Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program (Canada)

Building Arts Equity provides support for BPOC artists, collectives and groups to connect to the arts and cultures of origin and share through:

• Create and Develop New Artwork: opportunities for first-time and underserved BPOC artists to create and develop new work
• Mentorships: opportunities to learn and work with an experienced BPOC artist or cultural leader
• Performance, Exhibition and Presentation Development: initial support to bring BPOC art to the public
• Partnerships: initial support for BPOC artists to develop and lead arts activities in partnership with other BPOC and non-BPOC communities or organizations.

Aims

• supporting BPOC artists to create and develop new work within traditional, contemporary, and non-traditional art forms;
• providing opportunities for Saskatchewan BPOC artists to connect with their own and broader communities;
• supporting sharing of BPOC artistic knowledge and cultural practices within traditional, contemporary, and non-traditional art forms across generations; and
• supporting the priorities of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility held by SK Arts and their program partners, SaskCulture and the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan.

Funding Information

• Minimum Funding: $500
• Maximum Funding: $5000

Ineligible Projects

• Applications that are not BPOC-led
• Projects that do not compensate artists, cultural leaders, or mentors for their work
• Projects that are not primarily artistic or cultural
• Projects that promote hatred or intolerance
• Activities that contravene provincial or federal law

Eligibility Criteria

• Any artists, collectives, groups, or cultural leaders within Saskatchewan who are of African, Black, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern descent (BPOC).
• Applicants must have been Saskatchewan Residents for at least one year. Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents are automatically eligible; Temporary Residents of Canada are also eligible to apply if they filed an income tax return in Saskatchewan respecting income earned in the year preceding the year in which they apply.
• Applicants must not have received more than $10,000 of SK Arts funding in the past. Partners, mentors, and collaborators may have previously received grants.
• Organizations are not eligible to apply.

For more information, visit SK Arts.