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School Touring Program
Purpose:
The School Touring Program (STP) is available to professional artists, groups and not-for-profit arts organizations to support significant touring productions to schools throughout the province. Offered in partnership with the Department of Education through its Cultural Connections Strategy, the program provides students with direct access to high quality artistic experiences. The program covers touring costs only (i.e. travel, accommodation, per diems, artist and technician fees, tour administration, royalties, and limited rehearsal).
Eligibility:
This program is open to all artistic disciplines served by the NLAC (dance, film, multidiscipline, music, theatre, visual arts, writing)
Professional Individual Applicants:
- Must be Canadian citizens or have Permanent Resident Status
- Must be current residents of Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of twelve consecutive months immediately prior to the time of application
- Must be at least eighteen years of age or hold post-secondary standing
Professional Groups and not-for-profit organizations:
- Must have the development of the arts as its primary mandate
- Must have been active in Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of twelve consecutive months at the time of application
- Must have at least half its members (for groups) or board members (for organizations) residing in Newfoundland and Labrador
- The majority of members must be at least eighteen years of age or hold post-secondary standing
- Must pay artist fees of an acceptable national standard
If you have any concerns regarding eligibility, please contact the program manager before submitting an application.
Application deadline: June 28, 2013
(for tours between September 2013 and June 2014)
Maximum grant:
The maximum grant is $20,000. A professional artist, group, or not-for-profit arts organization can apply for one STP grant per school year.
Program guidelines:
- A full grant of $20,000 requires at least 10 presentations/performances, or 7 if the tour includes one or more stops in Labrador or communities on the south coast of the island that are not accessible by road. At least two thirds of the presentations/ performances must be in rural schools.
- Applicants are required to include workshops and/or enrichment activities that allow students to actively explore an art form as part of their visit to a school.
- All projects are artist led, but a teacher is required to be in the classroom at all times. Teachers are encouraged to participate in the project as fully as possible.
- Presentations/performances must be for students only. They must be designed for school audiences, and must be age-appropriate in presentation and subject.
- Schools and individual students must not be charged a fee for the presentation/performance.
- Presentations/performances should enhance or support aspects of the school curriculum and explore Newfoundland and Labrador culture past or present.
- All applications must be submitted on the official STP application form. (Ensure you have the latest version.)
- Capital costs (purchase of vehicles, equipment, instruments etc.) are not eligible for funding.
- Artist fees or travel costs must be for people 18 years of age or older.
- Applications must include a script, video, or other document of the planned presentation/performance.
- Successful applicants must submit written confirmation from the schools they will visit before a grant cheque will be released.
- Retroactive applications cannot be considered.
Assessment:
Applications are reviewed by a five-member committee made up of artists and teachers from across the province. Decisions are reviewed and ratified by Council. Government members of Council and NLAC staff do not vote.
Final report:
A final report is required within three months of the project end date. Late final reports will restrict eligibility for future NLAC funding. A final report form is available from the NLAC office or website.
For more information contact:
Katrina Rice, Program Officer
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
1 Springdale Street (The Newman Building)
P.O. Box 98
St. John’s, NL, A1C 5H5
Phone: (709) 726-2212 Toll Free: 1 (866) 726-2212 (NL only)
Fax: (709) 726-0619
krice@nlac.ca
www.nlac.ca
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