Funding & grants

Purpose 

The program supports professional Ontario-based visual artists to create new work. The program aims to reflect the range of artistic practices in the visual arts, and to support excellence, regional activity, diverse artists and communities.

There are three categories, based on years of professional practice and public presentation of work:

The Music Program supports the development of B.C. First Nations music creatives and professionals residing in B.C. through grants and training programs. 

The Music Program funds activities that can lead to professional development opportunities, cultural knowledge transfer and community well-being. 

This program offers three areas of funding for artists, recording engineers and music industry professionals.

The Arts Strengthening Program supports arts revitalization opportunities for B.C. First Nations creatives to pursue either a one-on-one arts mentorships or arts group knowledge transfer. Projects in this program focus on the transfer of essential artistic and cultural knowledge to new generations of B.C First Nations artists to support the strengthening and continuation of significant cultural practices. 

The Arts Infrastructure Program supports B.C. First Nations-led non-profit arts and culture organizations and societies with art spaces construction or renovations, artistic production projects, administrative capacity building and operational support. 

There are three areas of funding to choose from:

Artists in Communities provides funding to organizations, professional artists, or arts professionals for projects and residencies.

Artists in Communities - Development provides small amounts of funding to organizations or professional artists to build relationships with potential partners, develop projects or residencies, and/or research community needs.

Artists in Communities is a SK Arts program supported by funding from Sask Lotteries through the partnership between SK Arts and SaskCulture Inc.

Artists in Communities provides funding to organizations, professional artists, or arts professionals for projects and residencies.

Artists in Communities - Development provides small amounts of funding to organizations or professional artists to build relationships with potential partners, develop projects or residencies, and/or research community needs.

Artists in Communities is a SK Arts program supported by funding from Sask Lotteries through the partnership between SK Arts and SaskCulture Inc.

Artists in Communities provides funding to organizations, professional artists, or arts professionals for projects and residencies.

Artists in Communities - Projects allows eligible applicants to engage in the arts through performances, exhibitions, or workshops led by a professional artist(s) or arts professional and presented either as a series or as a single event, and/or to work with an artist in the research and development of an artistic residency.

Artists in Communities provides funding to organizations, professional artists, or arts professionals for projects and residencies.

Artists in Communities - Projects allows eligible applicants to engage in the arts through performances, exhibitions, or workshops led by a professional artist(s) or arts professional and presented either as a series or as a single event, and/or to work with an artist in the research and development of an artistic residency.

Artists in Schools offers schools a chance to enhance arts-related activities that are linked to educational outcomes through partnerships with professional artists. The aim of the program is to expand access to meaningful artistic activities, increase student engagement in learning, cultivate cross-disciplinary learning skills and attitudes, and foster a lifelong interest in the arts.

Artists in Schools offers schools a chance to enhance arts-related activities that are linked to educational outcomes through partnerships with professional artists. The aim of the program is to expand access to meaningful artistic activities, increase student engagement in learning, cultivate cross-disciplinary learning skills and attitudes, and foster a lifelong interest in the arts.