Multidisciplinary arts: approaches to funding
Description
D'Art Topic No. 28: Multidisciplinary Arts: Approaches to Funding
Arts Multidisciplinaires : Méthodes de Fnancement
Artes Multidisciplinarias: Esquemas de Financiación
The report has been prepared by MDR Burgess Consultants on behalf of the Canada Council for the Arts.
The report, which summarises the findings of a D’Art question developed and conducted by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Australia Council for the Arts, notes that definitions of multidisciplinary arts are broad and inclusive, with an emphasis on the presence of more than one discipline, which may extend beyond the arts. Some funders are interested in developing sustainable communities, and encourage indigenous and community arts practices, such as Maori or Malay arts or circus arts. Most funders responding to the survey indicated that they use peers to assess funding applications. Assessment criteria can be either specially tailored to multidisciplinary arts, or be more general. Among responders who reported on their resource allocations, resources earmarked for multidisciplinary arts range from 3 percent of total granting budgets to 11 percent. Some funders cautioned that resources allocated to multidisciplinary arts may be greater than reported amounts, which should be considered as conservative.
The report includes a detailed bibliography and a guide to relevant resources and background information on the topic. As well as Canada and Australia, respondents to the survey included agencies in England, Finland, New Zealand, Burundi, Cuba, Singapore, Colombia and Sweden.
The report is available in English, French and Spanish.
Publications
D'Art report: Multidisciplinary Arts: Approaches to Funding
The report notes that definitions of multidisciplinary arts are broad and inclusive, with an emphasis on the presence of more than one discipline, which may extend beyond the arts. more >
Opening up Space: Toward an Expansive Vision for Multidisciplinary Arts in Canada
A research report by Rachael Van Fossen prepared for the Multidisciplinary Workgroup of the Canada Council for the Arts. more >
New media scoping study report
Sets a future for media arts at the Australia Council that sees it integrated across the funding programs of the organisation and more broadly through the production and presentation infrastructure in the arts sector in Australia. more >
News
Report on the funding of multidisciplinary art: now available in Spanish
IFACCA is delighted to release Informe D’Art No. 38 – Artes Multidisciplinarias: Esquemas de Financiación (Multidisciplinary Arts: Approaches to Funding). more >
Financiación de las artes multidisciplinarias – Informe de la FICAAC
La Federación Internacional de Consejos de Artes y Agencias Culturales (FICAAC) publicó recientemente su informe D’Art No. 38 sobre los enfoques existentes de financiación de las artes multidisciplinarias. more >
New report on the funding of multidisciplinary art
IFACCA is delighted to release D’Art report no. 38, Multidisciplinary Arts: Approaches to Funding, prepared by MDR Burgess Consultants on behalf of the Canada Council for the Arts. more >
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