Year of the Arts Senior Artist Program in Canada

Artists may practice in any of the following disciplines supported by ArtsNL: theatre, literary, music, dance, visual arts, film and television, and multidisciplinary.

Funding Information

• Up to $400,000 will be available to award in the Senior Artist Program, which will span two fiscal years. Successful applicants will be approved for $40,000 in the initial application process.
  • $20K will be advanced in 2023-2024 upon successful entry to the program.
  • $20K will be advanced in 2024-2025 with the submission of a short progress report.

Eligible Activities

• Living expenses
• Supplies and materials
• Service fees (e.g., dramaturge, editor, other artists)
• Facility venue or studio space rental
• Professional recording
• Professional skills development
• Exhibitions
• Travel (e.g., accommodation and per diems)
• Workshop fees

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Applicants
  • This program is for individual senior professional artists who:
  • Are age 60+;
  • Do not have full-time employment outside their artistic practice;
  • Have maintained an artistic practice for at least 25 years.
• Successful applicants to this program are not eligible for other ArtsNL granting programs while receiving funding through the two-year Senior Artist Program.
• Criteria that define “professional artist” include, but are not limited to:
  • Recognition as a professional in their practice by their peers (i.e., artists working in the same artistic practice);
  • Training in their artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions);
  • Significant commitment to their artistic practice;
  • History of professional public presentation, publication, or being engaged with a practice in a public context.

Ineligible

• Commercial projects
• Mass-produced products
• Capital purchases such as musical instruments, computers, printers, software, or equipment.

For more information, visit ArtsNL.