Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
Applications are now open for the Documentation Grant Program, which supports New Brunswick arts professionals and professional artists in the research, development, and creation of original documentation and contextualization of arts activities, products, or history. This can include written, film, video, or multimedia work.
The program aims to foster theoretical and critical discourse in the arts. Preference is given to projects focusing on New Brunswick art or artists. The grant offers up to $10,000 in funding to support these initiatives.
Eligible costs include subsistence or artist fees for the applicant and collaborators, usually around $2,500 per month per artist, though this may vary depending on project needs. Additional eligible expenses include materials and services such as space and equipment rentals, professional services, recording and production costs, and rights purchases. Travel and accommodation expenses directly related to the project are also covered.
The grant does not cover the purchase of equipment, capital expenses like renovations or studio purchases, administrative costs, or promotional items such as invitations, marketing materials, or portfolios. Projects must begin at least one day after the application is submitted, and the applicant or collaborators must retain creative control.
Larger-scale projects can be divided into separate phases, each with a distinct grant application, as long as there is no duplication of expenses. Artistic disciplines eligible for support include architecture, craft, dance, literary arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Ineligible projects include those completed in non-professional settings, those for academic credit, those undertaken as part of regular employment, and those created for corporate or industrial purposes. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or affiliated with a First Nation on Turtle Island. They must have resided in New Brunswick for at least one year and meet artsnb’s definition of a professional artist.
Applicants who do not fully meet the artist criteria may still be eligible if they can demonstrate equivalent professional curatorial, editorial, or critical experience. All applicants must submit a 500-word project description, a balanced budget, a CV, work samples of the featured artist(s), published writing samples from the project’s curator or editor, and agreement letters and CVs from all collaborators.
For more information, visit artsnb.
