Canada: Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding

Deadline: 1-Mar-23

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) is now inviting applications for its Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding to support development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific visual arts or new media project.

Types of Projects

• Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic activities in:
  • Art production includes the development, creation, and production of any visual arts work. Projects should be confined to a distinct phase of a work, such as:
    • artistic creation
    • exhibition
    • crating and shipping
    • creative residencies
    • curation
  • Marketing includes a program of activity for a specific period that promotes, advertises or disseminates work created by Alberta visual artists, and/or develops audiences for the artist's work.
  • Research includes a program of activity for a specific period of time that supports or results in the development of a visual arts/new media project.
  • Training and career development includes enrollment in a course or program of study designed to develop an artist's training in visual arts and new media, and/or arts  administration.

Funding Information

• This funding provides up to $15,000.

What does this grant support?

• Please note, AFA funding is not assured for any project.

Eligible Genres

• For the purposes of this funding opportunity, eligible visual arts and new media projects include:
  • drawing
  • painting
  • sculpture
  • printmaking
  • fibre art
  • ceramics
  • photography
  • fine craft
  • mixed media
  • installation art
  • public art
  • media and/or computer-assisted art

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for individual project funding, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
  • are legally entitled to be or remain in Canada
  • are legally entitled to work in Canada
  • have had your primary residence in Alberta for at least one full year before applying
  • ordinarily live in Alberta for a least six months of each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study
• You must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.
• Applicants, including ensembles or collectives, must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.
• Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations
  • Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations are eligible to apply to this program and must list all principal artists involved in the project activities as part of their application. All members of an ensemble, collective, or collaboration must meet the individual eligibility criteria.
  • Principal artists cannot apply and/or receive funding for multiple projects at the same time, whether as an individual or a member of various ensembles, collectives, or collaborations.

For more information, visit AFA.

For more information, visit https://affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/visual-arts-and-new-media-individual-project-funding