ALBERTA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
Arts Presenting Project Funding: This funding supports the public presentation of professional artists by reimbursing a portion of professional artists' fees for the preceding year.
Community Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding: This provides funding to eligible not-for-profit community organizations that self-create and self-produce performing art productions.
Community Support Organizations Operating Funding: This grant provides annual funding to eligible not-for-profit community organizations that provide arts programs and services to communities, including those with limited arts opportunities
Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding: This funding provides up to $18,000 to support the development of an individual Indigenous artist, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists in Alberta by providing funding for a specific cultural or artistic project.
Major Arts Presenters Operating Funding: This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible professional organizations that produce large-scale public presentations of arts disciplines.
Music Individual Project Funding: This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific music project.
Professional Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding: This grant provides funding in three-year cycles to eligible professional organizations that self-create and self-produce performing art productions.
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Scholarship for Performing Arts: One scholarship of $7,000 will be awarded annually by the Government of Alberta to a young Albertan performing artist who shows extraordinary talent and potential and who demonstrates clear educational or training goals.
This funding supports organizations in delivering residence-based art summer schools that offer:
- an arts intensive training experience in any discipline through technical skills workshops with professional artists and instructors
- opportunities for young people from across the province to engage in the creative process
FACTOR
FACTOR (the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) is a public/private partnership that supports the production of sound recordings by Canadian musicians and helps Canadian music companies make recordings available to a wider public.
With funding and services designed to assist the spectrum of musical expressions and talent, FACTOR is committed to reflecting the diversity of the Canadian population in its programs and operations while also promoting inclusiveness within the broader Canadian music sector.
For more information, head to FACTOR to find out if your project can become #FACTORfunded.
Musication/Fondation Musication
Ce programme est destiné à la production d’un album ou d’un DVD musical. L’album doit avoir un minimum de huit plages (d'au moins 60 secondes chacune) ou un contenu musical de 30 minutes. musicaction.ca
EDMONTON ARTS COUNCIL
Grants for Individuals or Collectives:
Grant for Individuals & Collectives: This grant has three distinct streams, each with its own evaluation criteria and assessment process. An individual or collective may only apply to one stream at each deadline and may only receive one grant from this program annually from January to December.
- Stream 1: Exploration & Experimentation: supports an Individual artist to work on creation, experimentation, or research activities. Grant amounts are fixed at $5,000 to support subsistence and any additional costs to the individual while they take the time to pursue artistic work.
- Stream 2: Skills & Career Development: supports receiving mentorship, attending a residency, or other forms of professional development for artists and arts and cultural workers. Projects may be individual or collective, and grants are available up to $10,000 based on projected expenses, including artist subsistence.
- Stream 3: Artist-Driven Major Projects: supports artistic projects ready for implementation, production and/or presentation. This can include support for creation, subsistence, travel and/or mentorship. Projects may be individual or collective, and grants will be available up to $25,000 based on projected expenses, including artist subsistence.
Equity & Access in the Arts: The purpose of the program is to invest in a thriving and diverse arts community in Edmonton by supporting Edmonton based artists and collectives from communities that face barriers to access.
Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund: The EATF invests in the creative community by supporting living and working expenses, allowing exceptional local artists to devote time to their artistic career and encouraging artists to stay in our community.
Grants for Organizations:
Connections & Exchanges Initiatives: This program invests in new and existing arts and heritage activity, enables resiliency and innovation, invests in collaborations and creations, supports the artistic work of not for profit organizations, and supports the collective responsibility of the arts community for the implementation of Connections & Exchanges.
Invent & Adapt: Invent & Adapt offers tools, resources, consultation, and potentially one-time funding, to foster lasting improvement to processes or actions so that organizations emerge better positioned to fulfill their mandates. This is not a linear process from application to funding. This collection of resources is intended to support organizations as they strive to fulfill their mandates, which may include a financial investment.
Operating: The Operating program helps arts organizations fulfill their mandates. Operating support is based on long-term relationships with arts organizations with relatively stable models of artistic activity.
Annual Programming: Programming funding is flexible and supports non-profit organizations to undertake recurring arts work in Edmonton, such as artistic creation, production, presentation, the support of sectors or artistic disciplines in the Edmonton arts community, or the promotion of active participation in art making.
Those facing barriers to completing an application may be eligible for Access Support. A barrier can include, but is not limited to, language, culture, physical or cognitive limitations, or any inequity that may complicate completing an application. This support provides funding for specialized assistance in conveying the artists’ ideas. This could include hiring a typist, interpreter, translator, or other type of support worker to help with submitting a clear application that accurately reflects the artist’s ideas and intentions. Normally, professional grant writers are not supported by this program unless they are assisting the artist with a specific barrier. Eligible assistance will be supported up to $500.
For more information, contact grants@edmontonarts.ca or call 780−424−2787.
CALGARY ARTS DEVELOPMENT
Grants for Arts Organizations:
Future Focus Program: This program is intended to support arts organizations as they explore new directions, examine structural change and address life cycle questions.
Project Grant: This program is intended to provide one-time project funding to registered non-profit arts organizations and current operating grant clients in Calgary.
Operating Grant Program: The Operating Grant Program provides stable, predictable funding to arts organizations in Calgary.
Original Peoples Investment Program: The Original Peoples Investment Program supports the preservation and revitalization of First Nation/Métis/Inuit art through arts-based projects and activities. For both organizations, artists & collectives.
Grants for Artists & Collectives:
Artist Development Microgrant: This program is intended to support professional and business development activities for individual artists and artist collectives.
Project Grant: This program is intended to provide one-time project funding to individual artists and artistic collectives in Calgary who pursue a professional practice.
Indigenous Cultural Connections Program: The Indigenous Cultural Connections program (previously the Indigenous Artist Microgrant) provides one-time funding to First Nation, Métis and Inuit individual artists and artist collectives living and working in the Treaty 7 region working on the preservation, maintenance and revival of Indigenous culture, traditions or forms.
Calgary Arts Development is committed to open, fair and transparent processes. In recognition of these barriers, their Applicant Support & Accessibility Policy is available for applicants who may need support from program staff, or financial assistance to access support from someone outside of Calgary Arts Development.
If you need help finding information on this website or have any questions, please contact our Community Liaison by email at info@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or by phone at 403.264.5330 ext.
Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts provides support for the development of individuals, groups, small ensembles, orchestras and other professionals working in the Canadian music community. In addition to tours, concert production and festival programming, the Music Section funds a variety of related activities such as residencies and the commissioning of Canadian compositions. Visit Canada Arts Council for more information, deadlines, and application forms.
Explore and Create - Professional Development for Artists: The Professional Development for Artists component of Explore and Create supports the career growth of Canadian artists and artistic groups by encouraging participation in a wide range of development opportunities. Grants fund activities that contribute to the professional advancement of Canadian artists working in all artistic disciplines.
Explore and Create - Research and Creation: The Research and Creation component of Explore and Create supports the initial stages of the creative process. Canadian artists, artistic groups and arts organizations can apply to develop and make creative works. Grants provide support for creative research, creation and project development.
Concept to Realization: The Concept to Realization component of Explore and Create supports 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.
Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples: The Travel component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists, arts/cultural professionals (including artists’ representatives), cultural carriers, artistic groups, collectives and organizations working in all disciplines. Grants support travel costs to attend significant events within Canada or abroad that advance your professional development, enable you or the artists you represent to access new markets or build national and international presence.
Travel – Arts Across Canada: The Travel component of Arts Across Canada funds activities linked to Canadian presentation, exhibition, artistic collaboration, networking and building market opportunities for Canadian artists, arts professionals, artistic groups and arts organizations. Grants provide support to participate in significant events, build a national presence and for festivals and presenters to conduct research for Canadian artistic programming.
Travel – Arts Abroad: The Travel component of Arts Abroad funds travel linked to international presentation, exhibition, artistic collaboration, networking and new market opportunities for Canadian artists and arts professionals, artistic groups and arts organizations. Grants provide support to attend significant events outside of Canada and build international presence.
SOCAN Foundation
The SOCAN Foundation is dedicated to fostering musical creativity and promoting a better understanding of the role of music creators in today's society. The Foundation is an independent organization guided by its own board of directors, which consists of composers, songwriters and music publishers. Visit The SOCAN Foundation for more information, deadlines, and application forms.
Grants for Creators, Music Publishers and Individuals:
Travel Assistance: Grants are provided to SOCAN composers, writers, and music publishers across all genres of music to assist with travel-related costs for career-building or career defining activities in Canada or abroad. Priority for approval will be given to applications demonstrating the importance of the activity to the applicant’s career. Activities that receive compensation are not eligible.
Professional Development Assistance: Grants are provided to SOCAN composers, writers, and music publishers across all genres of music, for upgrading their skills and knowledge or acquiring new skills and knowledge to advance their careers.
Work Commissioning Assistance: Grants are provided to assist individuals, corporations, performers, ensembles, and presents in the commissioning of SOCAN members to create new works in all genres of music. The overall intent of this program it to reach beyond local, regional, provincial and federal arts council funding bodies, and encourage other members of our society (individual, organizations or companies) to commission new musical works.
Grants for Organizations:
Canadian Music Assistance: This program nurtures an environment supportive of Canadian music creators, Canadian music publishers and audiences. This program can include: Music Presentation events which can be a showcase, single concert, concert series or a festival; Education activities which can range from presenting workshops for songwriters, composers, writers and publishers to the introduction of Canadian music in schools; Publication activities, which may include research and writing towards the publication of books or journals (printed or electronic), production of performance scores (printed or electronic).
Work Commissioning Assistance: Grants are provided to assist individuals, corporations, performers, ensembles, and presenters to commission SOCAN members to create new works in the genre of concert / classical music. Please note that this grant is not intended to fund film scores. The intent of this program is to reach beyond local, regional, provincial, and federal arts council funding bodies and encourage other members of our community (individuals, organizations or companies) to commission new musical works.
Canadian Starmaker Fund
The Canadian Starmaker Fund (previously known as the Radio Starmaker Fund) was created by Canada’s private radio broadcasters in partnership with the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) and
Music Canada. The fund supports emerging artists with star potential from every region of Canada. The aim is to allocate funding in such a way that it directly impacts artists and supports their touring initiatives both in Canada and abroad in a way that will make a difference.
The Starmaker Fund also runs The Orion Program, which is a funding stream dedicated to supporting music creation by members of the Canadian music industry who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour.
Artists must meet eligibility requirements including sales minimums. Visit Canadian Starmaker Fund for more information, deadlines, and application forms.
The Music Video Production Project
The MVP Project, with support from the RBC Foundation, was established to promote the intersection of emerging Canadian Recording Artists and Filmmakers through Music Video Production Grants valued between $5,000 and $15,000. The Music Video Production Project, a joint RBCxMusic & Prism Prize initiative, is committed to supporting emerging artists. The MVP Project is administered by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.
Visit The Music Video Production Project for more information, deadlines, and application forms.