Guidelines: Artist Development Microgrant 2025

The Artist Development Microgrant is intended to provide one-time funding to Calgary-based individual artists, artist collectives and cultural workers, working in any discipline, to help support activities related to either professional and artistic skill development or business and career development.

The goal of the program is to contribute to the skills and knowledge required to advance artists’ careers and develop artistic practices in Calgary, by investing in access to education, training and mentorship, marketing and promotion, building skills and networks, and developing entrepreneurship and business acumen.

NOTE: This program is NOT intended to support activities primarily focused on the research, creation or production of artistic work or the creation or production of shows, events, workshops, tours, or exhibitions. If you are seeking funding for these activities, please refer to the 2025 Project Grant Program for Individuals and Collectives.

Activities funded through Intake 1 may occur anytime between January 1 – December 31, 2025; however, grant results and funding will not occur until May/June of 2025 so applicants must keep this in mind when planning.

Activities funded through Intake 2 may occur anytime between April 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026; however, grant results and funding will not occur until November/December of 2025 so applicants must keep this in mind when planning.

NOTE: Applicants are not able to receive the Artist Development Microgrant in back-to-back intakes; however, if you are unsuccessful in Intake 1, you may reapply to Intake 2 if your activities are eligible and fall within the Intake 2 timeline.

Applicants may apply for up to $5,000.

Total funding available for this program is $650,000 ($325,000 per intake).

This program piloted a lottery process in 2024 and will utilize a lottery process again for 2025. For more information about the lottery process, please see ‘How Are Grants Awarded’ below.

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This program is open to Calgary-based (1) individual artists, (2) artist collectives and (3) cultural workers.

Please review the definition for each category below before applying:

1. Individual Artists:
   • We consider an individual artist to be an artist who is actively pursuing a professional career in the arts, and who has invested in the development of their artistic skills, voice and goals.
   • Artists may have formal or informal, community-based training. We value all ways of knowing, learning and developing an artistic practice.
   • Artists have shared, or are actively striving to share, their work publicly and be compensated for their work.
   • Artists have a relationship with their artistic communities and peers.
   • Artists do not need to be working professionally in the arts full time.
2. Artist Collectives:
   • We consider an artist collective to be two or more individual artists who have a shared artistic practice that is distinct from their own individual artistic practices (for example, a band, a visual art duo, a theatre collective, co-writers, etc.). Artist collectives may work together on an ongoing basis or partner together on a temporary basis for a particular project or goal.
   • Collectives need to define their collective practice, vision, goals and process to demonstrate that all collective members have equal and shared ownership and accountability for the success and completion of the proposed project.
   • A majority of collective members must be Calgary-based artists (i.e. 50% or more).
3. Cultural Workers:
   • For the purposes of our programs, ‘cultural workers’ refers to individuals who make their living in the arts and cultural sector and contribute to the success of an artist or organization’s artistic work in a creative or technical capacity, but who are not necessarily leading the artistic vision of the work being created. This might include production team members such as a costume designer or cutter, sound designer/operator, set designer, lighting designer/operator, etc.
   • In this program, we will consider applications from cultural workers for their own professional development and learning or business development activities. The application should be focused on their own artistic practice, vision and goals.

NOTE: This program cannot accept applications from arts administrators, agents or managers, production companies, registered for-profit corporations or businesses, or registered not-for-profit organizations.

Artistic disciplines

We welcome applications from those working in all artistic disciplines and their various cultural forms. This includes, but is not limited to: arts service, arts education, art for social change, circus arts, community and social practice, craft arts, curation, dance, d/Deaf arts, digital arts, disability and/or Mad arts, film, inclusive arts, Indigenous arts, interdisciplinary practice, literary arts, media arts, multidisciplinary practice, music and sound, opera, orchestra, performance, public art, theatre, visual arts, etc.

Calgary-based Artists

Calgary Arts Development supports applicants that are Calgary-based. This means you primarily live and work in Calgary (i.e. for at least six months of the year except attending a formal program of study). 

You should be able to demonstrate that the majority of your work is accessible to the citizens of Calgary and that you have a meaningful and ongoing relationship with the city and its artistic communities.

If you are not currently based in Calgary, please contact program staff to discuss your eligibility before applying.

Newcomer Artists — Permanent Residency or Citizenship Not Necessary

You do not need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to receive a grant from us, but you do need to be able to report on this grant to the Canada Revenue Agency. This means you must have a valid Canadian Social Insurance Number or Individual Tax Number to receive this grant.

If you are a newcomer, immigrant or refugee artist and have questions or concerns, please contact the program staff listed at the bottom of the page under ‘Contact Information’.

Please review the following eligibility requirements before applying and reach out if you have any questions or need clarification:

• Applicants may not have more than two open grants with Calgary Arts Development, including grants for which a deadline extension has been approved. For more information, please review the Open Grant Policy.
• Applicants may not receive an Artist Development Microgrant in back-to-back intakes, regardless of calendar year. This means if you received an Artist Development Microgrant in 2024, you cannot apply to Intake 1 of 2025. If you receive an Artist Development Microgrant in Intake 1 of 2025, you may not apply to Intake 2 of 2025.
• Applicants may submit only one application per program deadline.
• Individual artists may be involved in more than one application, either as a participant in another artist’s application, or as a member of an artist collective.
• Individual artists must apply using their individual account and artist collectives must apply using their collective account.
• We cannot fund the same phase of a project or activity more than once, regardless of calendar year.
• You may not apply to this program if you have any final reports past their due date for prior grants.

Eligible applicants may apply to one of two program streams to support activities that are primarily focused on either:

1. Professional and artistic skill development, or
2. Business and career development

Applicants may only apply for activities that fall within one of the two program streams, not both. Please see ‘Program Streams’ below for a full description of each stream and a list of eligible activities that fall within each.

IMPORTANT: If activities are not fully complete or fully confirmed at the time of applying, the application must include specific details about planned activities. For example, applicants cannot be vague about details such as who they will engage as a mentor, which course they will be taking or which residency they are applying to. Please be specific about your planned activities when applying to this program.

Applicants may apply for up to $5,000.

Activities funded through Intake 1 may occur anytime between January 1 – December 31, 2025; however, grant results and funding will not occur until May/June of 2025 so applicants must keep this in mind when planning.

Activities funded through Intake 2 may occur anytime between April 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026; however, grant results and funding will not occur until November/December of 2025 so applicants must keep this in mind when planning.

Applicants should select the stream that best fits the core goal and purpose of their activities. Below are descriptions for each of the two program streams, along with a list of eligible activities that fall within each:

Stream 1: Professional and Artistic Skill Development

This stream is for activities related to the professional development of your artistic practice, skills, knowledge and relationships through mentorship, continuing education, training, learning or development opportunities. Activities may take place online or in person — locally, nationally or internationally.

Eligible activities in this stream may include:

• Courses, classes, workshops: This refers to accessing and attending artistic training opportunities to develop your artistic skills, techniques or knowledge.
  • This does not include post-secondary degree or diploma granting educational programs but can include continuing-education courses or certificates.
  • This does not include planning or offering your own courses, classes or workshops to the community.
• Invited opportunities or conferences: This refers to opportunities where you have been invited to share your work or knowledge, such as being invited to perform at an awards show, present or teach at a conference, or attend a screening of your film during a festival.
• Mentorships: This refers to a structured agreement with a mentor(s) with clear learning goals. Mentorship in this stream would be related to developing artistic skills, techniques or approaches to your practice.
  • Applicants must clearly describe the benefit of the mentorship, their learning goals, the mentor’s role, time commitment and compensation.If the mentor relationship is within an organization, please reach out to a program specialist before applying.Artistic creation or production cannot be the primary activity or focus of a mentorship but may be a byproduct or a secondary outcome.
  • This does not include activities related to hiring someone to help edit or finalize your artistic work (such as hiring an editor to complete your book, a dramaturg to workshop your play, or a producer to record your album). While you may learn through these artistic relationships, they are primarily centered on the creation of work, not on mentorship.
• Residencies: This refers to a formal residency program with an application process and cost to attend. Self-planned residencies are not eligible within this program.

Stream 2: Business and Career Development

This stream is for activities related to the development of the business skills and knowledge required to advance your artistic career. This could involve undertaking activities or opportunities related to documenting, marketing, promoting or sharing your completed artistic work. Activities could also involve learning specific business skills or developing business models for your art practice, or developing artistic networks, markets, or income streams. Activities may take place online or in person — locally, nationally or internationally.

Eligible activities in this stream may include:

• Courses, classes, workshops: This refers to accessing and attending training opportunities to develop business skills and knowledge, such as legal, finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, marketing, etc.
• Mentorships: This refers to a structured agreement with a mentor(s) with clear learning goals. Mentorship in this stream would be related to learning business skills and knowledge, such as legal, financial, accounting, entrepreneurship, marketing, etc.
  • Applicants must clearly describe the benefit of the mentorship, their learning goals, the mentor’s role, time commitment and compensation.
  • If the mentor relationship is within an organization, please reach out to a program specialist before applying.
• Business plans, models, frameworks or strategies: This refers to the development of strategies, models, frameworks, tools, templates or plans related to your personal artistic practice. This may include hiring a professional service provider to work on developing these with you or purchasing tools or equipment to help support the administration of your artistic practice.
• Documentation of work: This refers to having your artistic work or processes professionally documented for portfolio development, marketing and promotion, archiving, etc. This might include photography, audio or videography costs to have your completed artistic work documented.
  • This grant cannot cover costs related to the creation or development of the work itself.
• Marketing, branding and promotion: This refers to activities related to the marketing, branding and promotion of your artistic practice or completed works. This might include website development or redesign, social media marketing, content strategy and development, interviews, business cards, releases or launches, etc.
  • This grant cannot cover costs related to the creation or development of the artistic work itself.While this grant is not intended to produce shows, events, tours or exhibitions, we will consider launches or releases of newly completed work to be part of marketing and promotion. For example, a book launch, album release, film premier, or an invited performance showcase that is intended to get your work picked up or programmed.
  • We will also consider the production and release of a music video to be part of the marketing and promotion of a specific song or album that has already been created.
• Conferences, industry events, networking events: This refers to attending events with the primary focus of networking, learning the industry or developing business skills and knowledge to advance your artistic career. It could also include opportunities where you have a chance to promote and share your work such as having a booth at a market, fair or convention.

NOTE: Only eligible applications and expenses will be included in the lottery. Please review the guidelines in full and reach out if you have any questions about eligible activities or expenses. If your application includes both eligible and ineligible activities and expenses, program staff may include the eligible portion of the grant request in the lottery.

Eligible Expenses

Please ensure that your proposed activities are eligible for this program first. You may refer to the below list for guidance on eligible expenses:

• Accessibility expenses (e.g. interpretation, translation, support workers, aid devices or tools such as screen readers) You may only request the purchase of accessibility equipment and software and/or request a support worker if it is directly related to the completion and success of an eligible professional development or business development activity. You must be specific about the accessibility equipment you wish to purchase, the support worker’s role, why it’s needed and what it costs.
• Course fees (for individual courses that do not count toward the pursuit of a credit, diploma or degree-granting program)
• Documentation (e.g., photography, videography)
• Marketing, promotion, publicity or outreach (e.g. ad purchases, printing promotional materials, hiring a marketing company)
• Professional fees (e.g., fees paid to individuals offering professional services such as mentorship, web design, publicity or marketing, financial, accounting or legal services)
• Technical fees (e.g., web service fees, licensing fees, subscription fees – for the duration of your proposed activity, up to 1 year maximum)
• Honorariums (a gifted payment made to a person who provided their services in a voluntary capacity)
• Travel expenses (e.g., such as airfare, gas mileage or ride services to attend a conference, residency, course, etc.)
• Accommodation (e.g. hotels or short-term rentals while not at your primary residence)
• Per diem (a daily rate for meals and incidentals while not at your primary residence)
• Rental of space
  • Note: You may only request space rental if it is necessary to fully access, participate in, or undertake your professional development or business development activity. For example, renting space to have your work documented in, or covering your studio rent during the period that you are undertaking a mentorship or training that requires dedicated space.
• Rental of equipment
• Purchase of equipment (including hardware and permanent software)
  • Note: You may only request the purchase of equipment if it is directly related to the completion and success of an eligible professional development or business development activity. You must be specific about the equipment you wish to purchase, why it’s needed, and what it costs. Equipment solely for creation and production of work is not eligible.
• Materials
  • Note: You may only request materials if they are necessary to fully access, participate in, or undertake your professional development or business development activity. For example, you may need to purchase specific materials or supplies for an artist residency or training course.
• Subsistence expenses (living expenses for your primary residence which may include rent, utilities, food, internet, childcare, etc.)
  • Note: You may only request subsistence if it is necessary to fully access, participate in, or undertake an eligible professional development or business development activity.
  • A subsistence request must include a breakdown of time and space needed to carry out the proposed activity. For example, you could apply for subsistence that covers rent while away for a 3-month residency, or childcare while participating in a 2-week intensive.

Please note that eligible expenses for this program may not be considered deductible project expenses by the Canada Revenue Agency. Please consult the CRA guidelines as needed when creating your budget.

Ineligible Activities

This program is not intended to support the following:

• Activities primarily focused on the research, creation or production of artistic work or the creation or production of shows, events, workshops, tours, or exhibitions.
• Activities that do not comply with or respect cultural protocols. 
• Activities that use or present Indigenous cultural material, traditional knowledge or stories without express permission from the community and/or clear connection to the originating community. 
• Activities or individuals that willfully or in bad faith promote intolerance, hatred or hate speech to incite violence or harm.
• Activities that are illegal or contravene provincial or federal law, or municipal bylaws.
• Contests and competitions.
• Fundraising activities (e.g., undertaken to raise funds on behalf of a political party or charity). 
• Activities related to campaigning for a specific political candidate or party in an election. 

Ineligible Expenses

Funds from this program are not intended to support the following:

• Artist fees
  • Artist fees are specific to the creation, production or presentation of work. As this grant is not intended to support the creation, production or presentation of work, artist fees are generally considered an ineligible expense.
  • Other fees such as technical fees, professional fees or honoraria are eligible for compensating mentors, teachers, service providers, etc. And applicants may request subsistence expenses for themselves if it is needed to undertake an eligible professional development or business development activity. However, subsistence, fees and honoraria are not intended to support the creation of work. 
  • There may be exceptions around the inclusion of artist fees in some cases, so please reach out to a program specialist to discuss before including artist fees in your budget.
• Lost wages or salaries.
• Purchase of or financial contribution towards land or buildings.
• Purchase of any equipment not directly related to an eligible activity.
• Tuition or other costs related to the pursuit of post-secondary degree or diploma educational programs, or artistic work related to those educational programs.

Please note that the eligible and ineligible expenses listed are given as examples and are not exclusive. If you are unsure about expenses, please reach out to discuss before applying.

Assessors will be reviewing applications for completeness and eligibility based on the following program considerations:

1. Does the applicant appear to be eligible based on CADA’s definitions of Calgary-based “individual artist”, “artist collective” or “cultural worker”?
2. Do the activities included appear to be eligible within one of the two program streams, based on the program guidelines?
3. Do all expenses in the budget appear to be eligible expenses, based on the program guidelines?
4. Does the application present sufficient support material to describe their proposed activities and expenses?
5. Does there appear to be clear and supported relationships and compensation for others involved, if relevant?

For more information about how assessors are asked to evaluate each of these five (5) Program Considerations, please review the Assessor Terms of Reference.

Applications to the program will be reviewed for eligibility by independent assessment committees made up of artist peers and community members. The membership of the peer assessment committees will be chosen through public nominations and staff expertise.

Anyone can ask to participate on a Calgary Arts Development assessment committee by completing the assessor nomination form or by emailing grants@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.

Assessment committees are chosen to represent the broad diversity of Calgary and its artistic communities, including artistic discipline, gender, sexuality, age, religion, beliefs, nation, physical and neurological identities and more.

Assessment committees for the Artist Development Microgrant are responsible for reviewing applications for eligibility and completeness according to the Program Guidelines. Calgary Arts Development staff will review applications to make the final decision for eligibility, as needed. All eligible applications will move to the lottery process to select the applications that will be funded.

NOTE: Only eligible applications and expenses will be included in the lottery. If your application includes both eligible and ineligible activities and expenses, program staff may include the eligible portion of the grant request in the lottery.

For more information about the assessment process, please review the Assessor Terms of Reference.

LOTTERY PROCESS

In each intake, the funding pool available ($325,000 per intake) will be divided between the two program streams based on the number of applicants that apply to each stream, and the dollar amount requested within each stream:

• Stream 1: Professional and Artistic Skill Development Stream
• Stream 2: Business and Career Development Stream

All eligible applications will be entered into a lottery for each stream. Applications will be drawn at random and awarded funding until the available funds run out. If anyone declines the grant after being awarded, the next person on the original randomized list is offered funding.

Calgary Arts Development reserves the right to adjust assessment processes and the program timeline due to application volume. Applicants will be notified if significant changes occur.

Equity Priority Groups

Included in the grant application is a ‘Voluntary Self-Identification Form’ which includes optional questions based on equity priority groups that Calgary Arts Development has identified. These equity priority groups include Indigenous, Black, persons of colour, D/deaf persons, persons with disabilities, persons living with mental illness, and 2SLGBTQIAP+ individuals. For details, please refer to the equity priority group descriptions.

Please note, Equity Priority Group responses are not used as a tie-breaking measure in this grant program since a lottery process is being used, and applications are not being competitively scored.

All questions are optional. These responses are not visible to assessors. Access to this information is limited to the grant program staff and research team at Calgary Arts Development.

Voluntary self-identification information collected through this program may be used in aggregate to:

• Generate statistics to measure how well Calgary Arts Development’s programs are reaching members of equity groups.
• Ensure there is diverse representation in the membership of peer assessment committees and grant review panels.
• Gather information to help Calgary Arts Development design, review, evaluate and improve its programs.
• Plan outreach activities.
• Report to Calgary Arts Development’s board and committees.

Please see the Disclosure of Grant Information Policy for information about how Calgary Arts Development collects and uses information submitted through grant applications.

We accept applications through an online grant platform. If you don’t already have an account with us, you will need to create an account and set up your user profile before you can apply.

The application form for this program will become available in the online grant platform on March 5, 2025 (for Intake 1) and September 17, 2025 (for Intake 2). You will find the application form under ‘Open Opportunities’ when you login.

Please note: Artist collectives must apply for grants through a collective account that is separate from their own individual artist account. These must be distinct accounts that use a unique email address when registering.

Please contact grants@calgaryartsdevelopment.com for help with any questions or technical issues.

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. 

Complete Your Profile

In the online grant platform, you will need to ensure your ‘individual artist’ or ‘artist collective’ profile is filled out and up to date before you submit your grant application.

Your profile includes important information, such as:

• Contact Information; Years of Practice; Artistic Discipline(s); Artistic Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV); and an Artistic Practice Statement (100 – 300 words)

Some of your profile information will be automatically transferred to your grant application.

Complete Your Application

To begin your grant application, login to the online grant platform and select ‘Open Opportunities’. There you will see any grant programs that are currently open. Once available, select this program and begin a draft application. As you work on your application, remember to save your progress regularly.  Once your application is complete, please ‘submit’ before the stated application deadline. You should receive an email confirming your submission. If not, please call or email us to confirm.

The application form will ask for the following information:

• Voluntary Self-Identification Form (optional)
• Brief Description (25 words or less)
• Funding Request (up to $5,000)
• Project Start and End Date
• Primary Discipline
  • Select the artistic discipline that is most relevant to this application.
• Program Steam
  • Select the program stream that best fits the core goal and purpose of your application: (1) Professional and Artistic Skill Development, or (2) Business and Career Development.
• Written Description
  • Question 1: Describe what you want to do with this grant, including what will happen or has happened, when and where activities will take place and who is involved. (300 words max)
  • Question 2: Describe your goals and why this activity or opportunity is important to you at this stage of your practice/career. (300 words max)
• Budget
  • Fill out the budget form with all relevant project expenses and revenues.
  • Use the notes section of the budget form to describe each expense in detail and show your calculations. Please be specific wherever possible and break down your expenses for clarity.
• Support Material (upload pdfs or audio/visual files)

Instructions for what to include in support material:  

• If your activity has already occurred, you will need to include documents that indicate what occurred, when it occurred and how much it cost, such as receipts, paid invoices, invites, confirmations, etc.
• If your activity has yet to occur, you will need to include documents that indicate what will occur, when it will occur and how much it will cost, such as quotes, researched costs, invites, letters of support, confirmations, proof of registration, etc.
• Depending on your activity you will need to include things like:
  • For mentorships: A confirmation letter from the mentor outlining the terms of the mentorship including goals, outcomes, time commitment and compensation
  • Bios or resumes of mentors, teachers or service providers
  • Course descriptions
  • Letters of acceptance, confirmation or invitation
  • Quotes, negotiated rates or researched costs (especially for any larger budget items or fees)
  • Descriptions of any specific equipment being purchased or rented
  • Event information for things like conferences, conventions, markets, fairs, networking events, etc.

NOTE: Assessors will only be asked to review up to five minutes of support material for each applicant. They are reviewing many applications, so please only provide information that is directly relevant to your activity or budget. Feel free to combine multiple PDFs into one upload area as well.

Notification of Grant Results

Applicants will be automatically notified of their results by the online grant platform to the email address indicated in your profile. Please add the email address donotreply@smartsimplemailer.ca to your contact list to minimize delays in receiving notifications from us.

If you have not received an email notification by May 31, 2025 (for Intake 1) or November 30, 2025 (for Intake 2), please check your junk/spam folder before reaching out to grants@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.

Successful applicants will receive an automated notification through the online grant platform with instructions on how to accept their grant and receive funding.

Successful applicants will be required to provide the following information via a ‘Detailed Information Collection Form’: legal name, current mailing address, and a direct deposit form with your banking information. We use electronic fund transfers to make grant payments. This ‘Detailed Information Collection Form’ will be made available to successful grantees in the online grant platform under ‘My Action Items’.

Once the form has been submitted and approved by a staff member, successful applicants will be sent an investment agreement via DocuSign and must sign and return the agreement within 30 days to receive funding.

Calgary Arts Development will provide a T4A tax form to successful grantees for the full grant amount received during a calendar year. This includes the primary applicant receiving grant payment on behalf of an artist collective. Please note that you must have a valid Canadian Social Insurance Number or Individual Tax Number to receive this grant.

If you have any questions about tax requirements for artist grants, it is a good idea to discuss these with a tax professional or consult Canada Revenue Agency guidelines. There is additional tax information in our Investment Program FAQ.

Final Reporting

Successful grantees will be required to complete a brief final report to share an update on their completed activities, any learnings and how the grant benefited their practice, along with an updated budget with actuals.

Final reports are due within 60 days of the stated ‘project end date’ in your application. If you need to request an extension, please reach out to discuss this with program staff before your current reporting deadline.

Final reports are assigned in the online grant platform and can be found under “My Action Items” when you login.

Successful applicants may also be invited to participate in optional surveys, research and peer-to-peer learning.

Next Steps for Unsuccessful Applications

Applicants who are not successful in their application may reapply for the same project to other Calgary Arts Development grant programs, if the project still meets eligibility requirements.

We welcome any feedback you may have on the application process at any time. Since this program utilized a lottery process, feedback will only be offered to applicants that had ineligible activities or expenses.

If you would like to know more about other opportunities in the arts ecosystem, including other arts funders, you are welcome to reach out to any of our program specialists, or Calgary Arts Development’s Community Liaison, Sayonara Cunha, at sayonara.cunha@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.

Policies

Applicant Support & Accessibility Policy
Deadline Extension Policy
Disclosure of Grant Information Policy
Open Grant Policy

Other

Terms of Reference
Group Agreements
Equity Priority Group Descriptions
Frequently Asked Questions
Assessor Nomination Form