Arts Across Canada: Public Outreach Funding Program

Deadline: 27 March 2024

Funding available under the Public Outreach component of Arts Across Canada that supports activities of Canadian groups and organizations, as well as professionals in architecture, that contribute to the public appreciation and enjoyment of the arts.

Grants fund a wide range of live events, publications and other initiatives that build connections between artists and diverse audiences.

You can apply for:

a project grant for a single activity
a composite grant for several activities that take place over one to three years.

You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:

an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.

Funding Information

Project
- Up to $100 000
Composite
- Up to $100 000 per year (to a maximum of $300 000 over 3 years)

Activities – What Is Eligible?

You can apply for activities that contribute to the public’s appreciation and enjoyment of the arts, such as:

Exhibitions and other dissemination initiatives
programming events
non-literary publishing (excluding promotional materials)
knowledge-sharing events or forums
public development strategies and initiatives

Who can apply?

Types of potential applicants to this component include:
- artistic groups and collectives
- artistic organizations
- support groups, organizations and shared platforms
- national arts service organizations
- festivals, presenters and touring networks
- book and magazine publishers
- architects, architectural professionals, groups, collectives and firms
Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.
To be eligible for a composite grant, you must have received at least 2 Canada Council project grants in the last 5 years.
Organizations presently receiving core grants are not eligible for composite grants.
Book and magazine publishers:
- If the Canada Council is aware that your organization owes royalty payments to writers, illustrators, translators and/or other copyright licensors as of the application deadline, your application will not be eligible.

Ineligible

activities proposed by someone under 18 years old
activities that are illegal according to the Criminal Code of Canada
artistic activities that are led by non-professionals (this does not apply to new and early career artists)
activities that are carried out to satisfy the course requirements of an educational institution
activities that directly support the delivery of an educational program or course
activities that are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (unless applying to a component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples)

Deadlines