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Creative Spark Vancouver
Creative Spark Vancouver enables emerging artists to gain experience on small projects that could lead to new career opportunities, new community relationships, different perspectives on arts and education, future learning opportunities and exciting multi-faceted projects.
Offered by People and Programs (City of Vancouver)
Amount
Up to 100% of project costs: individual artists up to $3,000; collectives or groups of emerging artists up to $5,000
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Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
No requirement stated
Location
Who can apply
Applicants must be:
- Aresident of the City of Vancouver or a member of the Musqueam, Squamish, or Tsleil-Waututh First Nations and live in that Nation’s unceded territories.
- An emerging artist of any age in any artistic or cultural discipline (e.g. community arts, dance, disability arts, Indigenous arts or culture, interdisciplinary, literary, media, multidisciplinary, music, textile/fiber art, theatre, visual arts, etc).
About the funding
The grants offer 100% funding for small projects, up to $3,000 for individual emerging artists and $5,000 for groups/collectives of emerging artists.
Grant funds are intended to cover:
--Artist fees
--Project materials and supplies
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--Rentals
--Honoraria
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