Deadline: 4-Oct-23
Applicants are invited to apply for the “Concept to Realization” component of Explore and Create Program that support the full creative cycle – from the initial idea through to presentation, at any stage of the creative continuum.
Canadian artists, artistic groups and arts organizations can apply to create projects intended for presentation. Grants provide support for artistic research, creation, project development, remounts, production, post-production and presentation.
This Component Awards
- project grants for single activities
- composite grants that encompass several activities during the same time period.
Activities
- Support for creative research, project development, creation and production that result in:
- a public presentation
- a confirmed exhibition
- a media arts or digital arts production ready for dissemination
- (an) artist book(s) for visual arts publishers or visual artists
- literary writing projects are not eligible
- self-publishing and author-subsidized publishing of literary works are not eligible
- Projects for creative research and project development that do not involve production, post-production, or exhibition of a final work must apply to Research and Creation.
Funding Information
- Project requests: $60 000, exceptionally up to $100 000
- Composite requests: $60 000 per year, exceptionally up to $100 000 (to a maximum of $300 000 over 3 years).
Eligibility Criteria
- Types of potential applicants to this component include:
- artists
- artistic groups and collectives
- artistic organizations
- visual arts publishers
- Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.
- To be eligible for a composite grant, you must have received at least 2 Canada Council project grants in the last 5 years. This excludes grants from the following components and programs: Professional Development, Small-Scale Activities, Travel, Representation and Promotion, Digital Strategy Fund, Leadership for Change: Grants to Organizational Development, Flying Squad, and Visiting Foreign Artists.
- Organizations presently receiving core (operating) grants cannot apply to this component.
Ineligible Activities
- In addition to the criteria set out in the applicant profiles, the following activities are not eligible for grants from the Canada Council:
- activities proposed by someone under 18 years old
- activities that are illegal according to the Criminal Code of Canada
- artistic activities that are led by non-professionals (this does not apply to new and early career artists)
- activities that are carried out to satisfy the course requirements of an educational institution
- activities that directly support the delivery of an educational program or course
- activities that are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (unless applying to a component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples)
- self-publishing or author-subsidized publishing of literary works (unless applying to a component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples)
- activities carried out by organizations that have not paid, or do not pay, fees or royalties to artists according the standards of the arts practice or sector
- Fundraising activities
- Capital expenditures, unless explicitly eligible
- Contests and competitions (including prizes and awards), except practices in:
- powwow
- hip-hop and urban arts – such as street dance battles, poetry slams, etc.
- Contributions to endowment funds.
For more information, visit Concept to Realization.
