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Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding — Alberta Foundation for the Arts
  • Who Can Apply: Individual Indigenous artists, arts administrators, and ensembles who are Alberta residents (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or Protected Persons with primary residence in Alberta for at least one full year before applying).
  • The Focus: Supports artistic and cultural production, marketing, research, and training/career development projects by Indigenous artists in Alberta.
  • The Funding: Up to $18,000 CAD toward eligible project expenses (up to 100% of costs).
  • Key Requirements: Online GATE Front Office application with applicant/contact information, project description, co-owners, expense/revenue budget, and signed agreement; attachments include an artistic résumé (max 4 pages), detailed project description, and type-specific materials such as a commission contract, marketing plan, or mentorship letter.
DeadlineMonday, March 1, 2027
Awardup to $18,000
Locationregional_state
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
DisciplinesIndigenous arts, Dance, Film and Video, Literary Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, New Media
Application notesApply through GATE Front Office. First-time applicants must email registrationafa@gov.ab.ca with legal name, funding opportunity and email at least five business days before the deadline: February 22, 2027 for the March 1, 2027 application deadline. Complete applicant/status, contact/address, project category, a 20-word brief description, project dates, co-owner roles and Alberta residency, expense/revenue budget in CAD, and the e-signed applicant agreement. Submit a PDF artistic resume of at most four pages for the applicant and resumes for all co-owners; traditional artists may provide their Indigenous arts background and cultural history. Include a detailed project description covering objectives, activities, timeline, results, artistic development, and community protocols/permissions. Oral descriptions may be at most three minutes; arrange submission with the consultant beforehand. Include relevant invitations, confirmations or itineraries; a marketing plan for marketing; mentor/Elder agreement for mentorship; and a signed commission contract plus presentation plan for commissioned work. Upload additional support materials as a single file; GATE attachments may be up to 4 MB. Larger materials can be sent to IndigenousAFA@gov.ab.ca as attachments/downloadable links, or on CD/USB to 10708-105 Ave, Edmonton AB T5H 0A1, identified by initial, surname and project number. Applications and support materials must be received/submitted or postmarked, as applicable, by 11:59 p.m. Alberta Time on March 1. Guidelines: https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/indigenous-arts-individual-project-funding; GATE guide: https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/help-and-resources/gate-front-office-user-guide. The program guidelines specify no fixed number of application work samples.
Contactkari.mcqueen@gov.ab.ca
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