CCAM's Major Fundraising Campaign
Our Culture in Action
TOGETHER, LET'S BRING THE CCAM'S FUTURE TO LIFE
For the past five years, the Montreal Afro-Canadian Cultural Center (CCAM) has been working to promote the arts and cultures of Black communities through a program rich in encounters, discoveries, and sharing.
Today, we are taking another step forward in our history with Our Culture in Action, a major fundraising campaign aimed at raising $5 million to support the realization of our vision.
This campaign is, above all, an invitation to take part in a collective project that holds promise for the future. Every contribution, no matter how small, brings us closer to our goal and helps create a lasting legacy for future generations.
WHAT YOUR DONATION WILL MAKE POSSIBLE
Supporting the future CCAM means helping to build much more than just a venue: it means bringing to life a historic, sustainable cultural institution dedicated to creativity, memory, and the cultural influence of our communities.
In the heart of downtown Montreal, just a short walk from the Quartier des Spectacles, the CCAM is breathing new life into the site of the former École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and transforming it into a space unlike any other in Canada. Once construction is completed by the end of 2027, this new venue will bring together spaces for creation, presentation, and gathering that are open to artists, young people, and the general public.
Your donation helps bring this vision to life.
The CCAM will provide them with appropriate facilities: two rehearsal studios, a recording studio, a performance hall, an exhibition gallery, a digital art screening space, and a lounge where artists can meet.
Your support will help foster emerging and established talent, support creative work, and provide new opportunities for Black artists and cultural entrepreneurs.
Your donation helps nurture local talent and gives them the means to reach new heights.
The Memory Lab
The CCAM will establish an archive center spanning more than 3,500 square feet dedicated to preserving and promoting the documentary heritage of Black communities in Quebec and Canada. Developed with the expertise of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), it will provide access to these historical records through exhibitions, lectures, document loans, and cultural outreach activities.
The Oliver Jones Fund
The Oliver Jones Fund for Youth Access to Music will provide children ages 6 to 12 from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in Montreal with scholarships to take music lessons. In this way, it will help remove financial barriers to music education and support the emergence of the next generation of talent.
Your donation helps preserve our history and empower young people to build their future.
The CCAM will be a vibrant space where communities can come together, exchange ideas, and share experiences. With a performance hall, gallery, multipurpose rooms, bookstore, café-bistro, and spaces open to the public, each area will help make the Center a gathering place for Black communities and all Montrealers.
A program featuring free and accessible activities will, in particular, allow young people and families to discover the arts, participate in cultural life, and enjoy the Center’s facilities.
Your donation helps build an inclusive space where culture brings us together.
Through its performance hall, exhibition gallery, and multidisciplinary presentation spaces, the CCAM will showcase artists, works, and stories from here and abroad.
Its inaugural program will kick things off with performances, exhibitions, screenings, and artistic gatherings. Throughout the year, the Center will showcase new talent, highlight remarkable careers, and help these creative works reach new audiences.
Your donation helps give our talented artists and our culture the recognition and visibility they deserve.
YOUR GENEROSITY, OUR GRATITUDE
Every donation helps build an institution that will leave a lasting legacy. To recognize your commitment, the CCAM offers various forms of recognition tailored to the amount of your contribution.
Check out our recognition program to find out how you could be recognized.
Donations can be made over several years, depending on your means and your commitment. There are several options available.
An official receipt for tax purposes may be issued upon request.
Write to us at dons@ccamontreal.ca to discuss this.
A PLACE FOR OUR CULTURE, A LEGACY FOR TOMORROW
TOGETHER, LET'S BRING THIS VISION TO LIFE
Our campaign is open to everyone who believes in the power of culture and wants to be part of this collective adventure.Our goal is to raise $5 million to help bring the future CCAM to life.
Every donation makes a difference!
Goal: $5,000,000
PEOPLE COMMITTED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE US
The creation of the future CCAM brings together people who share our vision and choose to dedicate their commitment and networks to this collective project.
Our rural practice
CULTURE IS LIVED. HERITAGE IS BUILT.
By supporting the campaign Our Culture in Action, you are helping to build a sustainable institution that will enrich Montreal’s cultural life and provide a permanent home for the stories, talents, and aspirations of many generations.
Join us. Donate. Let's build. Let's make this our home.
If you have any questions about the fundraising campaign or would like to discuss partnership opportunities, please email us at dons@ccamontreal.ca