HAW 2024 Application Indigenous Presentation Stream

Hamilton Arts Week 2024 is presented in partnership by Hamilton Arts Council on behalf of the City of Hamilton, with additional funding from Canada Council for the Arts and the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Prior to completing your application form, we recommend you:

Review the Hamilton Arts Week 2024 Application Guidelines
Download budget form, complete and upload into application form (click here to download or visit the Arts Week webpage)

Please note, fields marked with an '*' are mandatory. Applications can be saved and returned to by clicking 'save' at the bottom of this form. We strongly recommend you save your responses in an alternative document for digital recovery purposes.

Key Dates:

Thursday, February 8, 2024 (5:00 P.M. ET) - Final day to request support. Email coordinator@hamiltonartscouncil.ca.
Sunday, February 11, 2024 (11:59 P.M. ET) - Application submissions close
Friday, March 8, 2024 - Notification of results
June 5-14, 2024 - Hamilton Arts Week!

Successful applicants will receive:

Up to 100% of their total requested funding ($500-$4,000);
Recognition as a 'Signature Event' during Hamilton Arts Week 2024 and;
Promotional support through social media, digital, and print advertisements.

Application Guidelines

Name

First NameLast Name

Email address

example@example.com

Phone number

Please enter a valid phone number.Format: (000) 000-0000.

Please list any groups and alternative funders with which your proposed activities are associated (e.g. artistic companies, organizations or collectives). Please include any references to in-kind contributions. Maximum 50 words.

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Please select which statement applies to you. My proposed activities are:

For online presentations, please indicate whether your proposed activities will be:

Please select the dates for you proposed activities (for pre-recorded presentations select "All dates"):

Please select all times for which you are available for the dates selected above (for pre-recorded presentations select "All times"):

Your Arty Crowd Profile

Copy your Arty Crowd Profile URL, as shown in the photo below, and paste it into the corresponding field.

If you do not currently have an account/profile, set up your account here.

Directional guide to copying an Arty Crowd profile URL

Your Arty Crowd profile URL:

Application Questions

The responses you provide to the questions below will be reviewed by our 2024 adjudication panel, which includes:

Angela DeMontigny is an award-winning, Indigenous Canadian (Cree/Métis) designer, artist and entrepreneur. Angela was the lead designer for the All Our Relations public art project for Hamilton’s Pier 8 Waterfront, that focused on interconnection at the core of First Nations, Inuit and Métis worldviews and ways of knowing.

Sheila Murray is the celebrated author of 'Finding Edward' (2023) and has written for many Canadian literary journals. Much of Sheila’s working life was spent as a documentary filmmaker and television sound editor. Since 2012, she has worked in the social justice, not-for-profit sector, and has a BA in Journalism and an MA in Immigration and Settlement Studies.

Shane Pennells is an Indigenous (Ojibwe) filmmaker and writer, and is on the boards of Theatre Aquarius and Shalem Mental Health. Shane has worked with marginalized populations in Hamilton for more than 20 years, using the arts to bring attention to their voices and stories.

Adjudication process:

Adjudicators will review your complete application and assign scoring as per the scoring criteria (pages 4, 5 & 8 in Guidelines). Applications are ranked within their presentation stream and based on the total scores assigned to each. Final decisions will be made in consultation between the adjudication panel and HAC staff. Selections will be made from amongst the highest scoring applications in each stream to best represent a diverse range of presentations.

Presentation Stream: Indigenous artists, themes and audiences

These activities are presented by Indigenous artists/delivery teams. They may be events with Indigenous central themes or content, or activities that specifically engage Indigenous audiences.

In the field below, please answer the following questions:

Please state the title of your proposed activities (can be a working title).
What will be happening in your proposed activities? Consider central themes and content.
Who will be involved and what will they be doing in the preparation and delivery of your proposed activities?
How have your previous experiences prepared you for the delivery of these activities? Please provide examples of skills and previous experiences.

Maximum 500 words

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Outcomes and Goals

In the field below, please answer the following questions:

Who is the intended audience/participants for your proposed activities?
What is the intended outcome or impact of your proposed activities?
How will you measure or define 'success' in engaging your intended audience/participants?

Maximum 500 words

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Budget

Download budget form here (or visit the Arts Week webpage)

If you require any support with preparing or uploading your budget form, email coordinator@hamiltonartscouncil.ca prior to Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 5:00 P.M.

Your budget should provide an accurate projection of your proposed activities, understanding that the figures provided may be projections, we advise that you provide as much detail as you can.

The completed budget should balance (total revenues are equal to total expenses).
Do not include 'in-kind' revenue in the budget (in-kind contributions are to be described in the 'associations' question at the top of this form).
Successful applicants may receive a percentage of their total requested amount.

What is the dollar amount of your request to Hamilton Arts Council? (Minimum amount is $500 and maximum amount is $4,000)

Please upload your budget form here:

How have fees that will be paid to participating artists and contributors been determined as adequate, and what references were used (if any)? Maximum 200 words.

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Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion Information

HAC is committed to presenting programming that reflects and amplifies the diversity of the communities we serve. Your responses to the following fields are not being scored, rather, they will help HAC determine if we are fulfilling our commitment to integrate equity, diversity and accessibility into the ongoing strategic direction, planning, programming and relationships of the organization.

A qualitative assessment of accessibility, diversity and inclusion will be conducted through a post-Arts Week survey.

A glossary of terms listed below is available on page 10 of the Guidelines.

Please identify which of the following groups or communities are represented within the delivery team (i.e. paid artists, production team, presenters, consultants) for your proposed activities:

Please identify which of the following groups or communities are represented in the central themes or content of your proposed activities:

Please identify which of the following groups or communities are the intended audience of your proposed activities (if your intended audience is universal, please select "Prefer not to answer").

Please add any additional information about accessibility, diversity and inclusion that you would like us to know.

Thank you for submitting an application to Hamilton Arts Week!

Applications will be reviewed by HAC staff for eligibility prior to adjudication. If we have any questions regarding your application, you will be contacted via email.

All applicants will receive notification of results on Friday, March 8, 2024.