To be introduced by Richard Harding, General Manager, Parks, Recreation and Culture.
Purpose: To recommend Council approval of the 2021 Culture & Event grant funds (Operating, Project and Downtown Event) to support the activities of non-profit culture and heritage organizations, and contribute to the success of events and initiatives planned for downtown.
Recommendation: That the Finance & Audit Committee recommend that Council:
- approve 2021 Cultural Grant funding (Operating, Project and Downtown Event) recommendations of $478,166 as follows; and
- direct Staff to administer a special rapid response program for 2021 (Resilience Grant), with the remaining funds of $28,559, to support resilience in Nanaimo’s arts and culture sector.
2021 Culture & Heritage Operating Grants
- Applicant Name: A Cappella Plus Choral Society
- Applicant Name: CineCentral Filmmakers Society
- Applicant Name: Crimson Coast Dance Society **
- Applicant Name: Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society
- Applicant Name: Island Bel Canto Singers
- Applicant Name: Island Consort Society
- Applicant Name: L’association des francophones de Nanaimo
- Applicant Name: Malaspina Choral Society
- Applicant Name: Mid Island Metis Nation
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo (BC) Chapter of the SPEBSQSA
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Arts Council
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Concert Band
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Conservatory of Music **
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association
- Applicant Name: Opera Nanaimo
- Applicant Name: Pacific Coast Stage Company
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Festival Heritage Theatre Society (TheatreOne) **
- Applicant Name: Vancouver Island Symphony **
- Applicant Name: Western Edge Theatre **
- Applicant Name: Wordstorm Society of the Arts
** Recommended for continued three-year funding (2019 / 2020 / 2021)
2021 Culture & Heritage Project Grants
- Applicant Name: Brechin United Church, Mission & Outreach Team
- Project Name: Building Bridges and Paddling Together
- Recommend: $1,922
- Applicant Name: Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society
- Project Name: Anti-Racism Arts Festival
- Recommend: $3,220
- Applicant Name: CineCentral Filmmakers Society
- Project Name: Local Film Development Project
- Recommend: $3,000
- Applicant Name: Crimson Coast Dance Society
- Project Name: ODROS: Our Digital Reality Online Symposium
- Recommend: $7,295
- Applicant Name: Crimson Coast Dance Society
- Project Name: What Happened to We: Nanaimo/Nordic Exchange
- Recommend: $10,000
- Applicant Name: Festival of Banners (Nanaimo) Association
- Project Name: Festival of Banners
- Recommend: $4,400
- Applicant Name: Harbour City Jazz Society
- Project Name: JazzFest
- Recommend: $1,500
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre
- Project Name: National Indigenous Peoples Day 2021 Nanaimo Celebration
- Recommend: $3,500
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Arts Council
- Project Name: R&D: A Capital Plan for an Arts Centre
- Recommend: $0
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Sings! Choral Festival Society
- Project Name: Nanaimo Sings! Community Through Song
- Recommend: $4,500
- Applicant Name: Pacific Coast Stage Company
- Project Name: Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop Series & Site-Specific Presentation
- Recommend: $3,000
2021 Downtown Event Revitalization Grants
- Applicant Name: A Cappella Plus Choral Society
- Project/Event Name: A Cappella Plus Spring Concert
- Recommend: $460
- Applicant Name: Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society
- Project/Event Name: Jazz Affair on the Coast
- Recommend: $3,997
- Applicant Name: Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce
- Project/Event Name: 2021 Commercial Street Night Market
- Recommend: $30,000
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Arts Council
- Project/Event Name: Nanaimo Artwalk
- Recommend: $3,563
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Chapter Federation of Canadian Artists
- Project/Event Name: Nanaimo Fine Art Show
- Recommend: $2,200
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Downtown Famer’s Market Society
- Project/Event Name: Nanaimo Downtown Farmer’s Market
- Recommend: $4,500
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival Society
- Project/Event Name: Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival
- Recommend: $10,000
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association
- Project/Event Name: Nanaimo International Jazz Festival
- Recommend: $25,000
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Men’s Resource Centre (partnering with Old City Quarter Association)
- Project/Event Name: Hub City Soapbox Derby
- Recommend: $10,000
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Pride Society
- Project/Event Name: Nanaimo Pride Week & Month
- Recommend: $12,500
- Applicant Name: Old City Quarter Association
- Project/Event Name: Halloween in the OCQ
- Recommend: $1,800
- Applicant Name: Old City Quarter Association
- Project/Event Name: Sounds of Summer in the OCQ
- Recommend: $6,300
- Applicant Name: Old City Quarter Association
- Project/Event Name: Christmas in the OCQ
- Recommend: $2,800
- Applicant Name: Old City Quarter Association
- Project/Event Name: Hop Into Spring in the OCQ
- Recommend: $1,050
- Applicant Name: Pacific Coast Stage Company
- Project/Event Name: Outdoor Fringe Presentations
- Recommend: $2,500
- Applicant Name: Nanaimo Festival Heritage Theatre Society (TheatreOne)
- Project/Event Name: Emerging Voices
- Recommend: $4,771