AFA – Artists and Education Funding Program (Canada)

Funding Information

• The maximum grant will not exceed $15,000.

Eligible Projects

• Eligible residency projects must meet the following criteria:
  • engage either an Alberta-based individual artist, or a group of artists working together in any artistic discipline who has school residency experience to deliver a program
  • provide students access to Alberta’s professional artists and their work
  • provide an opportunity for students to observe and actively participate in the creative process
  • encourage students to discover and express their creative potential
  • take place on school property during school hours
  • be five hours to thirty days in duration
  • be completed within three months of its commencement date.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for this funding, applicants must be:
  • an Alberta school or school jurisdiction recognized by Alberta Education
  • operating on a full-time basis
  • for students in kindergarten through Grade 12
• Two or more eligible schools may apply to collaborate on a project when school populations, locations or conditions warrant.

Assessment Criteria

• Assessment of a project is based on the following general criteria:
  • artistic vision and merit of the project
  • demonstrated school commitment and involvement in the project
  • demonstrated benefits to students
  • exposure to and involvement of students in the creative process
  • demonstrated qualifications of the artist, both as a practicing professional artist and in delivering arts programming to youth
  • the appropriateness of the project expense
• Other criteria that may be given priority include:
  • high-needs schools
  • schools with low enrollment
  • schools that have not previously received funding for an Artists and Education residency
  • the impact of the project on the community.

For more information, visit Alberta Foundation for the Arts.