CKAF Announces 2011 Grants Program
For Immediate Release: March 2, 2011
City of Kingston Arts Fund Announces the 2011 Grants Program
The Kingston Arts Council is now accepting applications for the 2011 Operating and Project Grant Programs for the City of Kingston Arts Fund (CKAF). The Kingston Arts Council will host two information sessions that all applicants are encouraged to attend.
The Operating Grants Information Session will take place Thursday March 10th, 6:30pm in the Delahaye Room, Kingston Frontenac Public Library – Central Branch (130 Johnson St).
The Projects Grants Information Session will take place Tuesday March 15th, 6:30pm in the Delahaye Room, Kingston Frontenac Public Library – Central Branch (130 Johnson St).
Paper copies of the Grant Forms & Guidelines will be available at each meeting.
Please Note:Changes to the CKAF program will be discussed at each Information Session. If you are unable to attend it is strongly encouraged to call the Kingston Arts Council to speak with CKAF staff.
Grant Application Packagesare available for download at www.artskingston.com/ckaf.cfm. Paper copies are available for pickup during office hours at the following locations:
· The Kingston Arts Council (253 Ontario Street, Suite 203 – Office hours: 10:00am-3:00pm weekdays);
- The Reception desk at City Hall (216 Ontario Street); and
- The Kingston Frontenac Public Library Information desk (Central Branch, 130 Johnson Street).
Completed Project Grant Applications are due at the Kingston Arts Council Office on or before Friday April 15th, 2011 at 4:30pm.
Completed Operating Grant Applications are due at the Kingston Arts Council Office on or before Monday April 18th, 2011 at 4:30pm.
The objectives of CKAF are to nurture the capacity and quality of the arts in Kingston while fostering artistic excellence, stimulating economic development related to the arts, enhancing Kingston’s quality of life for its citizens and attractiveness as a community, and aligning Kingston’s arts funding with that of comparable cities.
For more information, please visit www.artskingston.com, or contact:
Ted Worth, Grants Director [or] Sayyida Jaffer, Grants Assistant
Kingston Arts Council Grants Department
[email protected] [or] 613-546-2999
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