Program Description:
This unique program of the London Arts Council, London Arts Live provides professional artists with new venues and audiences and offers Londoners new opportunities to engage in and experience the arts. London Arts Live provides paid opportunities for professional artists to perform in designated public spaces across London.

Program Priorities:
- Promote, support, and celebrate London's professional artists
- Offer Londoners accessible opportunities to engage in and experience the arts
- Showcase London's diverse artistic performances and expressions

Compensation:
Participating artists will be paid at a rate of $60.00/hour.

Promotion:
Participating artists will:
- Be permitted to collect tips during their performance/presentation.
- Have the opportunity to hand out business cards or promotional materials during their performance/presentation.
- Be highlighted on various social media channels where applicable.

Applicant Requirements:
- Applicant must be a London resident and a professional artist/creator/practitioner of traditional arts – emerging, developed, or established.

- Applicant must be 18 years of age or older.

Professional Artist/Creator/Practitioner of Traditional Arts :
The London Arts Council defines a professional artist as someone who has developed skills through training or practice, is recognized by artists working in the same artistic tradition, has a history of public presentation, seeks payment for her or his work, and actively practices his or her art. Short breaks in artistic work history are allowed. As a professional artist, creators and practitioners of traditional arts are those whose traditional arts are taught from person to person, passed from one generation to the next, and are influenced by culture, family, ethnicity, and era. Traditional arts represent a place or a group of people. They also express the thoughts and feelings of a point in history.

Selection Criteria:
The Assessment Panel will evaluate applicants on their artistic quality, ability to engage the audience through their performances, share their arts expertise, and create a dynamic artistic experience. Content must be suitable for the general public.

For inquiries, please contact London Arts Council: info@londonarts.ca.