Annual Operating Program for Professional Arts Organizations

Deadline: 15-Feb-2025

The Annual Operating Program for Professional Arts Organizations (AOPPAO) is available to professional not-for-profit arts organizations.

This program supports costs involved in operating the organization and creating, presenting, or producing artistic works including artist and technician fees, venue rentals, administration cost, and travel expenses. This program is open to all artistic disciplines served by ArtsNL dance, film, multidiscipline arts, music, theatre, visual arts, and writing.

Funding Information

• $300,000 is available to be awarded annually.
• The maximum grant request is $15,000, and the minimum grant to be awarded is $5,000, or the total amount requested by the applicant if less than $5,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Definition of a professional not-for-profit arts organization: A formal organization operating in one or more of the artistic disciplines supported by ArtsNL
• that has the creation and/or presentation of works of art as its primary activity,
  • that is registered, or operates as a non-profit arts entity,
  • that has a board of directors overseeing the operations of the organization,
  • that has a paid artistic director, general manager, or equivalent,
  • that pays artist fees at established national standards for the artistic discipline(s)and practice in which it operates,
  • that has internal or external oversight of the organization’s finances and produces an annual financial statement.
• Residency, age, and activity requirements:
  • Professional not-for-profit arts organizations:
    • Must have been active in Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of one year.
    • Must have actively engaged in professional arts activities within the last year.
    • Must have board members residing in Newfoundland and Labrador.
    • Must have at least half its board members and artists hired be at least 18 years of age or have post-secondary standing.

For more information, visit ArtsNL.