Call for Opportunities: Career Development Program 2025 (Canada)

The program is divided in three components:

• The Arts by Invitation component is for assistance to present work by invitation in established arts events.
• The Professional Development component is for assistance for professional development scholarships for studies and mentorships.
• The Professionalization and Promotion component is designed to assist artists to produce tools related to the promotion of the artist’s work and career with a view to broadening the dissemination network for their work and diversifying their sources for funding.

Objectives

• Career Development Arts by Invitation:
  • The Arts by Invitation component is designed to:
    • Promote arts in New Brunswick by assisting professional artists to present work by invitation in New Brunswick and at out-of-province established arts events of national or international repute;
    • Promote, encourage and increase the participation and representation of New Brunswick professional artists in arts festivals, competitions and exhibitions; and
    • Increase opportunities for New Brunswick artists to promote and disseminate their work.
• Career Development Professional Development:
  • The Career Development program is designed to recognize and encourage arts professionals who have demonstrated exceptional artistic talent and potential, and who are pursuing a career in the arts.
• Career Development Professionalization and Promotion:
  • The Career Development program is designed to recognize and encourage arts professionals who have demonstrated exceptional artistic talent and potential, and who are pursuing a career in the arts.

Funding Information

• Career Development Arts by Invitation:
  • Amount of up to $3,000.
• Career Development Professional Development:
  • $3,000 for full-time studies or $2,000 for part-time or short-term studies.
• Career Development Professionalization and Promotion:
  • Amount of up to $2,000.

Eligible Expenses

• Eligible expenses are limited to:
  • Transportation including fare for plane, bus or train; ground transportation such as taxis, tolls and parking; and freight and cargo expenses OR $0.58 per kilometre travelled in a personal vehicle.
  • Accommodation and subsistence including per diem allowance (suggested amount of $60 per day) and hotel costs OR $25 per night billeting allowance if the applicant is hosted by family, friends, or a host organization.

Ineligible Expenses

• Capital expenses (eg. equipment purchase such as a musical instrument, camera, computer, etc.)

Eligible Projects

• Career Development Arts by Invitation:
  • Eligible projects Eligible projects are those in which:
    • The applicant has been invited to have their work performed, screened, or exhibited at an established arts festival, competition, venue, or exhibition, AND
    • The event takes place more than 150 km away from the applicant’s residence.
• Career Development Professional Development:
  • Eligible projects are those in which the applicant intends to study one of the eligible artistic disciplines by enrolling in:
    • A full-time or part-time post-secondary program; or
    • A full-time program in a school specializing in the arts; or
    • Short-term studies or mentorship with a private instructor
• Career Development Professionalization and Promotion:
  • Eligible projects must meet one of the following criteria:
    • The applicant intends to hire a professional to document their artwork for their professional portfolio (eg. photographing visual artwork, filming a performance for promotional purposes; producing professional headshots);
    • The applicant intends to collaborate with a professional art critic or independent curator to produce an exhibition catalogue or other documentation to promote their work;
    • The applicant intends to hire a professional editor to revise or edit written work;
    • The applicant intends to hire a professional to develop a website or upgrade an existing website to showcase their professional artwork.

Ineligible Projects

• Ineligible projects also include:
  • Projects produced for the purposes of academic credit or as part of basic training;
  • Projects produced as part of the applicant’s work as an employee of a private or public organisation or institution, including their work as an employee in education, academia, or journalism.

Eligibility Criteria

• Career Development Arts by Invitation:
  • In order to be eligible for artsnb funding, an applicant must:
  • Be a Canadian citizen, have an affiliation with a First Nation on Turtle Island, be a permanent resident of Canada or have an application for permanent resident in process;
  • Have resided in New Brunswick for at least one year (12 months) prior to the application deadline;
  • Must qualify as a professional artist according to the guidelines.

For more information, visit artsnb.