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Finding touring grants to support the circulation (or hosting) of creative work is always both exciting and challenging, especially in our current environment of ever-rising production costs.
When we talk about “touring”, most folks think of physical (outbound) touring/circulation activities (heading out on the open road), or bringing in artists to (co)present (inbound touring) – (which is, of course a well-established funding focus for many programs) – yet other programs include online dissemination of your work within their funding scope.
Additionally there are a number of other programs that specifically support activities to get you ready for future touring or hosting – from market research, to travel and participation in events focused on the promotion, planning, or network development for future circulation and touring opportunities; or bringing in other artistic leaders to plan for future tour hosting.
Under our “Presentation” category, the SmartGrant Search interface lets you search “Touring, Circulation and/or Travel” related criteria in the following sub-categories:
Additionally, under our “(Individual & Organizational) Development & Capacity Building” category, the SmartGrant Search interface lets you search for “market development activities” related criteria in the following sub-category section:
A few selected search result examples include:
- BC Arts Council: Project Assistance – Arts Circulation and Touring – Organizations
- BC Arts Council: Project Assistance – Arts Circulation and Touring – Individuals
- Canada Council: Arts Across Canada & Abroad – Circulation and Touring
- Music BC: Travel Grants – Domestic and International Travel Grants (Artists & Business Envelope)
- Canada Media Fund: Interactive Digital Media – Digital Creators Pilot Program
- Creative BC: Passport to Markets Program
- First Peoples’ Cultural Council: Arts Program – Music Program
The SmartGrant database includes 71 (organization-eligible) & 34 (individual-eligible) programs that support touring, project circulation/dissemination, as well as tour & market development.
Become a SmartGrant subscriber and explore all the possibilities for new & untapped options for yourself, or a member of your organization’s team.
