Applications open for Artist Creation Project Grant (Canada)

Funding Information

• You can apply for a maximum of $1,000.

Eligible Expenses

• Artist fees
• Art supplies
• Equipment rental costs
• Transportation costs (for transporting supplies/ equipment)
• Basic quality finishing
• Capital purchases
• Workspace rental costs
• Software necessary to the project

Ineligible Expenses

• Retroactive expense coverage
• Costs not directly related to the project being applied for
• Substantial capital or infrastructure costs
• Promotion, merchandise and duplication

Eligibility Criteria

• This grant funds projects:
  • Delivered by individual artists or a group of artists aged 16-29 from equity-deserving communities. If applying as a group, one artist must be responsible for acting as the project lead and be accountable for funds
  • Focused on the creation of new artistic works
  • That can be executed in 4 months with a budget of up to $1,000
  • Executed by artists based in Toronto (this includes only the City of Toronto, Scarborough, North York, and Etobicoke)
  • By artists who have not received funding from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, or any other substantial arts funding for their practice
  • Led by artists working in any artistic discipline
  • Led by artists with a track record of finishing projects and following through on goals

Ineligibility Criteria

• This grant doesn’t fund:
  • Workshops and events
  • Promotion, merchandise, duplication
  • Professional development
  • Parts of projects (must be a complete arts project)
  • Requirements
  • Applicants can receive a maximum of 2 Artist Creation Project grants. Because this grant is a continuation of CUE’s artist grant, this means that grants issued by either ArtReach or CUE count towards this total
  • Grantees must complete their current ArtReach-funded projects and submit their final reports before re-applying for funding
  • Work on projects cannot start before your grant payment is received
  • Applicants may receive less than the amount requested
  • Applicants may only submit one application to this granting program per funding round.
  • Grant Review Team members cannot apply to the round of funding they’re adjudicating
  • Projects should be completed by April 30th, and grantees should submit a final report by May 31st.

For more information, visit ArtReach.