Residents Invited to Apply for Appointment to Arts and Culture Grant Juries

Nov 25, 2021

The City of Greater Sudbury is seeking volunteers to evaluate applications and recommend funding allocations for activities that will support the local arts and culture community in 2022.

The Greater Sudbury Development Corporation (GSDC) administers the Arts and Culture Grant Program annually with the assistance of a volunteer jury. In 2021, the program awarded a total of $532,554 to 32 organizations for special projects and operating expenses.

In 2022, grant applications will be accepted for both the Operating and Project grant streams.

Applicants for the Arts and Culture Grant Juries must be at least 18 years old and a resident of Greater Sudbury. Selection will consider fair representation of cultural/artistic disciplines, gender, generations and cultural diversity.

Interested residents may submit letters and résumés by email to culture@greatersudbury.ca until 4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 16, 2021. Applications should include reasons for wishing to serve on the grant jury and direct affiliations with local arts and culture initiatives.

More information is available at www.investsudbury.ca/artsandculture.

About the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation:

The Greater Sudbury Development Corporation (GSDC) is a not-for-profit agency of the City of Greater Sudbury governed by an 18-member Board of Directors. The GSDC collaborates with the City to promote community economic development by encouraging, facilitating and supporting community strategic planning and increasing self-reliance, investment and job creation in Greater Sudbury.

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