VICTORIA – The Capital Regional District (CRD) Arts Commission has approved funding for 23 local not-for-profit arts organizations through the Arts & Culture Support Service. A total of $621,150 will provide annual operating assistance to established organizations for programming and administration expenses.
“These organizations have shown extraordinary ingenuity over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, reimagining programming through digital formats, virtual gatherings and even drive-in events,” said CRD Arts Commission Chair Jeremy Loveday. “This funding will support recipient organizations as they weather challenges over the next year, while continuing to offer residents exceptional programming.”
While requests were 28 per cent more than available resources, the Arts Commission funded two new recipients, Ptarmigan Arts and SNAFU Theatre. In addition, nine other organizations receive multi-year support through the program.
The approved grants meet the CRD’s mandate to support, promote and celebrate arts and culture. The CRD Arts & Culture Support Service is supported by Saanich, Victoria, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Highlands, Metchosin, Sooke and Southern Gulf Islands.
List of 2021 CRD Arts & Culture Annual Operating Grant Recipients:
Atomic Vaudeville …………………………………………….. $25,000
Aventa Ensemble……………………………………………… $22,930
CineVic……………………………………………………………. $23,000
Deluge Contemporary Art………………………………….. $38,210
Early Music Society…………………………………………… $12,000
Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival…………….. $8,000
Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra………………………… $8,000
Kaleidoscope Theatre………………………………………… $55,000
MediaNet…………………………………………………………. $19,000
Open Space……………………………………………………… $87,930
Ptarmigan Arts………………………………………………….. $17,600
Puente Theatre…………………………………………………. $31,000
SNAFU……………………………………………………………. $14,500
Story Theatre……………………………………………………. $40,000
Theatre Inconnu………………………………………………… $27,500
Theatre SKAM………………………………………………….. $39,000
Victoria Arts Council………………………………………….. $24,000
Victoria Baroque Players……………………………………. $9,550
Victoria Children’s Choir…………………………………….. $13,930
Victoria Conservatory of Music…………………………… $55,000
Victoria Operatic Society……………………………………. $21,500
Victoria Shakespeare Society…………………………….. $20,000
Xchanges Artists’ Gallery…………………………………… $8,500
Total……………………………………………………………….. $621, 150
