TD Culturally Diverse Artists Project (CDAP)
APPLICATIONS FOR CDAP ARE NOW CLOSED, THE DEADLINE TO APPLY WAS NOVEMBER 14, 2011, 5PM
PROJECT GOAL: To encourage participation by culturally diverse artists (see below for definitions) in the Toronto Fringe Festival as a creative opportunity they may traditionally feel excluded from.
The Toronto Fringe is committed to offering creative opportunities to artists and art lovers. This commitment, along with invaluable support from TD, has lead to the creation of a three year pilot project to encourage greater participation in the Fringe Festival by artists who self-identify as culturally diverse by removing some of the traditional barriers to participation, including financial concerns and a sense of being excluded from mainstream events.
Fringe Festival participants are chosen by lottery and are required to self-produce their work. Festival organizers can never interfere with the work on stage and 100% of box office receipts are returned to the artists. This has meant that the Fringe Festival has become the most accessible arts opportunity for emerging and otherwise unsupported artists to tell their stories. Nonetheless, systemic barriers have continued to exclude artists who self-identify as culturally diverse, as is clear from the participation trends we see at the festival every year. CDAP is an attempt to begin a dialogue with this community of artists and encourage them to access the opportunities the Fringe makes available.
CDAP is only available to artists who self-identify as culturally diverse artists (see below for definitions) who reside in Ontario. Applicants must also select which lottery pool applies to them and are not eligible for the National or International categories, but may apply to Ontario 60 Minute, Ontario 90 Minute, FringeKids or Ontario Dance. When considering applying to CDAP, please keep in mind that it is designed to encourage artists who have felt excluded or unable to participate in the festival and we rely on your self-identification as the only requirement for participation. Three participants will be selected by lottery.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions: cdap@fringetoronto.com or at 416-966-1062.
DEFINITIONS:
“Primary Contact” is the individual responsible for the application to the lottery, and will be the sole contact for that company/production for Fringe Festival staff. The “Primary Contact” must self-identify as culturally diverse to apply for CDAP, but as the Fringe cannot interfere with the artistic content of a production, no further qualifications apply.
As per the Toronto Arts Council, “culturally diverse" includes individuals self-identifying as Aboriginal and people of colour.
Aboriginal includes Métis, Inuit, Status and Non-Status.
Person of Colour includes individuals of Asian, African, Aborigine, Caribbean, Latin American, and African descent etc., as well as mixed ethnicity.
