Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase Program

Amount:

No fixed amount

Type:

Grant

Description:

Arts Nova Scotia manages the Nova Scotia Art Bank. Every year the Art Bank adds to its collection through the Art Bank Purchase Program. Artists are invited to submit their works for consideration. Pieces that are acquired become part of a working collection.

They are maintained, loaned out and displayed in government offices and agencies. The program raises awareness of artists and their works and stimulates interest in visual arts and craft.

Comments on Funding:

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be:

1. Professional artists who are Canadian citizens, or landed immigrants, who have maintained their primary residence in Nova Scotia for at least 12 months prior to the application deadline.

2. Professional artist collectives may apply. For the purposes of the Art Bank Purchase program, a collective is defined as a group of (minimum two) artists, the majority of whom reside in Nova Scotia, who share copyright over collaboratively created artworks. A collective may be either a non-profit society or non-profit cooperative registered with the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies or ad-hoc. Ad-hoc collectives will be asked to provide the social insurance number of the signatory applicant who will accept payment.

3. Nova Scotian Commercial galleries may submit on behalf of a living Nova Scotian artist or artist collective who they represent on regionally-exclusive and contractual basis

Application Steps:

Applicants must send application to artsnssubmissions@novascotia.ca

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:
1. A completed application form
a. Galleries please note: one application form per artist
2. A completed Artwork List form
3. An artist statement (maximum 300 words or 5 minutes oral/video description)
4. A CV or short bio noting education and/or apprenticeship, experience, professional and artistic achievements (maximum 2 pages or 5 minutes oral/video description)
a. Artist collectives must include a list of all active members along with their place of residence
5. A maximum of ten (10) images of work per artist with information provided on the application form for each image
a. More than one photo may be submitted of the same artwork (e.g. different angles), however, the total images submitted may not exceed ten

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Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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