Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding

Who can apply

To be eligible for individual project funding, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:

1. are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Person with an open work or study permit from inside Canada
2. have had your primary residence in Alberta for at least one full year before applying
3. ordinarily live in Alberta for a least six months of each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study

You must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.

Applicants, including ensembles or collectives, must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.

Collaborating artists, ensembles, and collectives

Collaborating artists, ensembles, and collectives are eligible to apply to this program if all project co-owners meet the individual eligibility criteria as defined above.

The AFA defines project co-owners as:

1. those who share in the ownership or copyright of the created work
2. those who have a significant financial stake in the project

For the purposes of this funding opportunity, in addition to the lead applicant, co-owners include, but may not be limited to, the following:

1. Dance projects: choreographers and producers
2. Film and Video projects: writers, directors, and producers
3. Literary Arts projects: writers and writers/illustrators
4. Music projects: ensemble and band members, and song writers
5. Theatre projects: directors, playwrights, choreographers, lyricists, and composers
6. Visual Arts and New Media projects: visual artists, curators, directors (time-based or performative media), and composers or writers (audio or text-based work)

Unless identified as retaining ownership or copyright of the work, contributors who are not normally considered co-owners include, but may not be limited to, the following:

1. For all artistic disciplines: Mentors, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers
2. Dance projects: dancers, performers, designers, stage managers, videographers
3. Film and Video projects: performers and/or narrators, director of photography, assistant directors, production designers, art directors
4. Literary Arts projects: story/script editors, contracted illustrators/visual artists, beta readers, interview subjects
5. Music projects: session musicians, producers, arrangers
6. Theatre projects: dramaturgs, stage managers, designers, performers
7. Visual Arts and New Media projects: studio assistants, technicians

Project co-owners must select a lead applicant to submit the application. The lead applicant must ensure all co-owners are listed in the application and is responsible for submitting the complete application before the program deadline.

If the project is approved for funding, the lead applicant is also responsible for receiving and managing any funds and completing any related reporting for the project.