How to Apply

We accept applications through an online platform called Smart Simple.

How to Apply

We use an online platform called Smart Simple. If you already have an account with us, you can login right away to start or continue your application. We suggest you bookmark this page!

Login

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. Artist collectives must create a collective account that is separate from their individual account, then apply through their collective account. Please note: you cannot use the same email address for both your individual and collective account; you must use a unique email address for each.

Create an account

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

Calgary Arts Development is committed to open, fair and transparent processes. We will work one-on-one with potential applicants who experience barriers to develop accommodations that suit their abilities and situations. Please see our Application Assistance Policy and Accommodation & Accessibility Policy for more information.​

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Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Metis Nations 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit peoples from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.