LIVE PERFORMING ARTS PRODUCTION GRANT
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GRANT OVERVIEW
This grant invests in Live Performing Arts projects that are ready to be staged for a paying audience to expand commercial potential. Live performances and digital broadcasts are eligible.
ELIGIBLE CREATIVE SECTORS
This grant invests exclusively in the Live Performing Arts creative sector.
This sector includes theatre, musical theatre and dance.
Ineligible Creative Sectors
Music, Film and TV, Publishing, Craft and Visual Arts, and Interactive Digital sectors are not eligible for this grant.
Applicants from these creative sectors seeking production investments should refer to the following grants:
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Music: Sound Recording Grant (albums), Market & Export Development Grant (live stream performance / music videos)
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Film and TV: Feature Film Production Grant, TV Production Grant
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Publishing: Book Publishing Production Grant
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Craft and Visual Arts: Craft and Visual Arts Production Grant
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Interative Digital: Digital Game Development & Financing Equity Fund
DEADLINE INFORMATION
Opens May 10, 2021, at 12pm
Deadline: November 15, 2021, at 4pm
If a deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend, applications will be accepted until 4pm the following business day.
IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATES
To provide creative entrepreneurs with improved access to this grant while facing financial pressures associated with COVID-19, a restriction that prevented applicants from including both an administration fee and in-house expenses in their project budget has been temporarily removed.
This grant can be compatible with COVID public gathering restrictions. Online, live-streamed productions are eligible.
OUR INVESTMENT
This grant covers 50% of eligible production costs to a maximum of $20,000.00, whichever is the lesser.
YOUR PROJECT
This grant invests in projects that refine an existing live, stage production to expand commercial potential.
Online, live streaming performances are eligible for this grant.
what's new
Changes and updates for 2020.
We're always consulting with creative industry stakeholders to ensure this grant remains effective. Find out what's been changed most recently.
grant in action
Real-life recipient success stories.
Theatre and dance companies access this grant to help cover production costs. Check out how recipients put this grant to use.
recipients
Every grant recipient. Every project.
Here's a list of everyone who has recently received this grant, what their project was, and how much they successfully applied for.
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OFFICIAL GRANT GUIDELINES
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All applicants must read the Official Grant Guidelines. The official guidelines supercede all information contained elsewhere on this website, delivered to applicants by Program Officers, or otherwise made publicly available.
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All applicants must read the General Program Guidelines, which contains important details that apply to all Creative Saskatchewan grants
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
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Relevance
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Impact
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Experience & Capacity
AFTER YOU'RE APPROVED
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80% of your grant is paid when the application is approved. -
The remaining 20% of your grant is paid after the project is complete and your final report has been approved. -
Don't forget to acknowledge the support you've received from Creative Saskatchewan.
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You'll be required to acknowledge Creative Saskatchewan's support. Here's how.
OTHER FUNDING RESOURCES
- Canada Council for the Arts
- CBC Creative Relief Fund Playwright Pilot Stream
- Conseil Culturel Fransaskois
- National Arts Centre National Creation Fund
- Playwrights Guild of Canada PlayConnect
APPLICATION PROCESSING TIME
Applicants can expect to receive results within 10 weeks from deadline date.
Results will be delivered via e-mail, and will be available in GMS.