Since 2012, the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation has contributed 500,000 in annual facilitation grants to arts organizations and collectives serving the New Brunswick visual arts community.
These grants, affectionately known as “the Sheilas” build on Sheila Mackay’s early program of small seed grants to emerging artists.
Apply Now for Community Arts Funding Program! This Funding Program is administered by the Saint John Community Arts Board on behalf of The City of Saint John.
Applications must be received by 6 p.m. on Thursday, September, 26, 2024.
Registered Nonprofit organizations incorporated in New Brunswick and located in The City of Saint John are eligible for Community Arts Board funding. If the applicant is an unincorporated nonprofit, an eligible organization must accept funding on their behalf and partner with them on the project.
The Arts Infrastructure Grants for New and Emerging Artists program is a project-based program designed to provide one-time capital acquisition to emerging New Brunswick artists to acquire equipment that will enable them to complete a project and strengthen their long-term artistic development.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: please note that applications that do not meet the criteria described in the new program guidelines risk disqualification. (more…)
Some deadlines are approaching for funding applications to the Canada Council for the Arts.
Arts Across Canada: Translation
Deadline: June 5
More information here. (more…)
A cash award for New Brunswick micro-community events from the Jane Leblanc Legacy Fund.
The deadline for applications is March 1, 2024.
Eligible Activities:
Application details are here.
The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation will be accepting applications for their career development programs until March 1st, 2024.
The following three programs are accepting applications: (more…)
artsnb‘s Artist in Residence Program is intended for individual artists to participate in residencies and New Brunswick public or private institutions and organizations to host professional artists, and enable them to pursue specific projects relating to their creative work.
The artists in residence are also to contribute to the promotion and understanding of the arts by means of the artists’ contact with the clientele of the establishments. (more…)
Each year, SHMF awards funding for impactful, timely initiatives that advance opportunities in exhibition, creation, education and art appreciation.
In 2024, SHMF invites Sheila grant requests from New Brunswick visual arts organizations and collectives within the range of $10,000 to $20,000 in two categories: (more…)
Upcoming deadline to apply for a bursary from Imago- May 15
Imago is focused on promoting and supporting young artists. Since 1996, Imago offers an annual bursary to a candidate who has earned their Bachelors in Visual Arts from Mount Allison University or l’Université de Moncton within the past five (5) years. This grant includes a one-year membership, 500$ in materials and a chance to hone their technical skills and develop their practice in New Brunswick. At the end of the project, the recipient holds a show at the Galerie Sans Nom and receives a CARFAC artist fee. This solo show takes place in the fall of the following year.
Applications must be sent in a single PDF document (no WeTransfer with an expiry date) sent to direction@atelierimago.com
Visit their website for more details.
The 2023-2024 grants programs are now open!
If you’re an arts and cultural organization, cultural industry, artist, municipality with a cultural policy or First Nation community with an innovative project or initiative, we’d love to hear from you!
Upcoming deadlines:
April 26
May 15
View full Grant Programs and Deadlines for 2023-2024.
Are you an arts organization interested in partnering with a Quebec artist or arts organization to undertake a project or co-production? Are you an arts presenter or festival interested in doing a strategic project that includes presenting Quebec artists and provide professional development opportunities?
The New Brunswick/Québec Cultural Cooperation Grant Program aims to promote increased participation of Québec artists in New Brunswick’s major cultural events and of their New Brunswick counterparts in Québec’s events.
Arts and cultural organizations or municipalities with a cultural policy from Québec and New Brunswick are encouraged to apply!
Deadline to apply: April 26, 2023
Learn more here.
Music Publishers Canada is now accepting applications for our 2023 Women in the Studio National Accelerator. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the program. We are proud to offer a series of curated production-related opportunities, workshops, and networking experiences to producer/songwriters from across the country.
We encourage applications from individuals who have been historically underrepresented in these spaces and who remain so today, including women, gender fluid, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
Sessions and workshops will take place both virtually and in person. The in-person residency will include a comprehensive program of development and networking opportunities in Toronto from June 5-11, 2023.
To qualify, candidates must be:
Applications will be accepted online until Wednesday, March 15, 2023, and can be submitted either by the candidate directly, or on behalf of a candidate (as long as you’ve confirmed that the candidate is interested and able to participate in all aspects of the program).
Full details here.
International project incubator event in Montréal – Call for Applications
Apply today for funding to attend CITF project incubator from May 24 to June 2, 2023.
Deadline: March 1, 2023, at 11:59 EST
In collaboration with the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Festival TransAmériques, the Commission Internationale du Théâtre Francophone (CITF) is organizing a project incubator in Montréal, from May 24 to June 2, 2023.
The CITF is looking for artists whose practice is driven by political engagement, who speak out on society’s hot button issues and who wish to share their art and their thoughts with other artists across the Francophonie.
The Canada Council for the Arts will provide funding for three artists from Francophone and Acadian communities across Canada to attend the incubator.
Candidates with five years of recognized professional experience in theatre, who are able to explain the link between their artistic approach and the theme of the incubator, as well as how international connections fit into their own journey, are encouraged to apply.
For more information on eligibility, the selection process and how to apply visit the Council’s Initiatives page.
Applications are now open for CBC New Indigenous Voices, presented by the National Screen Institute.
CBC New Indigenous Voices is a full-time, 14-week training program for up to 10 Indigenous creators to learn the essential elements of working in the film, TV and digital media industries. Emerging Indigenous creators looking to explore career opportunities and gain hands-on experience are encouraged to apply.
This year, applicant eligibility has been expanded to include Indigenous creators at any age over 18. There is no fee to apply, and participants receive minimum wage throughout the entire program.
CBC New Indigenous Voices training will be delivered in-person in Winnipeg, providing participants with a fully immersive experience, the opportunity to work on the production of a short film and an internship placement. Travel and accommodation support is provided for participants 30 kilometres or more outside of Winnipeg.
Application deadline is March 17, 2023 at 12 p.m. CT.
Are you interested in learning more about the program? Register now for our Q+A webinar on March 6, 12 p.m. CT.
Details are here.
artsnb‘s Equinox program supports Indigenous artists, curators and groups to engage in artistic creation and professional development. Eligible projects can range from
The Equinox program provides flexible, short-term support to individual Indigenous artists or collectives applying on behalf of small or large groups, arts groups, organizations, community groups, independent arts administrators, and artistic and cultural mediators. Grant funds may be used for organizational development and professional development that will have a positive impact on building the arts ecosystem in Indigenous communities.
Application details are here.
Canada-Korea Connection Fund – Call for Applications
Apply today to strengthen ties with Korean arts and culture!
Deadline: March 8, 2023, at 11:59 PST
Are you a Canadian artist, arts professional or arts organization with some connection to Korean arts and culture? Do you want to strengthen those ties to make future co-creations or collaborations possible? Do you have a Korean artist or arts organization you would like to work with?
The Canada Council for the Arts invites you to apply for the Canada-Korea Connection Fund, which will provide up to $10,000 CA for projects focused on creative research and relationship building between Canadian and Korean artists, arts professionals, arts groups or institutions.
This fund is made possible through a partnership between Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Council Korea, and Global Affairs Canada, inspired by 60 years of diplomatic relations and leveraging Arts Council Korea’s International Partnership in Support of Arts Creation (ISAC) program. Initiatives stemming from this partnership seek to strengthen arts and culture connections between Canada and Korea while building towards a more equitable and sustainable future for the arts.
Special consideration will be given to projects that reflect a commitment to develop capacity around, and/or explore questions of environmental sustainability and/or equity, diversity, and inclusion.
For more information or to apply visit the Council’s Initiatives page.
Full details are here.
The Jeff Barnaby Grant was created to honour the late Jeff Barnaby’s creative legacy and to recognize his tremendous and visionary contributions towards Indigenous Narrative Sovereignty, Genre Film, and Indigenous Cinema.
The grant is funded through Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity in memory of the contributions that Barnaby made through his participation in the company’s Advancing Voices program.
The Jeff Barnaby Grant is available for 5 Indigenous Film + Television creatives across Canada with productions at any stage in the Horror + Thriller + Futurism genre.
The selection committee for this grant will comprise members from Jeff Barnaby’s Indigenous creative community.
Each selected recipient will receive $25,000 to support their projects.
Eligibility:
Application Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET
Details are here.
Is your organization thinking about applying for a Saint John Community Arts Board grant? Or are you an artist working on a funding application?
If so, come learn about grant writing and what it takes to write a successful application on February 8th with local grant writer Katie Buckley!
To register email artsandculture@saintjohn.ca
We hope to see you there.
The Facebook event is here.
Working on your next artistic project? The Canada Council for the Arts is happy to let you know that grant deadlines, cut-off dates, and notifications of results for 2023-24 are now available on our website.
Consult them here and map out your success:
(Illustration from Mixkit by Kika Fuenzalida.)
