Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Production Project Grants in Dance
Program description:
This program provides production project support to Canadian dance professionals (individuals), collectives and non-profit companies, including Aboriginal dance professionals, collectives and companies. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
Program eligibility:
The following activities are eligible for support: the production and presentation of dance works, including self-presentations, co-productions, dance for young audiences and dance that integrates new technologies; remounts and commissioning of works from professional choreographers; collaborative productions between dance professionals, collectives and/or companies.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/dance/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Developmental Support to Aboriginal Theatre Organizations
Program description:
Developmental support means contributions towards the costs of producing theatre works and contributions towards the costs associated with the professional development of Aboriginal theatre artists and organizations. This program has two components: one for established organizations and the other for emerging organizations.
Program eligibility:
Applicants must meet the requirements of an established or emerging organization. Artists/members must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Aboriginal peoples include Status, Non-Status, Métis and Inuit people. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/theatre/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Career Development Program: Project Grants to Artists
Program description:
The Career Development Program assists Canadian professional musicians in the development of their live performance and touring careers. These grants support activities that enhance public performances by artists in classical and new music, and non-classical music, of all world cultures. The Music Section supports music made for artistic and cultural purposes. It values distinctive artistic voices and supports excellence, innovation, experimentation and creativity in all established and emerging traditions of music. Competitions for funds are national in scope. The Project Grants to Artists provide the three following categories of grants.
a) Management Grants - to allow professional musicians to obtain the services of a qualified professional manager or booking agent to carry out well-defined projects designed to enhance public performance and touring opportunities, and increase audience access to works of excellence at the national and international levels;
b) Promotional Tool Grants - to allow professional musicians to contract with arts professionals for the development and design of promotional tools such as media kits, photographs, posters, flyers, website, as well as videos for promotional purposes only;
c) Audition Grants - to allow professional classical and new music musicians (singers and instrumentalists) to audition for live performance engagements. The schedule of proposed auditions must be planned by a manager or a booking agent. Eligible expenses include coaching prior to the audition, as well as travel, accommodation and per diem costs. Audition Grants are intended primarily for emerging artists who demonstrate potential for a professional international career. More established artists may sometimes be considered.
Program eligibility:
To be eligible to apply to this component (as an individual musician, group or ensemble) you must: be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada; (Canadian citizens need not be residents of Canada when they apply); be professional musicians (see definition below); have demonstrated the commitment and ability to undertake a live performance career at the national or international level; be recognized professional practitioners of classical, new or non-classical music, with a history of at least three years of public performance. In addition, non-classical applicants to this program must have recorded at least one commercially available CD, released under their name or the name of an ensemble that they lead. This requirement does not apply to classical or new music applicants. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Assistance to Aboriginal Curators for Residencies in the Visual Arts
Program description:
This initiative supports professional development in all aspects of curatorial practice in the visual arts for Aboriginal people at their chosen host institution. For this program, the visual arts include painting, sculpture, mixed media, installation, media arts, new media, photography and craft.
Program eligibility:
Aboriginal peoples include First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Inuit and Métis people. The curatorial resident and the eligible host institution must apply jointly. Priority will be given to applications that clearly demonstrate that the details of the residency are mutually agreeable to the individual and the institution. The minimum duration of each residency will be one year. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Aboriginal Peoples Production Project Grants in Dance
Program description:
The Aboriginal Peoples Production Project Grants in Dance program aims to respond to the natural creative cycles of dance artists and to bring high quality dance works to audiences.The program has two components: Short-Term Production Grants provide support for one project that will be fully developed and presented to a paying audience within one year; and, Long-Term Production Grants provide support for one major project, which is defined as a full program of work or works that require between two and four years to be fully developed and presented to a paying audience. Applicants may find that their project falls within the objectives of the Artists and Community Collaboration Program (ACCP). The ACCP is now a permanent funded program of the Canada Council for the Arts. ACCP funding is delivered through this participating program and is intended to support diverse artistic activities that bring together professional artists and the broader community and that give the arts a stronger presence in everyday life. The ACCP provides an opportunity for communities to express themselves through creative working relationships with leading professional artists. The fund offers financial support to collaborations in an arts process that actively involves the work of professional artists and non-arts community members in creative and collaborative relationships, including projects that involve youth and elders. Applicants may apply to the ACCP through this program and must follow the usual application process and complete the specific additional requirements described in this program’s guidelines.
Program eligibility:
Applicants who are applying to this program for the first time, or who are unsure of their project’s eligibility should submit a summary of their dance experience or their resume, and a one-page (maximum) project description to the Dance Section. This must be done at least one month before the deadline. Aboriginal professionals creating and working in all dance genres are eligible to apply for support. For a complete list of eligible dance genres and specializations, applicants should refer to Appendix A of the application form. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/dance/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Annual Support to Aboriginal Peoples Dance Companies, Organizations and Collectives
Program description:
The program of Annual Support to Aboriginal Peoples Dance Companies, Organizations and Collectives provides annual operating funding. The objective of the program is to support the creation, production, revival and presentation of significant dance works in traditional dance and contemporary dance forms.
Program eligibility:
Eligible applicants are Aboriginal-controlled dance organizations and collectives. Collectives must have a majority membership of Aboriginal people and artistic leadership or direction by Aboriginal people. Organizations must be owned and operated by Aboriginal people. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/dance/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Aboriginal Traditional Art Forms Program (for Individuals and for Organizations)
Program description:
This program supports Aboriginal artists, groups, collectives, cultural centres and other organizations in activities that contribute to the knowledge, sharing, understanding and evolution of Aboriginal traditional art forms. Such activities include research, as well as preservation, creation, production and dissemination of Aboriginal peoples’ traditional visual art forms.
Program eligibility:
This program is open only to Aboriginal people of Canada: Inuit, Métis, and Status and Non-Status people. Eligible Applicants can be Individual Artists, Groups, collectives, cultural centres and other organizations operated by Aboriginal people. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Aboriginal Peoples Music Program
Program description:
This program provides project support to Aboriginal individuals, groups, collectives and organizations that contribute to the diversity and originality of Aboriginal peoples music. This program has three components: Single Event Performance; Research and Preservation; Traditional Music Workshops.
Program eligibility:
Aboriginal peoples include Inuit, Métis, Status and Non-Status people. Aboriginal artists, groups, collectives and organizations must demonstrate a commitment to professional artistic practice. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/music/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Aboriginal Media Arts Program
Program description:
The Aboriginal Media Arts Program offers grants to Aboriginal media artists to help them: develop their careers; produce independent media artworks.
Program eligibility:
Applicants must be an Aboriginal person of Canada (Status, Non-Status, Métis or Inuit) and be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. You need not be living in Canada when you apply. Individuals or groups of up to three artists working collaboratively on a project may apply. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/mediaarts/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Grants to Aboriginal Writers, Storytellers and Publishers
Program description:
The program offers three components: Storytelling and Creative Writing in Aboriginal Languages Grants; Creative Writing Grants; and Publishing Grants. The objectives of the Grants to Aboriginal Writers, Storytellers and Publishers program are to encourage the artistic development of established and emerging Aboriginal writers and storytellers, to encourage the development of Aboriginal publishers and collectives, and to help increase appreciation for Aboriginal literature in Canada. Aboriginal peoples include Status, Non-Status, Métis and Inuit people
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/writing/
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts, The
Program: Grants to Aboriginal Dance Professionals
Program description:
This program provides support and assistance to Canadian Aboriginal dance professionals (individuals) to pursue projects involving professional development, research, and apprenticeship or mentorship. Individual professionals can identify themselves as being in one of the following categories: emerging, mid-career and established. Professionals working in all dance world cultures and in a wide range of dance genres and specializations are eligible to apply for support.
Program eligibility:
You are eligible to apply to this program if you are a Canadian Aboriginal dance professional (individual); Aboriginal peoples include Status, non-Status, Métis and Inuit people. If you are a dance professional working with a dance company or organization, you may only apply to this program for support of a project that is not included in the ongoing activities of the company or organization. If you are an established dance professional, you may only apply for support to take sabbatical leave from your professional responsibilities.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadacouncil.ca/dance/
Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program: Museums Assistance Program
Program description:
The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) provides financial support to Canadian museums and related institutions for projects that foster excellence in museum activities and that facilitate access to the treasures of our collective heritage. There are five funding components: Access to Heritage; Exhibition Circulation Funding; Aboriginal Heritage; Organizational Development; Canada-France Agreement (CFA).
Program eligibility:
Incorporated, non-profit Canadian museums that provide services to the public year-round, employ at least the equivalent of one full-time professional staff, and have collections management, conservation (if applicable), and programming policies, as well as a medium-term organizational plan (3 to 5 years). Incorporated, non-profit organizations wishing to plan and create a museum. Incorporated, non-profit museum service organizations and related institutions. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.canadianheritage.gc.ca
Organization: Centre for Sustainability
Program: Technical Assistance Program for Aboriginal Not-for-Profits (TAP)
Program description:
Technical Assistance Program for Aboriginal Organizations (TAP) provides grants to aboriginal not-for-profit societies or co-operative associations to help them develop their leadership and achieve true capacity. Funding enables groups to work with an experienced facilitator, consultant or mentor, obtain training or attend workshops, and free up senior management's time to enhance organizational effectiveness by: analysing programs, management, governance, resources, and systems; increasing planning capacity and building planning into ongoing operations; increasing planning capacity and building planning into ongoing operations; strengthening governance and management practices; and, developing strategies to address identified needs.
Program eligibility:
TAP is available to aboriginal organizations that are registered not-for-profit societies or co-operative associations in good standing in the Province of British Columbia. Organizations should: have been in existence for a minimum of 2 years, deliver the majority of their services in British Columbia, and have a minimum of 5 Board members. Tribal Council's and Bands are not eligible - funding is only available for organizations formally incorporated as a not-for-profit, not just functioning as one.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.centreforsustainability.ca
Organization: First Peoples’ Language, Heritage and Cultural Council
Program: The Aboriginal Arts Development Awards
Program description:
The program is intended solely for Aboriginal artists or arts organizations that have a stated and demonstrated commitment to Aboriginal arts development and practice. Applicants should be working to develop the activities of emerging artists to a professional standard, and/ or supporting traditionally based arts practices.
Program eligibility:
Aboriginal Arts Development Awards are meant to assist Aboriginal artists with the following: advancing their artistic skills; gaining the recognition of their peers (artists who work in the same artistic tradition); developing a history of public presentation (not necessarily in publicly-funded venues); devoting more time to their professional artistic activity. Aboriginal Arts Development Awards are also meant to assist with the transmission of traditional arts skills through mentorships or training. Further eligibility requirements may apply.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.fphlcc.ca/arts/aboriginal-arts-development-awards
Organization: National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
Program: Education Programs
Program eligibility:
You are eligible to apply for financial assistance if you are: a Canadian resident Aboriginal individual who is either First Nation status or non-status, Métis or Inuit; enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at accredited Canadian universities or technical colleges in fields such as visual or media arts, music, theatre, dance, and other creative pursuits that support fine arts activities such as arts administration, stage management, or sound engineering, as well as marketing studies and such other studies that promote the self-employment and entrepreneurial skills of the arts; enrolled in graduate level Fine Art studies outside of Canada; accepted for an apprenticeship, internship or on-the-job training with a museum, theatre, gallery, cultural or media centre provided you have first completed formal studies in the internship or apprentice field.
More information:
Further information on programs and eligibility available at: www.naaf.ca
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