Touring Artist Fund
Highlights
The Touring Artist Fund is a fantastic opportunity for your artistic business. This program offers up to $10,000 in funding to support your tours. The funds can cover essential expenses such as travel, accommodation, per diems, insurance, visas, permits, and more. This financial support can significantly reduce the burden of touring costs, allowing you to focus on your art.
What You Get:
- Up to $10,000 in funding
- Coverage for travel, accommodation, and per diems
- Fees for other artists, insurance, visas, and permits
- Cargo and crating, equipment rental, and tour promotion
- Expenses related to preparing for the tour, such as framing and rehearsing
This program is designed to help you expand your reach and present your art to new audiences. By securing this funding, you can enhance your professional profile and gain valuable exposure. The application process is straightforward, and with clear eligibility criteria, it’s easier than ever to qualify. Take advantage of this opportunity to grow your artistic business and share your work with the world.
Financing Details
Type of Financing: Grant
Eligible Expenses:
- Travel, accommodation, and per diems
- Fees for other artists (excluding the applicant)
- Insurance
- Visas and permits
- Cargo and crating
- Equipment rental
- Tour promotion and marketing
- Expenses related to preparing for the tour (e.g., framing, video transfers, music copying, rehearsing)
Use of Funds:
- The grant can be used to cover the above eligible expenses.
- Funds cannot be used for personal expenses or any costs not directly related to the tour.
Fees:
- There are no fees associated with applying for or receiving this grant.
Qualifications
- Must be a Yukon artist, ensemble, or artistic company.
- Must create, produce, or interpret art in theatre, dance, music, visual art, film, storytelling, or a combination of art forms.
- Must have lived in the Yukon for 1 continuous year before applying.
Ensembles must have a history of performing together.
Disqualifications:
- Applicants who have not lived in the Yukon for 1 continuous year.
- Ensembles without a history of performing together.
Description
This program offers your business a chance to receive up to $10,000 in funding. This money can help cover various expenses related to touring, such as travel, accommodation, and daily allowances. You can also use it for fees for other artists, insurance, visas, permits, cargo, equipment rental, and tour promotion.
The funding can be used for:
- Travel and accommodation
- Artist fees (excluding the applicant)
- Insurance and permits
- Cargo and equipment rental
- Tour promotion and marketing
- Preparing for the tour (e.g., framing, video transfers, music copying, rehearsing)
This program is a great opportunity for your business to expand its reach and showcase your art to new audiences. It helps reduce the financial burden of touring, allowing you to focus on your creative work.
Program Steps
Contact an Arts Advisor: Reach out to an arts advisor to discuss your proposed tour. You can email [email protected] or call 867-667-8789.
Download Application and Guidelines: Obtain the application form and guidelines from the official website.
Prepare Documentation: Gather the necessary documents to support your application. These include:
- Proof of Yukon residency for at least one continuous year.
- Firm invitation from a venue resulting from a professional selection process.
- Detailed tour itinerary with more than one event.
- Evidence of public presentation of your art.
Complete the Application Form: Fill out the application form with all required information about your tour and your artistic practice.
Submit Your Application: Submit your completed application and supporting documents by the deadline. You can submit:
- In person: 100 Hanson Street, Whitehorse (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm).
- Email: [email protected]
- Mail:
Government of Yukon
Arts Fund (L-3)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Review by Yukon Arts Advisory Council: Your application will be reviewed by the Yukon Arts Advisory Council, which will make funding recommendations to the Minister of Tourism and Culture.
Notification of Results: You will be notified of the results within 8 weeks of the application deadline.
