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This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific dance project.
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic activities in:
Deadline: 01-09-2023
This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of an individual Indigenous artist, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists in Alberta by providing funding for a specific cultural or artistic project.
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic and cultural activities:
Deadline: 01-09-2023
This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific music project.
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic activities in:
Deadline: 01-09-2023
This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific theatre and/or performance art project.
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic activities in:
Deadline: 01-09-2023
This funding provides up to $15,000 to support development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific visual arts or new media project.
For the purposes of this funding opportunity, eligible visual arts and new media projects include:
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic activities in:
Deadline: 01-09-2023
STORY TO ACTION (STA) is an 8 month program where the Story Money Impact team pilots impact campaigns for 5 Canadian documentary films or episodes.
We are looking for documentary films of any length that inspire action towards social and/or environmental justice. All content must be finished, premiered, and be fully available for community use by September 15, 2023.
Once the films are selected, the SMI team will create impact strategies, build partnerships, and organize screenings designed to expand audience understanding of the social and environmental issues featured in the films. We are holding two zoom Q&A sessions to help answer questions regarding the program and the application process, register via Eventbrite:
Applications are open and will close by May 31st, 2023 at 11:59 pm PST. More information can be found here:
Deadline: 31-05-2023
This funding supports Alberta schools by subsidizing fees of professional Alberta artists of any artistic discipline that provide interactive arts residency projects for grades K-12.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2023
To be eligible for this funding, applicants must be:
Two or more eligible schools may apply to collaborate on a project when school populations, locations or conditions warrant.
The May deadline is for projects taking place in the next school year.
Eligible residency projects must meet the following criteria:
The maximum grant will not exceed $15,000.
Artist’s fee may include travel, accommodation, meal expenses and non-reusable materials required for the proposed activity (e.g. paint, paper, clay, wood, data storage).
Expenses and activities that are ineligible for AFA funding include:
Deadline: 01-05-2023
In the digital age, it’s crucial for consumer-facing businesses to develop and implement e-commerce capabilities to remain competitive. The adoption of digital technologies enables businesses to serve existing customers more effectively and to attract new customers in the digital marketplace.
The Grow Your Business Online grant will help up to 90,000 small businesses take advantage of e-commerce opportunities.
Eligible businesses will receive a micro-grant of up to $2,400 to help with the costs related to adopting digital technologies. Grants will be available through local and regional service providers across Canada. The application period to become a service provider has closed. The service providers will also support a network of e-commerce advisors who will advise and help small businesses adopt e-commerce.
Sponsoring department:
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Funding mechanism:
Micro-grant
Deadline:
Expanding Canadian Arts Practice
Explore and Create funds Canadian artists, artistic groups and organizations committed to the creation and dissemination of innovative, vibrant and diverse art.
This program advances Canadian artistic practices by encouraging artists to investigate creative processes and take risks that lead to the development of unique works destined to connect with the public.
Explore and Create supports the research, development, creation and production of work, as well as professional development for artists.
Program Components:
Professional Development for Artists Up to $10,000
Research and Creation Up to $25,000
Concept to Realization Up to $60,000 a year
Deadlines vary for each program
Deadline:
This opportunity provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific literary arts project.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 1, 2023
To be eligible for individual project funding, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
You must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.
Applicants, including ensembles or collectives, must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.
Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations are eligible to apply to this program and must list all principal artists involved in the project activities as part of their application. All members of an ensemble, collective, or collaboration must meet the individual eligibility criteria.
Principal artists cannot apply and/or receive funding for multiple projects at the same time, whether as an individual or a member of various ensembles, collectives, or collaborations.
To be eligible for project funding:
Please note, AFA funding is not assured for any project.
For the purposes of this funding opportunity, eligible projects include the below list of genres. Literary arts translation and anthology projects in any of the below genres are also eligible:
*The AFA defines literary non-fiction as a genre that uses inventive or literary techniques to produce work that is factually true and artistically elegant, and is written in a personal, identifiable voice. It can include:
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic activities in:
Art production includes the development, creation, of a work in literary arts.
Projects should be confined to a distinct phase of a work, such as a first or final draft, in one of the eligible literary genres listed above.
Marketing includes a program of activity for a specific period of time to disseminate a completed literary work and/or to develop audiences and markets for the artist’s work.
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
Research includes a program of activity for a specific period of time that supports or results in the development of new work in the literary arts.
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
Training and career development includes a course or program of study to develop a writer’s training in literary arts, including translation.
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
You can receive up to $15,000 to support your project.
You may apply for up to 100% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out your proposed project.
These expenses may include, but are not limited to:
Costs for publication or production of books or periodicals in print or digital platforms are ineligible for project funding.
Additional expenses and activities that are ineligible for AFA project funding include:
For the purposes of this funding opportunity, ineligible literary genres include:
Additionally, project funding is not available to support publications in:
Ineligible projects also include production of:
Deadline: 01-09-2023
Established in 2012, this $7,000 AFA scholarship is awarded annually to a young Albertan film and video artist who shows extraordinary talent in a film and video arts form and who demonstrates clear educational or training goals.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 1, 2023
You must be enrolled in an eligible training program to receive this scholarship.
Eligible film and video arts programs that will be accepted for assessment of educational or training merit are the following:
Graduate programs or their equivalents are ineligible for consideration.
For the purposes of this scholarship program, film and video arts are defined as independent works in film and video produced by individual artists.
Deadline: 01-09-2023
This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific dance project.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 1, 2023
To be eligible for individual project funding, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
You must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.
Applicants, including ensembles or collectives, must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.
Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations are eligible to apply to this program and must list all principal artists involved in the project activities as part of their application. All members of an ensemble, collective, or collaboration must meet the individual eligibility criteria.
Principal artists cannot apply and/or receive funding for multiple projects at the same time, whether as an individual or a member of various ensembles, collectives, or collaborations.
Please note, AFA funding is not assured for any project.
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic activities in:
Art production includes the development, creation and production of any dance work.
Marketing includes a program of activity for a specific period of time that promotes or advertises work created by Alberta dance artists, and/or develops audiences for the artist’s work.
Research includes a program of activity for a specific period of time that supports or results in the development of a dance project.
Training and career development includes enrollment in a course or program of study designed to develop an artist’s training in dance, including related performing arts disciplines, and/or performing arts administration.
Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
You can receive up to $15,000 to support your project. You may apply for up to 100% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out your proposed project. These expenses may include, but are not limited to:
Expenses and activities that are ineligible for AFA project funding include:
Deadline: 01-09-2023
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