CBC Launches New Arts Initiative and $1 Million Fund with Canada Council
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The following is excerpted from an announcement from CBC Arts.
On April 21, CBC launched Art Uncontained, a new initiative connecting Canadian artists and art lovers that includes original programming from CBC Arts and across the CBC network, as well as a new artist fund in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts.
Art Uncontained aims to offer inspiration for audiences and support to the Canadian artistic community. New original content includes:
Digital showcase of a selection of projects supported by the Digital Originals fund in partnership with the Canada Council of the Arts
CBC Podcasts' PlayMe: The Show Must Go On, featuring adaptations from Canadian playwrights whose projects have been disrupted by the pandemic
COVID Residencies, video diaries from artists sharing how isolation has affected their art
Pandemic Diaries, personal essays from writers and artists reflecting on how they're coping with the crisis
Provocative original theatre from the National Theatre School of Canada's Art Apart program, which supports young and emerging Canadian theatre artists
Scenes From An Exhibition, offering exclusive virtual tours of Canada's finest galleries and museums
CBC Books' Transmission, featuring Canadian writers reflecting on these uncertain times
CBC Music's Quarantunes, highlighting Canadian music created in isolation; Great Canadian Singalong, a virtual singalong to Blue Rodeo's "Lost Together"; Inside Voices, a collaboration with CBC Kids and a professional vocal coach; and regularly updated music listings of live-streams from Canadian musicians
CBC Podcasts' The Quarantine Chronicles, featuring new, original audio dramas exploring the limits of lockdown
A COVID-19 resource list for artists and freelancers and weekly virtual arts listings to help people explore culture from home.
As part of the initiative, CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canada Council for the Arts have teamed up for the creation of Digital Originals, a new $1 million fund to help artists, groups and arts organizations pivot their work to online audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Creators can apply for a maximum of $5000 in funding per project, a selection of which will be curated and digitally showcased by CBC/Radio-Canada and receive an additional $1000 grant supplement. Artists can apply with a brand-new work or adapt their work for online sharing.
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[Cut image: “Quarantine” by Zoe Si.]
