Engage and Sustain: Artistic Catalysts
no fixed amount
Grant
Description:
The Artistic Catalysts component of Engage and Sustain funds Canadian arts organizations that play a pivotal role in nurturing artistic practices and respond to the evolution of creative communities across Canada. Grants support the activities of organizations that facilitate interactions among artists and connections with the public.
Most core grant applications must be translated into French or English. Please see guidelines for details and the translation deadline date.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is up to 50% of your total annual revenues, averaged over the last 3 years
April 2, 2025 April 16, 2025
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. artistic organizations
Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.
To be eligible, your organization must play a role in advancing artistic practice and the cultural development of your local or regional community. You must offer at least 1 public presentation, exhibition, production or program in your region annually, and meet the following basic administrative, programming and financial criteria:
2. presently receive core support from this component.
OR:
1. have received 1 composite grant or 2 Canada Council project grants in the last 5 years. This excludes grants from the following components: Travel, Representation and Promotion, Translation, Small-Scale Activities, Literary Publishing Projects, Creation Accelerator, Frankfurt initiatives, Digital Originals, Digital Now, Digital Generator, the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund, Grow Stage 1 and the Canada-Korea Connections Fund.
2. be an incorporated not-for-profit arts organization
3. work with a professional staff
4. have at least 5 years of continuous professional programming that is accessible to the public. In light of the global pandemic, the completed years of activity do not need to be consecutive.
5. have had total revenues exceeding $75 000 in each of the last 3 years (some exceptions may be considered)
Application Steps:
Applicants must create an account and submit one or more profile(s) for validation at least 30 days before applying
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Appendices document
2. If you have an accumulated deficit for your most recently completed fiscal year of more than 10% or an unrestricted net asset deficiency of more than 25% of the total revenue, upload a deficit reduction plan.
3. A copy of your organization’s most recent Respectful Workplace/Anti-Harassment Policy.
Support Material
4. At least 1 item of support material
Support material should be current work/activities with a relationship or relevance to your grant application; it may include the work/activities of other key artists or partners. You may choose to include earlier work/ activities to provide a context for your application.
Assessment committee members are instructed to view as much material as they need in order to make an informed decision; generally, this is up to 10 minutes.
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
