2009-2010 Cultural Olympiad Open Call for Proposals (deadline April 30)
Submitted by Jean Hébert on April 25, 2008 - 2:22pm.
Here's another deadline falling on April 30th that is most relevant to our Showcase and nascent Prototype Development communities. I've copied in the description from the 2010 website below. For further details about the Call and how to submit, go here.
2009/2010 Open Call for Proposals
Arts and cultural organizations interested in co-presenting an event, exhibition or installation within the Metro Vancouver and Sea-to-Sky corridor with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games as part of the Cultural Olympiad during 2009 and 2010, are invited to submit their proposals.
A single organization may submit their proposal alone or in collaboration with other arts and cultural organizations. One organization, however, should be designated as the lead proponent.
The proposed events must occur within these time frames:
Cultural Olympiad 2009 February 1-March 21, 2009
Cultural Olympiad 2010 January 22-February 28 and/or March 12-21, 2010
The lead proponent must have been in operation for a minimum of two years and fall under one of the following categories:
Proponents should have ongoing artistic leadership and must pay artistic contributors for their services in accordance with generally accepted professional standards.
Deadlines for proposal submission:
Cultural Olympiad 2009 proposal deadline:
April 30, 2008 at 18:00 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Cultural Olympiad 2010 proposal deadline:
September 30, 2008 at 18:00 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
2009/2010 Open Call for Proposals
Arts and cultural organizations interested in co-presenting an event, exhibition or installation within the Metro Vancouver and Sea-to-Sky corridor with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games as part of the Cultural Olympiad during 2009 and 2010, are invited to submit their proposals.
A single organization may submit their proposal alone or in collaboration with other arts and cultural organizations. One organization, however, should be designated as the lead proponent.
The proposed events must occur within these time frames:
Cultural Olympiad 2009 February 1-March 21, 2009
Cultural Olympiad 2010 January 22-February 28 and/or March 12-21, 2010
The lead proponent must have been in operation for a minimum of two years and fall under one of the following categories:
- Not-for-profit professional arts and cultural organization (circus, culinary Arts, dance, festival, film/video, interdisciplinary, literary arts, media arts, museum, music, opera, performance art, street arts, theatre, visual arts, other)
- Aboriginal arts and cultural organization
- Educational institution or museum
Proponents should have ongoing artistic leadership and must pay artistic contributors for their services in accordance with generally accepted professional standards.
Deadlines for proposal submission:
Cultural Olympiad 2009 proposal deadline:
April 30, 2008 at 18:00 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Cultural Olympiad 2010 proposal deadline:
September 30, 2008 at 18:00 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)