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Browse Open ProgramsHelps artists, curators, and writers pay for creative research and product development. Covers up to $25,000 for these activities.
Supports research, development, creation, production and sharing of artistic work, professional development, and project activities from initial idea to public presentation. Multi-year funding is also available for eligible arts organizations. Access Support is available for specific services.
Business Size: individual, group, non-profit organization, for-profit organization
Industries: arts and culture, visual arts, media arts, digital arts, literature, performing arts, music, architecture
Region: Canada
Demographics: First Nations, Inuit or Métis, Deaf, hard of hearing, having a disability or living with mental illness, Official Language Minority Communities (Anglophones in Quebec, Francophones outside Quebec), marginalized and underserved communities
Other Criteria: Canadian citizens or permanent residents (for individuals), recognized by peers as professionals (for individuals), with training in their art form (for individuals), incorporated not-for-profit arts organizations from Canada (for Artist-driven Organizations component), artist-driven organizations led by artistic leaders, entities from Canada that play unique business roles in promoting architecture or sharing works by writers or music and sound artists (Business cultural connector profile), Cultural carriers (Elders, knowledge keepers, traditional educators, language holders) within First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities
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This program is available to individual, group, non-profit organization, for-profit organization businesses in arts and culture, visual arts, media arts industries located in Canada.
This program offers funding up to $600,000.
The application deadline is December 18, 2025.
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