Access Copyright Foundation Grants
The Access Copyright Foundation provides grants to publishers, individual creators, and publishing, writing, and visual arts organizations.
Deadlines
- Events Grants: November 1
- Marian Hebb Research Grants: February 15
- Professional Development Grants: April 1
Read More: Access Copyright Foundation Grants
Artists in Communities
Artists in Communities – Development provides small amounts of funding to organizations and/or professional artists or arts professionals to build relationships with potential partners, develop projects or residencies, and/or research community needs.
Artists in Communities – Projects allows eligible applicants to engage in the arts through performances, exhibitions or workshops led by a professional artist(s) or arts professional, and presented either as a series or as a single event and/or to work with an artist in the research and development of an artistic residency.
Artists in Communities – Residencies supports community organizations to host a six- to 12-month artist-in-residence project with a professional artist, working in any art form, that involves significant community engagement components. Participating artists take up residence in a community contribute to its cultural life and the community’s continual engagement in the arts.
Deadlines
- Development: June 5 and December 5
- Projects: March 5 and November 5
- Residencies: March 5
Read More: Artists in Communities
Artists in Schools
The Artists in Schools program covers grants, the LIVE Arts program and Ask Artists video resource.
Grants
The Artists in Schools grant program is delivered by SK Arts over three streams: Development, Projects, and Residencies.
Deadlines
- Development: May 1 and November 1
- Projects: May 1 and November 1
- Residencies: May 1 and November 1
LIVE Arts and Ask Artists
LIVE Arts is a free, interactive distance education program that brings arts-based learning opportunities to Saskatchewan students in Grades 1-8 through live broadcasts delivered throughout the school year.
Ask Artists is a series of video interviews with artists available to teachers on demand from the LIVE Arts website to support arts education through ROVER (Recommended Online Video Education Resources), a video streaming service for Saskatchewan teachers and students in the Pre K-12 education system.
Artists in Schools is a SK Arts program supported by funding from Sask Lotteries through the partnership between SK Arts and SaskCulture Inc. and from the Government of Saskatchewan through the Ministry of Education.
Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program
The Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program seeks to increase accessibility and connections to arts and cultural resources by people of colour, specifically African, Black, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern descent (BPOC), by:
- Supporting BPOC artists to create and develop new work within traditional, contemporary, and non-traditional art forms;
- Providing opportunities for Saskatchewan BPOC artists to connect with their own and broader communities;
- Supporting sharing of BPOC artistic knowledge and cultural practices within traditional, contemporary, and non-traditional art forms across generations; and
- Supporting the priorities of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility held by SK Arts and our program partners, SaskCulture and the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan.
Deadlines
- May 15 and November 15
Read More: Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program
The Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program is a SK Arts program supported by funding from Sask Lotteries through the partnership between SK Arts and SaskCulture Inc.
Independent Artists
The Independent Artists program supports Saskatchewan artists to pursue their creative work and careers by funding creative, professional development, or research projects, and the production and/or presentation of artistic works.
Deadlines
- March 15 and October 1
Read More: Independent Artists
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists
The Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists program supports the development and continuation of Indigenous Peoples’ art forms in Saskatchewan.
Deadlines
- April 15 and October 15
Read More: Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists
Micro-Grant Program
The Micro-Grant Program provides support to professional artists and arts organizations to achieve outcomes that create access for first-time and under-served applicants, contribute to professional practice and development and advance the professional arts and artistic practices in Saskatchewan.
Micro-Grant: Organizational Development program provides support to professional arts organizations to increase their organizational and artistic capacity by:
- Undertaking specialized artistic or administrative training and education
- Strategic planning
- Undertaking operational transitions
- Creating access for underserved applicants
Deadlines
- Organizational Development: June 1
- Professional Development: TBD
- First-Time Applicants: TBD
Read More: Micro-Grant Program
Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts
The Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts Awards Program provides financial assistance to Saskatchewan artists to create or develop new work or work in progress.
In 2020, the Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts will be administering its own awards. Full application materials should be available by the fall at www.saskartsfoundation.com.
Share and Connect: Indigenous Community Arts
The Share and Connect: Indigenous Community Arts program seeks to empower Indigenous communities to control and develop their own arts and culture. It promotes resilience and healing by:
- Sharing Indigenous arts and cultural revitalization within Indigenous communities and with broader communities;
- Increasing the inter-generational transfer of Indigenous artistic knowledge and cultural practices within contemporary, traditional, and non-traditional art forms;
- Promoting Truth and Reconciliation in non-Indigenous communities through exposure to these projects and this work; and
- Aligning with the mandate and strategic priorities of SK Arts and our program partners.
Deadlines
- January 7 and June 7
Read More: Share and Connect: Indigenous Community Arts
Share and Connect is a SK Arts program supported by funding from Sask Lotteries through the partnership between SK Arts and SaskCulture Inc.
Photo credit: Amber Goodwin, aka Natural Sympathies. Photo by Gina Brass.
