Canada Council for the Artsgrant
Canada Council for the Arts Artistic Creation (Explore and Create)
- Who Can Apply: Canadian artists and arts workers, artistic groups and organizations, business cultural connectors, and First Nations, Inuit or Métis artists, cultural carriers, groups and organizations; organizations receiving core grants cannot apply.
- The Focus: Creation of artistic work from initial idea to public presentation: artistic research, experimentation, creation, production, artist–community collaboration and public sharing (sharing must include a creation activity).
- The Funding: Up to CAD 75,000 per application (maximum CAD 150,000 per calendar year).
- Key Requirements: Apply through the Canada Council portal before the project start date; maximum 3 applications per calendar year. Touring/dissemination-only and translation projects are ineligible.
DeadlineRolling deadline
AwardUp to $75,000 per application (maximum of $150,000 per calendar year).
Locationnational
ParticipationRemote
Application notesApply any time before the start date of your project or activity via the Canada Council portal (arts-services.ca). Maximum 3 applications per calendar year; results usually within 5 months of submitting. Projects mainly focused on sharing/touring without creation, and translation projects, are ineligible.
Canada Council for the Arts
Organization based in Ottawa