Kelowna

Kelowna City Council has approved $275,000 in Arts, Cultural and Heritage grants.

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Council supported recommendations made for non-profit arts, cultural and heritage organizations through three grant categories: operating, project and professional arts.

“These grants are designed to support the work that local organizations do to positively contribute to Kelowna's quality of life, identity, economy and community,” says Sandra Kochan, Cultural Services Manager.

“They also represent a great opportunity to increase accessibility to arts and culture for our residents.”

Operating Grants were made available to arts, cultural and heritage organizations that carry out the majority of their work in Kelowna.

These grants support the operations of the organization, but are not to be used for startup, events, or capital projects.

Project Grants were available to community organizations, which provide a festival, event or project focused on arts, culture or heritage.

The City also provides annual operating support for professional arts organizations through the Professional Arts Grants.

Funds for these grants are managed separately from the application-based programs listed above.

Applications for Operating and Project Grants were received and reviewed by an independent committee from the Central Okanagan Foundation. Committee members reviewed all applications before formulating their grant recommendations.

Professional Arts Grants are reviewed annually by staff and presented to Council for approval.

“Grants are awarded based on the quality of the application, the published criteria and a demonstrated financial need. The demand on the programs means that some difficult decisions need to be made, but our staff provide applicants with support and information to improve their future applications,” explains Kochan.

For more information on the Arts, Cultural and Heritage Grants, visit kelowna.ca/culture.

2012 Arts, Cultural and Heritage Grants recipients - Operating Grants recipients

• BC Old Time Fiddlers Association Branch 7                    $  3,000
• Bumbershoot Children’s Theatre                        $10,000
• Central Okanagan Heritage Society                    $12,000
• Centre Culturel Francophone de l’Okanagan        $  6,000 (first time recipient)
• Chamber Music Kelowna                                   $  9,000\
• Cool Arts Society                                             $  6,000
• Dolyna Ukrainian Cultural Society                      $  1,000      
• Kelowna City Concert Band                               $  6,000
• Kelowna community Music School                       $  6,000
• Kiwanis Music Festival Society                          $  7,500
• Okanagan Chinese Canadian Association             $  5,000 (first time recipient)
• Okanagan Choral Society                                  $     800
• Okanagan Festival Singers                                $  5,000
• Okanagan Historical Society                              $10,000
• Ponderosa Spinners & Weavers                          $  1,000
• Society of Friends of the Early Music Studio         $  2,000 (first time recipient)
• Theatre Kelowna Society                                  $10,000
• Viva Music Society                                           $  9,700

Project Grants recipients

• Arts Council of the Central Okanagan                 $  5,000 (first time recipient)
• Central Okanagan Heritage Society                    $  2,000 (first time recipient)
• Centre Culturel Francophone de l’Okanagan        $  3,500 (first time recipient)
• Cool Arts Society                                             $  1,012
• Intercultural Society of the Central Okanagan      $  9,000
• Kelowna Art Gallery                                         $  9,000 (first time recipient)
• Kelowna Ballet Society                                     $  2,638
• Kelowna Community Music School                      $  1,000
• Kelowna Kasugai Sister City Association             $  2,000 (first time recipient)
• Kelowna Museums Society                                 $  8,750 (first time recipient)
• Kelowna South-Central Association of Neighbourhoods                 $  1,700 (first time recipient)
• Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society                           $  5,000
• Society of Independent Filmmaking                    $     900
• Okanagan Symphony Orchestra                          $  3,000
• Orchard Valley Quilters’ Guild                           $  4,500 (first time recipient)
• UBC-O Creative Studies                                    $  9,000 (first time recipient)
• Uptown Rutland Association                              $  2,000

Professional Arts Grants recipients

• Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art             $20,000
• Ballet Kelowna                                               $25,000
• Okanagan Symphony Society                    $50,000