Grant Investment Programs

Short-Term Artist Relief Fund

Calgary Arts Development intends its granting process to be open, fair, and transparent. Calgary Arts Development has a responsibility to the citizens of Calgary to ensure the security and value of their investments. Accommodation and…Read more

Short-Term Artist Relief Fund Guidelines

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis up to April 30, 2020 or until funds are depleted. Application Assessment: Applications will be assessed weekly. The cut off for applications to be included…Read more

Operating Grant Program

Calgary Arts Development intends its granting process to be open, fair, and transparent. Calgary Arts Development has a responsibility to the citizens of Calgary to ensure the security and value of their investments. These policies…Read more

Operating Grant Program

The Terms of Reference has been updated as of January 1, 2020. Download as a PDF The purpose of this document is to outline the roles and responsibilities of assessors, and to outline the criteria…Read more

Operating Grant Program Interim Report

Deadline: March 30, 2020, 4:30pm MST Download as a PDF Instructions for submitting the 2020 interim report through the online granting interface has been sent to all Operating Grant organizations by email. Interim reports are…Read more

Operating Grant Program

Updated March 26, 2020 - Calgary Arts Development is continuing to monitor and assess the impact that COVID-19 is having on our arts sector. In these ever-changing and extraordinary circumstances the community investment team is…Read more

Original Peoples Investment Program

Calgary Arts Development intends its granting process to be open, fair, and transparent. Calgary Arts Development has a responsibility to the citizens of Calgary to ensure the security and value of their investments. These policies…Read more

Original Peoples Investment Program

The Terms of Reference has been updated as of January 1, 2020. Download as a PDF The purpose of this document is to outline the roles and responsibilities of assessors, and to outline the criteria…Read more

Original Peoples Investment Program

Deadline: March 9, 2020, 4:30pm MST Applications Open: January 7, 2020 Download as a PDF Applications must be submitted by the deadline of March 9, 2020, 4:30pm MST. Late submissions will not be accepted. Please…Read more

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 Otipemisiwak Métis Government Districts 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit 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.