Call for Proposals: Prince Edward Island Arts Grants (Canada)

Types of Grant

• Create (Creation Grant):
  • The purpose of the Create grant is to support the research, development, creation and production of artistic projects by professional Prince Edward Island artists including in but not limited to the following disciplines: fine crafts; dance; interdisciplinary arts; film and media arts; music; theatre; visual arts; and writing and publishing.
• Share (Dissemination Grant):
  • The purpose of the Share grant is to assist with the presentation of works by professional PEI artists to the public, ideally in a critical and/or curatorial context, including in but not limited to the following disciplines: fine crafts; dance; interdisciplinary arts; film and media arts; music; theatre; visual arts; and writing and publishing.
  • This grant is intended to support opportunities to publicly share and present artistic works in order to increase access, understanding, and appreciation of Prince Edward Island art. It is meant to connect PEI artists with diverse communities provincially, nationally and internationally to allow them to engage more deeply with the public and develop a stronger profile.
• Learn (Professional Development Grant):
  • The purpose of the Learn grant is to support the career growth and professional development of PEI artists’ careers including in but not limited to the following disciplines: fine crafts; dance; interdisciplinary arts; film and media arts; music; theatre; visual arts; and writing and publishing.

Funding Information

• Create (Creation Grant):
  • Established Professional Artists: $8,000
  • Emerging Professional Artists: $5,000
• Share (Dissemination Grant):
  • Established Professional Artists: $2,500
  • Emerging Professional Artists: $2,000
• Learn (Professional Development Grant):
  • Established Professional Artists: $2,500
  • Emerging Professional Artists: $2,000
  • Amateur Artists: $1,000

Eligible Cost

• Create (Creation Grant): Eligible costs include living expenses, travel expenses, accommodation expenses, and direct project costs, such as materials and supplies, pre-production research, documentation costs as well as equipment and facility rental.
• Share (Dissemination Grant): Eligible costs include travel expenses, accommodation expenses, shipping/freight, limited reproductions, printing expenses, artist fees, framing, professional fees, installation costs, as well as facility and equipment rental. Capital costs are not eligible. These include computers, printers, technology equipment, office equipment and furniture, facility and technical equipment, land, buildings and renovations of leased spaces, vehicles as well as artistic equipment and tools such as easels, kilns, silkscreen presses, soundboards, etc.
• Learn (Professional Development Grant): Eligible costs include program costs, materials and supplies as well as travel expenses.

Eligibility Criteria

• Create (Creation Grant):
  • This grant is available to individuals or small groups/bands at the established and emerging professional artist levels. Travel expenses, accommodation expenses, and direct project costs, such as materials and supplies, pre-production research, documentation costs as well as equipment and facility rental.
• Share (Dissemination Grant):
  • Eligible projects include the following: tours, presentations, exhibitions, performances, screenings, web presentations of original artworks, limited reproductions, publishing, and translation. This program is intended to support the dissemination of specific completed works of art.
  • Share grants are available for individuals or small groups/bands at the established professional and emerging professional artist levels.
• Learn (Professional Development Grant):
  • Learn grants are available for individuals or small groups/bands at the established professional, emerging professional and amateur artist levels. Festivals, contests, events and not-for-profit organizations are not eligible for funding under this program.
• Residency
  • To apply to the PEI Arts Grants program, you must be a resident of Prince Edward Island and have maintained this as your primary residence for a minimum of twelve consecutive months prior to the date of application. Artists on extended travel for their work are still considered PEI residents, but those who move their primary residence to another province or country within the twelve consecutive months prior to the application deadline are not eligible.
  • In situations where residency is called into question, the applicant may be asked to provide a copy of the most recent tax filing as proof of residency.
  • Groups and bands must have a majority of their members reside in PEI.
• Professional Status
  • There are several ways to establish professional status as an artist. As a professional artist, you should meet three or more of the following criteria in relation to your arts practice:
    • You have received compensation that is considered part of your personal or business income;
    • You have presented your work to the public through recordings, exhibitions, publications, screenings, performances, readings or other means of dissemination;
    • You devote a reasonable amount of time to creating or disseminating your work;
    • You have received reviews, or appraisals by public and/or peer assessment/recognition;
    • You have a membership in a professional or industry association or guild recognized by their discipline;
    • You have undertaken formal education or training from educational institution(s), or have undertaken self-directed training through a commitment to informal training opportunities that demonstrate commitment to skill development.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Create (Creation Grant):
  • Amateur artists and/or students are not eligible for funding under this program. Festivals, contests, events and not-for-profit organizations are not eligible for funding under this program. Artistic activities that are led by non-professionals are also ineligible.
• Share (Dissemination Grant):
  • Purely commercial self-promotion ventures are not eligible for funding under this program.
  • Amateur artists and/or students are not eligible for funding under this program. Festivals, contests, events and not-for-profit organizations are not eligible for funding under this program.

• Learn (Professional Development Grant):
  • Programs that are a part of full-time study programs are not eligible for funding under this program.

Application Requirements

• Your application must include the following:
  • A curriculum vitae or resume that contains a detailed description of artistic practice, applicable training and experience
  • A project description and details of how the project will be executed (use the template created for this purpose, upload a document with a maximum of 750 words or provide a video link to your recorded application). Your project description should include:
    • The artistic vision of the project
    • The impact on your career development/arts practice
    • The project plan (how the project will be executed, what is the timeline?)
    • What will you produce? (create grant only)
    • How will you disseminate it? (create and share grants only)
    • A budget, including detailed revenue and expenses both anticipated and confirmed. Please note that full disclosure of federal and provincial government assistance is required.

For more information, visit Prince Edward Island.