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12.5 Contact:For more detailed guidelines or to obtain an application form, contact Doug Sigurdson, Visual ArtsSection Officer, toll-free at 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4258 or (613) 566-4414, ext. 4258. The faxnumber is (613) 566-4332. Email: doug.sigurdson@canadacouncil.ca13.0 PROGRAM: PROJECT GRANTS TO ARTIST-RUN CENTRES, ARTISTS'COLLECTIVES AND OTHER ARTISTS' ORGANIZATIONS: DISSEMINATIONASSISTANCEThe Dissemination Assistance program is directed to artist-run centres, artists'collectives and other artists' organizations presenting the work and/ or ideas ofcontemporary visual artists to the public within a critical context.Grants contribute to the direct costs of research, presentation, circulation (includingexhibition borrowing costs) and the publication of contemporary visual artsdissemination activities. The program also supports audience development projects. Ingeneral, dissemination is defined as an exhibition, an event or a distribution activityinvolving the public presentation of one or more works of visual art by one or moreartists. For this program, the visual arts include architecture, craft, design, drawing,holography, installation, painting, performance art, photography, print-making andsculpture.13.1 Eligibility:Canadian artist-run centres, artists' collectives and other artists' organizations whosemandate and activities demonstrate a serious commitment to the practice ofcontemporary visual arts in Canada may apply to this program. Artist-run centres andother artists' organizations must be incorporated, non-profit organizations directed by aboard of trustees or having an administrative structure composed principally of visualartists. Applicants must have completed a minimum of one year of public programmingactivities prior to the competition deadline, serve artists who are not members anddemonstrate their financial responsibility towards artists participating in their activities bypaying artists' fees (no less than current CAR/F AC rates).Artists' collectives must be composed principally of visual artists (in general, at leastthree individuals) who are active in one of the fields supported by the Visual ArtsSection. Collectives composed of independent curators and/or art critics are alsoeligible. Each member of a collective must have at least three years of professionalpractice in the visual arts following basic training and be a Canadian citizen orpermanent resident of Canada. The Canada Council defines a professional artist assomeone who has specialized training in the field (not necessarily in academicinstitutions), who is recognized by his/her peers (artists working in the same artistictradition) and who has a history of public presentation. Collectives are not obliged to benon-profit organizations, but they must pay artists' fees (never less than currentCAR/FAC rates). They are not required to have a permanent site.Pg. 89