Deadline: 1-Dec-22
The British Columbia Arts Council is calling applications for its Individual Arts Awards: Visual Artists to assist professional visual artists, contemporary and traditional craft artists, and independent critics and curators with the creation of specific projects.
Awards are available to support the creation of new works. Applications may be made by individuals or on behalf of a collaboration of two or more artists sharing creative control of a project.
Funding Information
- Level 1: Awards up to $7,500
- Level 2: Awards up to $15,000
Eligibility Criteria
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To demonstrate professional status, an applicant must:
- Be a professional visual or craft artist or independent critic or curator, who has completed all basic training (not necessarily in academic institutions).
- Have completed two or more years of artistic practice after basic training. AND
- As a visual or craft artist, had two or more professionally curated exhibitions for which they have received exhibition fees (CARFAC or equivalent). OR
- As an independent curator or critic, curated two or more exhibitions or professionally published two or more works of critical writing for which they have received professional fees.
- Applicants who have received at least one grant to assist with the creation of work through the First Peoples’ Cultural Council Indigenous Arts Program, and have submitted a final report for that grant, may also apply.
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To be eligible, an applicant must also:
- Be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 12 months immediately prior to the application deadline, and ordinarily reside in B.C.
- Compensate artists and arts, museums, and culture practitioners fairly in keeping with community contexts and industry standards within the field of practice including adhering to international intellectual property rights standards and cultural ownership protocols.
- Have submitted any outstanding final reports on previous BC Arts Council grants by the submission closing date for this program.
- Have final creative control over the proposed work.
- Be applying for either the first or second time with a project; if an applicant has twice applied unsuccessfully for the same project, the proposal must be substantively changed to be considered.
Exclusions
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Awards are not available to support:
- Projects previously assisted through this or other BC Arts Council programs.
- Sponsored or commissioned works.
- Capital expenditures (construction, renovation, or purchase of property or equipment).
- Projects or activities funded through other BC Arts Council programs or its third-party delivery partners, including First Peoples’ Cultural Council, BC Touring Council, or Creative BC.
- Expenses incurred prior to the application submission closing date.
For more information, visit British Columbia Arts Council.
For more information, visit https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/visual-artists-crafts-artists-critics-curators/
