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Arts Nova Scotia: Grants to Organizations and Groups
This program helps Nova Scotian professional arts organizations create and present artistic work as well as strengthen their artistic and administrative capacity.
Offered by Arts Nova Scotia
Amount
Create and Present, $20,000 max per deadline; Commission, $7,500 max per deadline; Professional Development, $7,500 max per deadline
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Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
Non-profit, co-operative, other
Location
Nova Scotia
Who can apply
- Non-profit professional arts organizations registered in Nova Scotia
- Non-profit organizations registered in Nova Scotia employing professional artists for a project
- University Art Galleries
- A group of three or more professional artists (majority living in Nova Scotia) who are creating a new work together
- Note: one group member will need to accept the funds and will receive a T4A slip
- Nova Scotia-based publishers commissioning professional artists through the commissioning category
About the funding
This funding program is divided into the following categories:
Create and Present, $20,000 max per deadline
- Supports your organization’s creation, development, production and/or presentation project
- May be either a special one-time project or a series or recurring activity
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- For large, multi-faceted projects, it may be advisable to focus the application on a specific component
Commission, $7,500 max per deadline
- Provides an artist fee, and materials if necessary, to commission a professional artist outside of your organization to create a new work
- For publishers: commission fees are creation fees and cannot be used as an advance against royalties. You are not required to publish work created through this stream, though you may choose to do so.
Professional Development, $7,500 max per deadline
- Provides funding to help strengthen to artistic or administrative capacity of your organization or artistic community at large
Note for organizations receiving operating assistance:
- Organizations or collectives who receive Operate – Activate funding will also have access to one create/present or engagement grant, one professional development or development grant, and one commissioning grant per fiscal year (April 1 – March 31).
- Organizations that receive Operate – Sustain funding will also have access to one create/present or engagement grant, one professional development or development grant and one commissioning grant every three years.
- Organizations receiving more than $25,000 in annual operating assistance from the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage will also have access to one create/present or engagement grant, one professional development or development grant and one commissioning grant every three years.
- Organizations receiving $25,000 or less in annual operating assistance from the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage will also have access to one create/present or engagement grant, one professional development or development grant, and one commissioning grant per fiscal year (April 1 – March 31).
Do you award partial funding?
No. We encourage applicants to ask for what you need. In rare cases, if there are budget concerns or ineligible expenses, funding may be provided at a reduced amount.
- Fees for artists and arts workers
- Venue and equipment rental
- Promotion and publicity
- Administration costs
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