HCF funds the YOUth Create after-school program in the McQuesten neighbourhood. Its focus is on fitness, nutrition, health, well-being and the arts. Read about their activities in Canadian Cyclist magazine.
Grants
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HCF’s donors support a wide range of arts and cultural organizations and programming across Hamilton.
Supporting Hamilton’s Artistic Assets
Community Foundation is committed to arts and culture as an essential component of community vitality in Hamilton.
That commitment stems from our understanding that vibrant arts and cultural offerings create opportunities for learning and enrich individual lives, they strengthen community by building bridges and engaging citizens with each other, and they promote economic prosperity by generating jobs and enhancing quality of life.
In the last five years, Hamilton Community Foundation and its donors have made grants of over $1.7 million to arts and cultural organizations in Hamilton. These grants range from operating support for the city’s major institutions – the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Ontario, Theatre Aquarius and others – to artist-run initiatives like the Hamilton Printmakers and Hamilton Artists Inc., and programs in schools and other centres.
In 2010 alone, some 35 funds within Hamilton Community Foundation provided grants to the arts.
In addition to grantmaking, HCF also works with the arts community to provide other kinds of support and leverage new resources for the sector. For example, we manage an agency endowment fund for the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
“Providing financial support to an arts institution like the Art Gallery of Hamilton allows us to continue the work we do sharing memorable and engaging experiences in the arts with our community,” says its president& CEO Louise Dompierre. “The generosity of HCF and its donors helps children, families and adults learn about this country’s and the world’s rich cultural heritage while preserving one of Canada’s most important art collections.”
Hamilton’s diverse and burgeoning arts community – from cultural institutions to emerging creative clusters – is one of this city’s unique treasures. Hamilton Community Foundation is pleased to play an ongoing role in its vitality.
| Vital Signs Facts • The number of artists in Hamilton has increased 22% over the last fifteen years, a much faster growth rate than the overall labour force • Phase I of the City’s Our Community Culture Project identified 2,254 cultural resources in Hamilton including industries, cultural organizations, spaces and facilities, cultural or natural sites, festivals and events |