Jul. 21, 2010, 2:09 p.m.
Kingston Arts Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The Kingston Arts Council and the City of Kingston are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF) grants.
The grants were awarded in two categories, Operating Grants and Project Grants. All CKAF applicants will be notified by mail as to the status of their grant request and in the case of the successful applicants, how they should proceed to redeem their grant.
OPERATING GRANTS
The Operating Grants Review Committee (voting) was comprised of David Cameron, Jason-Emery Groën, Michèle LaRose, Craig Walker and Val Westgate. The Chair of the Committee was Ian Hodkinson. City Councillors Rob Hutchison, Bill Glover, Brian McCurdy, Cultural Director, and Colin Wiginton, Manager, Cultural Services, were non-voting members on the Operating Grants Review Committee.
The Operating Grant program received 11 applications requesting a total of $398,500 in funding. Of these, 9 applications were successful, and $318,300 in funding was awarded to Operating Grant applicants. The Operating Grant Award recipients are listed in alphabetical order below:
Organization | Grant Amount
Agnes Etherington Art Centre | $75,000.00
Cantabile Choirs of Kingston | $29,360.00
Le Centre Culturel Frontenac | $20,000.00
Kingston Canadian Film Festival | $24,360.00
Kingston Symphony Association | $75,000.00
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre | $36,360.00
Reelout Arts Inc. | $14,360.00
Theatre Kingston | $32,500.00
Union Gallery | $11,360.00
TOTAL Operating Grant Funds Awarded in 2010: $318,300.00
PROJECT GRANTS
The Project Grants Review Committee (voting) was comprised of Rob Baker, Lin Bennett, Sandie Cond, Bill Penner, and Maurice Smith. The Chair of the Committee was Ian Hodkinson. City Councillors Rob Matheson, Vicki Schmolka and Colin Wiginton, Manager, Cultural Services were non-voting members on the Project Grants Review Committee.
The Project Grant program received 23 applications requesting a total of $237,500 in funding. Of these, 18 applications were successful, and $130,000 in funding was awarded to Project Grant applicants. The Project Grant Award recipients are listed in alphabetical order below:
Organization | Project Title | Grant Amout
Apple Crisp | Lunchtime Apple Crisp Arts | $12,000.00
The Artel | (Make)(Art)(Tell) | $7,000.00
Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation | Dig! | $9,500.00
CFRC Radio/Radio Queen's University | The RadioActive Carnival | $5,200.00
Fauxhemians Films | Bad News Bears | $7,000.00
Grant Macdonald's Portrait Committee | Grant Macdonald's Kingston Portraits | $2,800.00
H'art School of Smiles Inc. | A Community of Voices | $6,000.00
Kingston Blues Society | Kingston Blues Society Monthly Jam | $7,000.00
Kingston Chamber Choir | Opera Bella | $3,000.00
Kingston Jazz Society | Live @ your Library - Winter Jazz Performances | $5,000.00
Kingston Punk Productions | Fun House Concerts 2011 | $5,000.00
Kingston WritersFest | Spoken Word Project | $13,000.00
Live Wire Music Series | Live Wire Music Series - 2011 | $5,000.00
Many Gifts One Spirit | Creating a Music Drama with R. Murray Schafer | $9,000.00
Melos Society of Kingston | Melos Baroque Music | $6,000.00
Museum of Health Care at Kingston | Time Span 1812 | $2,500.00
OPIRG Kingston | OPIRG Kingston's Hip Hop Festival 2010 | $5,000.00
Salon Theatre Productions | The Sir John A. Macdonald Back-From-the-Dead Concert Tour 2011 | $20,000.00
TOTAL Project Grant Funds Awarded in 2010: $130,000.00
ABOUT THE CITY OF KINGSTON ARTS FUND
The City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF) was established by Kingston City Council in 2007 to support the arts and arts organizations and is administered by the Kingston Arts Council on behalf of the City. Each year the Kingston Arts Council submits an administration plan that is approved by City Council and Operating and Project Grants are awarded based on the recommendations of two separate review committees that include members of Kingston's various arts communities. In 2010, the review committees met in June and their recommendations were ratified by the Kingston Arts Council's Board of Directors before being submitted for approval to Kingston City Council.
For more information visit <http://www.cityofkingston.ca/artsfund.>
Kingston Arts Fund Grant Recipients Announced
The Kingston Arts Council and the City of Kingston are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF) grants.
The grants were awarded in two categories, Operating Grants and Project Grants. All CKAF applicants will be notified by mail as to the status of their grant request and in the case of the successful applicants, how they should proceed to redeem their grant.
OPERATING GRANTS
The Operating Grants Review Committee (voting) was comprised of David Cameron, Jason-Emery Groën, Michèle LaRose, Craig Walker and Val Westgate. The Chair of the Committee was Ian Hodkinson. City Councillors Rob Hutchison, Bill Glover, Brian McCurdy, Cultural Director, and Colin Wiginton, Manager, Cultural Services, were non-voting members on the Operating Grants Review Committee.
The Operating Grant program received 11 applications requesting a total of $398,500 in funding. Of these, 9 applications were successful, and $318,300 in funding was awarded to Operating Grant applicants. The Operating Grant Award recipients are listed in alphabetical order below:
Organization | Grant Amount
Agnes Etherington Art Centre | $75,000.00
Cantabile Choirs of Kingston | $29,360.00
Le Centre Culturel Frontenac | $20,000.00
Kingston Canadian Film Festival | $24,360.00
Kingston Symphony Association | $75,000.00
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre | $36,360.00
Reelout Arts Inc. | $14,360.00
Theatre Kingston | $32,500.00
Union Gallery | $11,360.00
TOTAL Operating Grant Funds Awarded in 2010: $318,300.00
PROJECT GRANTS
The Project Grants Review Committee (voting) was comprised of Rob Baker, Lin Bennett, Sandie Cond, Bill Penner, and Maurice Smith. The Chair of the Committee was Ian Hodkinson. City Councillors Rob Matheson, Vicki Schmolka and Colin Wiginton, Manager, Cultural Services were non-voting members on the Project Grants Review Committee.
The Project Grant program received 23 applications requesting a total of $237,500 in funding. Of these, 18 applications were successful, and $130,000 in funding was awarded to Project Grant applicants. The Project Grant Award recipients are listed in alphabetical order below:
Organization | Project Title | Grant Amout
Apple Crisp | Lunchtime Apple Crisp Arts | $12,000.00
The Artel | (Make)(Art)(Tell) | $7,000.00
Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation | Dig! | $9,500.00
CFRC Radio/Radio Queen's University | The RadioActive Carnival | $5,200.00
Fauxhemians Films | Bad News Bears | $7,000.00
Grant Macdonald's Portrait Committee | Grant Macdonald's Kingston Portraits | $2,800.00
H'art School of Smiles Inc. | A Community of Voices | $6,000.00
Kingston Blues Society | Kingston Blues Society Monthly Jam | $7,000.00
Kingston Chamber Choir | Opera Bella | $3,000.00
Kingston Jazz Society | Live @ your Library - Winter Jazz Performances | $5,000.00
Kingston Punk Productions | Fun House Concerts 2011 | $5,000.00
Kingston WritersFest | Spoken Word Project | $13,000.00
Live Wire Music Series | Live Wire Music Series - 2011 | $5,000.00
Many Gifts One Spirit | Creating a Music Drama with R. Murray Schafer | $9,000.00
Melos Society of Kingston | Melos Baroque Music | $6,000.00
Museum of Health Care at Kingston | Time Span 1812 | $2,500.00
OPIRG Kingston | OPIRG Kingston's Hip Hop Festival 2010 | $5,000.00
Salon Theatre Productions | The Sir John A. Macdonald Back-From-the-Dead Concert Tour 2011 | $20,000.00
TOTAL Project Grant Funds Awarded in 2010: $130,000.00
ABOUT THE CITY OF KINGSTON ARTS FUND
The City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF) was established by Kingston City Council in 2007 to support the arts and arts organizations and is administered by the Kingston Arts Council on behalf of the City. Each year the Kingston Arts Council submits an administration plan that is approved by City Council and Operating and Project Grants are awarded based on the recommendations of two separate review committees that include members of Kingston's various arts communities. In 2010, the review committees met in June and their recommendations were ratified by the Kingston Arts Council's Board of Directors before being submitted for approval to Kingston City Council.
For more information visit <http://www.cityofkingston.ca/artsfund.>
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