Panel on Funding Community-Engaged Art Practices

Panel on Funding Community-Engaged Art Practices
Saturday, January 31, 2004, 3:00 - 4:30pm
Roundhouse Community Centre, Exhibition Hall
181 Roundhouse Mews, (corner of Davie and Pacific)
Vancouver, BC

What are the challenges that agencies face in developing and managing grant programs which support professional artists working in creative
collaborations with communities?

Each panelist will summarize their approach and present examples of successes and challenges which have led to their current positions.
Presentations will address eligibility, assessment criteria and competition for arts funding. The panel will also comment on the issue of video
as support material and documentation tool.

A question and answer period will follow. Information regarding existing funding programs will be made available.

Participants:
Claude Schryer, Inter-Arts Office Coordinator, Canada Council for the Arts
Gisèle Rucker, Executive Director, Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation
Tracy Black, Program Coordinator for Community & Regional Arts Programs, BC Arts Council
Valerie Hunter, Program Director, Vancouver Foundation
Bryan Newson, Public Art Program Manager, City of Vancouver
Terry Miller, artist, researcher and non-profit Social Services Administrator

Moderator: Jil P. Weaving

Free and open to the public. This panel is presented as part of the
Documentating Engagement workshop (http://www.documentingengagement.ca/)