Deadline: 16-Jun-21
The Canada Council for the Arts is seeking applications for the Long-Term Projects component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis professional artists, cultural carriers, arts/cultural professionals, groups, collectives, and arts/culture organizations.
Grants provide support for any combination of eligible Creating, Knowing, and Sharing activities for projects lasting between 1 and 3 years.
Funding Information
- Grant range up to $300 000.
Eligible Activities
- Activities must be led by eligible First Nations, Inuit or Métis professional artists, cultural carriers, or arts/cultural professionals. Activities may include the participation of or collaboration with non-Indigenous artists.
- You can apply for any combination of eligible Creating, Knowing, and Sharing activities lasting between 1 and 3 years, 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 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 not currently receiving core funding.
For more information, visit https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/creating-knowing-sharing/long-term-projects