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Individuals & Collectives — Stream 2: Skills & Career Development

The Edmonton Arts Council’s (EAC) Individuals & Collectives grant has three distinct streams, each with its own evaluation criteria and assessment process.

Stream 2 supports receiving mentorship, attending a residency, or other forms of professional development for artists and arts and cultural workers.

Offered by Edmonton Arts Council

Amount

Up to $10,000

Grants are available up to $10,000 based on projected expenses, including artist subsistence

Quick eligibility check

Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
Sole proprietor, other
Location

Who can apply

An individual or collective may only apply to one stream at each deadline and may only receive one grant from this program annually from January to December.

Individuals must:

  1. Have an existing and committed practice in any arts discipline (including but not limited to customary and contemporary Indigenous or other cultural work) or have a history of other professional activity in the arts sector.
  2. Be 18 years of age or older.
  3. Be a resident of Edmonton / amiskwaciy- waskâhikan at the time of the application and for the duration of the project. This includes the City of Edmonton and the Indigenous communities of Enoch Cree Nation, Alexander First Nation, Paul First Nation and Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (artists may be asked to provide proof of residency).
  4. Have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN) – grants are considered taxable income.
  5. *NEW Individuals or collectives may only have one grant active at a time. Applicants must finish any previous projects and submit their final reports before applying for new funding.
  6. An Individual or collective may receive one grant from this program annually from January to December.
  7. *If you applied to Equity & Access in the Arts 2026, you can also apply for this opportunity. However, if your Equity & Access in the Arts 2026 grant is approved for funding, EAC staff will advise you to withdraw your application from the Individuals & Collectives Fall 2026 program.

Collectives also must:

  1. Have a majority of members who are eligible individuals as described above; and
  2. Have one individual (the primary applicant) apply on behalf of the collective.

WHAT ELSE TO CONSIDER WHEN APPLYING

  1. The EAC will accept only one submission per applicant, per deadline.
  2. An individual may be a part of more than one collective.
  3. An individual who is part of more than one collective may not be the primary applicant on more than one application.
  4. The Edmonton Arts Council is required by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to issue T4A slips to individuals who receive funds in excess of $500 per calendar year. Grant funding is taxable income for the primary applicant and may not be disbursed to a business account. The primary applicant for a collective will be issued a T4A for the full grant amount.

About the funding

Stream 2 supports receiving mentorship, attending a residency, or other forms of professional development for artists and arts and cultural workers. Projects may be individual or collective, and grants are available up to $10,000 based on projected expenses, including artist subsistence.

Learning activities eligible for EAC funding include receiving mentorship, residency or other professional development for artists and arts professionals. EAC supports learning opportunities that are short-term, specialized training programs or workshops, relevant to an artist’s practice or career development.

Expenses may include:

  1. Paying artists (individuals and/or collective members) at a professional rate OR through artist subsistence;*
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  1. Providing payment to mentors, collaborators, and/or technical staff at professional rates OR with honourariums;
  2. Registration fees for specific professional development opportunities (please note that the EAC does not support advanced education, such as would lead to a degree or diploma);
  3. Fees for online or in-person courses including their tools, software, materials, mentorship, training or collaboration;
  4. Renting and/or purchasing equipment, tools, software and/or materials required for work proposed;
  5. Travel costs incurred while attending professional development outside of Edmonton;
  6. Venue / studio space, as required.

*Individual artists on the project can receive artist subsistence OR professional fees/wages BUT NOT BOTH. The EAC sets subsistence at $500 per week. If you are including fees/wages that are different that this amount, please provide supporting documentation for the amounts you specify.

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