ACSUS, with the support of the International Academic Relations Division of Foreign Affairs Canada, is pleased to announce the 2006 competition for The ACSUS Fund for the Arts grant program. The program is designed to stimulate US academic institutions to organize more symposia, roundtables, conferences, public lectures and authors' appearances in literature, the performing and visual arts, with the aim of promoting Canada through cultural events.
The program will fund several projects with grants ranging between $500 to $1,000, depending on the number and demands of the projects submitted. The project must be carried out in 2006. Institutions may not apply in two consecutive years.
Criteria:
Event should be organized by a university or college in the United States and take place in the United States; should be organized around a theme that focuses on literature, visual, or performing arts emanating from all of Canada, including anglophone , francophone, First Nations, etc.; should be a public event open to local audiences; can be either a single literary or artistic event, or part of a wider event. Examples of qualifying events would include book readings, roundtables, poetry recitals, film-showings, appearances by filmmakers, art exhibits, lectures by painters, photographers, sculptors, artisans as well as performances by singers, musicians, and dancers.
Application Requirements:
Applicants should provide the following:
(1) The name, institution, and contacts for all individuals applying for a grant.
(2) A resume of the person(s) applying for a grant.
(3) A detailed budget, including all projected expenses, details of ancillary funding, if any.
(4) A detailed description of the projected event, including how this project promotes the objectives of the grant.
(5) A short biography and resume of the artist(s) to be invited.
(6) A description of the targeted audience and the number of spectators expected.
(7) A description of how the event will be publicized.
(8) A final report submitted to ACSUS one month after the event. Include program, narrative, and any press releases.
(9) Applicants should submit 5 copies of their proposals.
The event program, and all other publicity should indicate that the event was funded by The ACSUS Fund for the Arts, with the support of The International Academic Relations Division of Foreign Affairs Canada.
Deadlines:
Applications must be received no later than November 1, 2005. Send to:
David Archibald
Executive Director
The Association for Canadian Studies in the US ACSUS Fund for the Arts
1424 16th Street NW, Suite 502
Washington DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 332-1151
Fax: (202) 462-2420
Evaluation of Applications:
Applications will be reviewed by the members of the ACSUS Fund for the Arts committee. Applicants will be notified by December 15, 2005.
For further information:
Dr. Myrna Delson-Karan
Chair, ACSUS Fund for the Arts
info@acsus.org
Fax: (516) 621-5694
Information also available at www.acsus.org
2006 FUND FOR THE ARTS COMMITTEE
Dr. Myrna Delson-Karan , Fordam University (Chair)
Dr. Roald Naasgard , Florida State University
Dr. Raymond Pelletier, University of Maine
Dr. David Staines , University of Ottawa
Corrections:
Following are correction to the September issue of ACSUS E-News:
*Web site address has been corrected
Western Social Science Association's 48th Annual Conference.
CANADIAN STUDIES SECTION, April 19 - 22, 2006 Wyndham Hotel Downtown, 50 East Adams Street , Phoenix , Arizona .
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSALS SEPTEMBER 1 - NOVEMBER 30, 2005
Proposals are solicited for papers, panels, roundtables, from across the whole realm of Canadian Studies (not restricted to Social Sciences). Proposals relating to the Canadian West or relations between the American and Canadian wests are particularly welcome.
Full conference details can be found at the WSSA website. Canadian Section proposals should be submitted electronically using the WSSA proposal form. The Canadian Section Chair is Diddy Hitchins (diddy@uaa.alaska.edu).
* Web site address has been corrected
CANADIAN STUDIES AND THE CARIBBEAN -- CALL FOR PAPERS:
The Southern Association of Canadian Studies, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica , is holding a conference January 12-15, 2006 in Kingston , Jamaica . This conference focuses upon academic themes which are shared between Canada and the Caribbean countries including studies of Caribbean migration and the Caribbean diaspora in Canada, Canada-Caribbean relations, trade, tourism, historical relationships, common policy agendas, Canadian development policy in the Caribbean, and continental challenges. Deadline (abstract): September 15, 2005. Contact: Dr. Zagros Sadjadi, zagrossadjadi@yahoo.com. Look for program and registration details on the SACS website: www.southerncanstudies.org.
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Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
1424 16th St NW, Ste 502
Washington , DC 20036
Tel: 202-332-1151
Fax: 202-462-2420
www.acsus.org
