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It includes breakdowns of funding by program, five-year funding trends, open data tables and stories about what artists, groups and arts organizations did with their grants.</p> </div> </div> </div><div class="score-column2 equal" > <div class="score-left"> <div class="score-style-box" data-ux-args="{"IsEditorEditing":false,"StateChangeMessagesTransmitting":[],"ShowActionMessages":[],"HideActionMessages":[]}" data-ux-module="score_bootstrap/Components/StyleBox" data-ux-state="pending" style=""> <div class="stats-highlight"> <div class="bold"> $307.4M </div> <p>in grants and prizes awarded</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="score-right"> <div class="score-style-box" data-ux-args="{"IsEditorEditing":false,"StateChangeMessagesTransmitting":[],"ShowActionMessages":[],"HideActionMessages":[]}" data-ux-module="score_bootstrap/Components/StyleBox" data-ux-state="pending" style=""> <div class="stats-highlight"> <div class="bold"> 746 </div> <p>communities where grants and prizes were 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grass and surrounded by plants." width="1200" height="630" /> <div class="card-content"> <h4>Finding the Story in Every Step</h4> <p>Eighty Thousand Steps is a Webby nominated interactive podcast allowing listeners to enjoy the audio as they walk, one step at a time.</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-top"> <a href="https://canadacouncil.ca/spotlight/2024/02/misha-maseka" target="_blank"> <img src="/-/media/Images/CCA/Spotlight/2024/02/OG_image_Misha.png?h=630&iar=0&w=1200&hash=1FB904CFE20281D7EEBE25EF69D6D7D7" alt="A man sits on a sofa with his hands in the hair of a woman sitting on the floor in front of him." width="1200" height="630" /> <div class="card-content"> <h4>Misha Maseka: Not That Deep</h4> <p>Misha Maseka鈥檚 project, Not That Deep, delves into themes of heartbreak and identity through a unique blend of visual poetry, music and film. </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-top"> <a href="https://canadacouncil.ca/spotlight/2023/11/poems-and-history-thandiwe-mccarthy" target="_blank"> <img src="/-/media/Images/CCA/Spotlight/2023/11/OG_image_Spotlight_Thandiwe_McCarthy.jpeg?h=630&iar=0&w=1200&hash=4CE932D1F771CEA402258E154818A810" alt="Three people sit together looking at documents." width="1200" height="630" /> <div class="card-content"> <h4>Thandiwe McCarthy reflects on being Black</h4> <p>Poems and History: Thandiwe McCarthy reflects on being Black in New Brunswick</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-top"> <a href="https://canadacouncil.ca/research/2020-21-stats-and-stories/artist-stories/2021/germaine-arnaktauyok" target="_blank"> <img src="/-/media/Images/CCA/Research/stats-and-stories/2021/og-images/Prizes_Germaine_Arnaktauyok_DSCF7736_LC-1200x630px.jpg?h=630&iar=0&w=1200&hash=75167606FF28D272847E6FECCD180A6E" alt="A woman sits at a table, smiling at the camera and holding a pen over a work of art." width="1200" height="630" /> <div class="card-content"> <h4>Germaine Arnaktauyok</h4> <p>The Governor General鈥檚 Awards in Visual and Media Arts highlighted Germaine Arnaktauyok鈥檚 career and contribution to the vitality of Indigenous arts.</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-top"> <a href="https://canadacouncil.ca/research/2020-21-stats-and-stories/artist-stories/2021/listen-to-dis-community-arts-organization-inc" target="_blank"> <img src="/-/media/Images/CCA/Research/stats-and-stories/2021/og-images/P4ListentoDisLTDInAction1200x630px.jpg?h=630&iar=0&w=1200&hash=94971272EBC473810ADD69FA81F13553" alt="A black-and-white photo showing two people in wheelchairs in motion." width="1200" height="630" /> <div class="card-content"> <h4>Listen to Dis' Community Arts Organization Inc</h4> <p>A Supporting Artistic Practice grant is strengthening Saskatchewan鈥檚 sole disability-led arts organization.</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-top"> <a 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<p>We offer the public detailed statistical data regarding our grant recipients in formatted Excel documents and in a machine readable format (.csv). Data can be sorted by programs, regions (e.g. community and census metropolitan area) and can also be added to other databases on arts and culture activities and organizations in Canada.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="score-center-text " > <a class="score-button azur btn-lg" data-ux-args="{"ClickMessagesTransmitting":[],"StateChangeMessagesTransmitting":[],"ShowActionMessages":[],"HideActionMessages":[]}" data-ux-module="score_bootstrap/Components/Button" data-ux-state="pending" href="https://canadacouncil.ca/research/data-tables">Explore our Data</a> </div><div class="score-content-spot" > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="score-stripe" style="background-color:#DBDFE8;" > <div class="container score-page-layout-column1 "> <div class="score-column1 two-third-centered" > <div class="score-center"> <div class="score-center-text " > <a id="cadac" class="score-anchorpoint" name="cadac" title=""></a> <div class="score-content-spot" > <h2>CADAC</h2> </div><div class="score-column1 " > <div class="score-center"> <div class="score-content-spot" > <p>CADAC, the Canadian Arts Data / Données sur les arts au Canada, is a joint effort by arts funding agencies across Canada. CADAC is dedicated to collecting, disseminating, and analyzing financial and statistical information about Canadian arts organizations. Our simplified process, standardized forms, and web-based application make it easy for arts organizations to apply for operating grants and submit their financial and statistical information for use by funding agencies.</p> <p>CADAC makes the grant application process easier for arts organizations. Our platform allows organizations to submit their financial and statistical information in one single format, saving time and effort. Arts organizations have access to their own historical data, compare themselves to similar organizations in the CADAC database, and use this data to report on the health of the field and the impact of the arts in their communities.</p> <p>CADAC also provides access to <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cadac.ca/disclaimeren.html" target="_blank"><em>Explore Our Data</em></a>, a data analytics tool which includes open public access to aggregate data reports sourced from its database of over 1800 arts organizations. Data reports are made available using PowerBI, a data visualization software which generates aggregate reports and datasets that can be mined with a variety of filters. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cadac.ca/disclaimeren.html" target="_blank"><em>Explore Our Data</em></a> allows users to create customized, extractable reports to be used for various purposes, including, but not limited to: research, advocacy, sector-specific analysis by budget size and/or by artistic disciplines and practices at various levels of government, impact assessment, benchmarking, year-over-year longitudinal trends, and so much more.</p> <h4>Joining CADAC</h4> <p><strong>Arts Organizations</strong></p> <p>Are you an arts organization and wondering if you should use CADAC? If you are applying for or receiving core funding, contact your Program Officer to verify if you are required to use CADAC.</p> <p><strong>Funding Agencies</strong></p> <p>Are you a funding agency looking to simplify your grant application process and get access to invaluable data and reporting? We would love to hear from you! 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