Applications Open: Artist Development Microgrant
Applications are now open for the Artist Development Microgrant program. This program is intended to support professional and artistic skill development or business and career development activities for individual artists and artist collectives. The goal of the program is to contribute to the skills and knowledge required to advance artists’ careers and develop artistic practices in Calgary (known as Mohkinsstsis in Blackfoot).
There are two intakes for this program and grant recipients are selected through a lottery process. You can learn more about the program guidelines and application process through an online information session, and/or by bringing your questions to our program specialists at one of four virtual ‘open office spaces.’
Online Information Session
We are in the process of recording an online information session for the 2025 Artist Development Microgrant which will be published on our website and YouTube page around mid-March.
In this info session we will provide more details about the program guidelines and application process. ASL interpretation will be included in the recording.
Questions? Email taylor.poitras@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.
Virtual Open Office Spaces
We are hosting four virtual ‘open office spaces’ online over Zoom for Intake 1 of the 2025 Artist Development Microgrant. These sessions are open to any artist interested in applying to this program.
Artists are welcome to login and join at any time during these Zoom sessions to ask our program specialists questions about the microgrant, and to listen to other artists’ questions. Folks can stay for as long as or as short as they like. There is no formal presentation — just 90 mins of artist Q+A!
For Zoom security reasons, we ask that you register before attending. The Zoom link will be provided upon registration. Registering for a session confirms that you agree to our group agreements for this event. Be sure to read the document before signing up.
When:
- Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 5 – 6:30pm. Register here.
- Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 9:30 – 11am. Register here.
- Monday, March 24, 2025, from 3:30 – 5pm. Register here.
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from 11:30am – 1pm. Register here.
These sessions will not be recorded.
*ASL interpretation is not currently booked for these drop-in sessions. If you are an artist with specific access needs or require ASL translation or other interpretation services, please let us know and we will arrange to make sure you have all the support and information you need to fairly access the application process. This could include booking a one-on-one session with us.
To learn more about the kinds of services and support we offer, please review the Applicant Support & Accessibility Policy.
The deadline to apply to the first intake of the Artist Development Microgrant is Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 4:30pm MT.
If you have any questions about this program, the information session or open office spaces, please contact Taylor Poitras, Program Specialist, at taylor.poitras@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or 403.264.5330 ext.215.
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