal mandate.