Deadline: 15-Mar-23
The Canada Council for the Arts has launched the Short-Term Projects under the component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis professional and aspiring artists, cultural carriers, arts/cultural professionals, groups, collectives and arts/culture organizations.
Creating, Knowing and Sharing Objectives
- To support the creative capacity and professional development of First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals, groups and organizations
- To facilitate the retention, renewal and transmission of cultural knowledge and creative practice
- To support exploration, creation and production of customary, traditional and contemporary work by First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists
- To support the presentation, exhibition, and sharing of works by First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists in Canada and internationally
- To strengthen and support the presence of First Nations, Inuit and Métis arts and artists
Focus Areas
The Creating, Knowing and Sharing program supports activities in 3 broad areas:
- Creating provides support for research, production and creation of new works of art.
- Knowing provides support for the retention, maintenance, innovation and transmittal of cultural knowledge and creative practice. This includes contemporary and historical critical discourse, arts/cultural training and initiatives that seek to pass cultural knowledge to younger generations through artistic practice, and the renewal and maintenance of customary art practices.
- Sharing provides support for the dissemination, exhibition, presentation and distribution of works of art by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, which enrich and engage communities in Canada and abroad.
Funding Information
- Grant amount – up to $100 000
- Application limits – you can apply to this component twice per year (1 March – 28/29 February) and receive a combined total of $100,000
Eligible Activities
- Activities must be led by eligible First Nations, Inuit or Métis artists, cultural carriers or arts/cultural professionals. Activities may include participation of or collaboration with non-Indigenous artists.
- You can apply for any combination of eligible Creating, Knowing and Sharing activities lasting up to 12 months, including but not limited to:
- Creating – research; creation; production; critical discourse (including research or writing); residencies; collaborations
- Knowing – mentorships; artistic training; community-based initiatives to engage young people through artistic practices; language preservation through artistic practices; intergenerational transmission of artistic knowledge; preservation of traditional knowledge through artistic practice; development of administrative, artistic, cultural or organizational capacity; research; collaborations
- Sharing – local, regional, national or international exhibitions; implementation of dissemination strategy and organizational objectives; publishing activities; gathering events involving artistic practices; collaborations; marketing and publicity; presentations, festivals and showcase events; networking events involving artistic practices; outreach activities
Eligibility Criteria
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis professional artists
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis aspiring artists working under the mentorship of a professional artist
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis arts/cultural professionals
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultural carriers
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis groups
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis for-profit organizations that have been in operation for at least 2 years
- First Nations, Inuit and Métis not-for-profit organizations
- Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.
- Organizations presently receiving core grants can apply to the Short-Term Project component for exceptional, non-recurring projects that fall outside of the type or scope of activities usually undertaken by the organization. You must have prior written approval from a Program Officer to apply.
- First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to speak to a Program Officer before applying.
- You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:
- an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
- a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.
For more information, visit Canada Council for the Arts.