Open Call: Indigenous 360 Program (Canada)

Funding Information

• Micro-grant: up to $1,000
• Small scale: up to $5,000
• Large scale: up to $15,000

Eligible Activities

• Creation of new artworks or works in progress
• Public presentations (productions, performances, exhibitions, concerts, readings, etc.)
• Community projects involving Indigenous artists (workshops, artistic collaborations, gatherings, etc.)
• Publications
• Training, apprenticeships, mentorship opportunities

Eligibility Criteria

• Professional Indigenous artists:
  • Indigenous is the collective name for the original peoples of Turtle Island (North America), who are comprised of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and non-status peoples.
• Indigenous arts/cultural Professionals:
  • A professional in the arts, recognized by their peers, whose work supports and facilitates the arts in an arts discipline (i.e., administrators, producers, technicians, editors, cultural connectors, etc.)
• Indigenous Knowledge Keepers:
  • An individual whose role within Indigenous communities (First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and non-status) supports the preservation, retention, maintenance, and knowledge transfer of specific Indigenous worldviews, cultural practices, and traditions through art and creative practice.
• Professional Indigenous arts groups (only small and large-scale grants):
  • a group, ensemble or collective made up of two or more members working in an artistic practice;
  • has a majority of members that are professional Manitoba artists;
  • engages and pays professional fees to artists;
  • must be able to receive a grant payable to its name.
• Professional Indigenous arts organizations (only small and large-scale grants):
  • supports professional artistic work in any discipline;
  • is led by paid, qualified professional personnel;
  • is governed by a board of directors or an advisory body responsible for the organization;
  • engages or supports professional artists and pays professional fees to artists;
  • is based in Manitoba and has been active in the province for at least one year prior to applying;
  • is incorporated;
  • operates as a not-for-profit;
  • operates as for-profit (publishers only).
• Indigenous community not-for-profit organizations (only small and large-scale grants):
  • is governed by a board of directors or an advisory body responsible for the organization;
  • has been active in the province for at least one year prior to applying;
  • engages in artistic and/or cultural activity;
  • is based in Manitoba;
  • operates as a not-for profit.
• Indigenous-led organizations:
  • Indigenous led organizations have:
  • Indigenous people who are central to the organization’s governance, vision, delivery, and decision-making.
  • A board of directors or an identified governance group with oversight and decision-making authority, made up of at least 51% First Nations, Métis, or Inuit individuals.
  • 51% Indigenous staff (including executive and senior levels).
  • Arts groups and organizations must be comprised of at least 51% Indigenous staff members to be eligible.

For more information, visit Manitoba Arts Council.