Deadline: 27-Sep-23
Applicants are now invited to submit their applications for the “Public Outreach” component of the Arts Across Canada program that supports activities of Canadian groups and organizations, as well as professionals in architecture, that contribute to the public appreciation and enjoyment of the arts.
You can apply for:
- a project grant for a single project
- a composite grant for a 1-3 year grant for multiple projects.
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.
Funding Information
- Project requests – Normally up to $30 000, exceptionally up to $100 000
- Composite requests – Normally up to $30 000 per year, exceptionally up to $100 000 per year (to a maximum of $300 000 over 3 years)
- Most grants are no more than $30 000 (or $30 000 per year for composite grants).
Activities
You can apply for activities that contribute to the public’s appreciation and enjoyment of the arts, such as:
- Exhibitions and other dissemination initiatives
- programming events
- non-literary publishing (excluding promotional materials)
- knowledge-sharing events or forums
- public development strategies and initiatives
Eligibility Criteria
- Types of potential applicants to this component include:
- artistic groups and collectives
- artistic organizations
- support groups, organizations and shared platforms
- national arts service organizations
- festivals, presenters and touring networks
- book and magazine publishers
- architects, architectural professionals, groups, collectives and firms
- To be eligible for a composite grant, you must have received at least 1 composite or 2 project grants from the Canada Council in the last 5 years.
- Organizations presently receiving core grants:
- are not eligible for composite grants.
- can submit project applications for exceptional, non-recurring initiatives that fall outside of the type or scope of activities usually undertaken by the organization. You are responsible for demonstrating the exceptional nature of your project.
- Book and magazine publishers:
- If the Canada Council is aware that your organization owes royalty payments to writers, illustrators, translators and/or other copyright licensors as of the application deadline, your application will not be eligible.
For more information, visit Canada Council for the Arts.