The performing arts, in particular, bring people together. Our lives are immeasurably enriched by the shared experience of music, theatre, dance, and opera.
Strategic Initiatives
Overview
Small and mid-sized organizations are essential to the performing arts ecology. They are the primary incubators for the creation of new work. They play a vital role in the development and employment of artists, administrators, and production staff. They are the creators and animators of many public performances spaces, and their energy brings renewal and excitement to communities.
Under the Strategic Initiatives program (SI), small and mid-sized professional performing arts companies in Toronto have an opportunity to implement a strategic course of action that would not be possible under normal budgetary circumstances. It is the Foundation’s hope that successfully implemented plans will make organizations stronger and more resilient, productive, and effective in the execution of their creative mandates. Grants will be made for up to $75,000 per year and for a granting period of up to three years.
Program Eligibility
Applicants to this program must:
- be professional theatre, dance, music, or opera companies;
- be based in and active within Toronto;
- operate with an annual operating budget of under $4 million;
- have a minimum of three years’ of organizational history; and
- be registered as a charity at the Canada Revenue Agency.
Application Guidelines
For a full description of the program, including the process for making an application, please view the program guidelines here.
Deadlines
For 2012 awards, letters of interest to the SI program will be accepted on or before:
March 26, 2012
Click here to view the application guidelines for more information.
FAQs
For frequently asked questions, please review the FAQ section.
Past Grants
To review past Metcalf Foundation grants, please visit the Who We Fund section.
Performing Arts Internships
Overview
The people in performing arts organizations, whether onstage or off, are its most crucial resource. They are creative, committed individuals striving to create and to produce in a complex, challenging environment.
The Foundation wants to strengthen the performing arts by supporting training and professional development for artists, administrators, and production staff. Our internship program helps organizations create productive entry points into the sector, realize opportunities to foster leadership, and respond to skill shortages in critical areas. It provides individuals with more knowledge, better skills, broader work experience, and useful contacts – all of which will help them make a stronger professional contribution to the performing arts. Internship grants will be made for the intern’s complete salaries and statutory benefits to a maximum of $27,500 for a full-time, twelve-month internship.
Program Eligibility
Applicants to this program must:
- identify the prospective intern in the application;
- be professional theatre, dance, music, or opera companies;
- be based in and active within Ontario;
- have a minimum of three years’ of organizational history; and
- be registered as a charity at the Canada Revenue Agency.
Application Guidelines
For a full description of the program, including the process for making an application, please view the program guidelines here.
Deadlines
For 2012 awards, applications for Performing Arts Interns grants will be accepted on or before:
April 23, 2012
October 22, 2012
Click here to view the application guidelines for more information.
FAQs
For frequently asked questions, please review the FAQ section.
Past Grants
To review past Metcalf Foundation grants, please visit the Who We Fund section.
