Backgrounder – Celebrating Community and Creative Expression in Calgary and Southern Alberta
Backgrounder
Three dozen arts and culture organizations in Calgary and Southern Alberta receive funding for local festivals, arts presentation series and more.
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage
| City | Organization | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blairmore | Crownest Pass Economic Development Board | Crowsnest Pass Doors Open and Heritage Festival | $8,900 |
| Calgary | Beakerhead Creative Society | Beakerhead | $94,000 |
| Calgary | Burc Intercultural Center | Calgary Turkish Festival | $12,700 |
| Calgary | Caribbean Community Council of Calgary | Carifest | $15,000 |
| Calgary | Calgary Multicultural Arts Society | Fiestaval Latin Festival | $40,000 |
| Calgary | Calgary International Film Festival Society | Calgary International Film Festival | $37,400 |
| Calgary | Calgary Fireworks Festival Society | GlobalFest | $102,500 |
| Calgary | Femme Wave Arts Society | Femme Wave 2019 | $9,200 |
| Calgary | Jazz Is Society of Alberta | JazzYYC Canadian Jazz Festival | $11,000 |
| Calgary | Jazz Is Society of Alberta | UN International Jazz Days | $10,000 |
| Calgary | Lougheed House Conservation Society | Beltline Community Garden Festival | $33,000 |
| Calgary | Latino Folkloric Society | Mexifest | $37,000 |
| Calgary | Pride Calgary Planning Committee | Calgary Pride 2019 | $41,200 |
| Calgary | Sled Island Arts Fellowship | Sled Island Music & Arts Festival | $53,500 |
| Canmore | Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation | Canmore Festival of Art and Creativity (formerly known as artsPeak) | $15,100 |
| Didsbury | Mountain View Arts Society | Mountain View Arts Festival | $7,200 |
| Drumheller | Dancing with the Dinosaurs | Dancing with the Dinosaurs | $8,400 |
| Lethbridge | Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge | Lethbridge Arts Days | $5,500 |
| Medicine Hat | Miywasin Society of Aboriginal Services | The Hills Are Alive Music and Dance Cultural Fest 2019 | $8,000 |
| Taber | Taber and District Chamber of Commerce | Taber Cornfest | $7,500 |
| TOTAL: | $557,100 | ||
Canada Arts Presentation Fund
| City | Organization | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banff | The Banff Centre | Presenting Series | $137,500* |
| Calgary | Bow Valley Music Club | Bow Valley Music Club Concert Season | $5,500* |
| Calgary | Calgary Blues Music Association | Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest, Calgary International Blues Festival | $25,300* |
| Calgary | Calgary Centre for Performing Arts | Arts Commons Presentation Series | $104,500* |
| Calgary | Calgary Pro Musica Society | 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 seasons | $11,000* |
| Calgary | Calgary Reggae Festival Society | Calgary International Reggae Festival (ReggaeFest) | $14,300* |
| Calgary | Folk Festival Society of Calgary | Calgary Folk Music Festival, Block Heater Festivals | $132,000* |
| Calgary | Jazz Is Society of Alberta | Illumin8 Series and JazzYYC Summer Festival | $11,000* |
| Calgary | One Yellow Rabbit Theatre Association | High Performance Rodeo – Calgary’s International Festival | $170,500* |
| Calgary | Sage Theatre Society | The IGNITE! Festival for Emerging Artists | $5,500* |
| Calgary | Springboard Dance Collective Calgary Society | Fluid Festival / containR | $33,000* |
| Calgary | Wordfest | Wordfest 2019 and 2020 Festivals and Outreach Activities | $77,000* |
| Canmore | Canmore Folk Music Festival | Canmore Folk Music Festival | $49,500* |
| Fort McLeod | South Country Fair Association | South Country Fair #32–36 | $19,800* |
| High River | High River Gift of Music Society | Classical Musical Programming and Education in Rural Alberta | $4,400* |
| Lethbridge | The Lethbridge Jazz Society | Lethbridge Jazz & Blues Festival | $6,600* |
| Medicine Hat | Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre (City of Medicine Hat) | Momentum | $52,800* |
| Medicine Hat | Medicine Hat Jazz Society | Medicine Hat JazzFest | $33,000* |
| TOTAL: | $893,200 | ||
* Recipient may receive additional supplemental consideration over this amount.
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