Artists In Communities – Development

Who can apply

Partnerships between artists or arts professionals and community-based organizations do not have to be established to be eligible to apply for the Development stream.

Applicants can only submit one application per deadline.

 The community organization must be based in the province of Saskatchewan.

 The community organization can be any incorporated for-profit company or non-profit community-

based organization, e.g., business, institution, health care, justice facility, municipality, First Nation, Métis local, post-secondary institution, artists collective, Band Council, etc.

 Professional artists* and arts professionals are eligible to apply to this program if they meet SK Arts’

definition of a professional artist or arts professional and are Saskatchewan residents.

 Applicants must be in good standing with SK Arts, i.e., have no overdue reporting on any prior

grants on the submission deadline and when any grant payments are issued.

 Due to the eight-week response time on these grants, SK Arts is only able to accept Development

stream submissions in English. Applicants who find this challenging can request support from SK Arts’ Accessibility Fund but are encouraged to contact their Program Consultant and do this work well in advance of the submission deadline.

*SK Arts exists to support the work of professional artists and arts organizations for the benefit of all people in this province, but we acknowledge there are many different ways to define the term professional artist. SK Arts is also aware that this term may not be recognized in some cultures and that people from diverse backgrounds may define the term differently.

We believe that a professional artist makes a significant and ongoing commitment to developing their artistic practice. For the purposes of SK Arts’ programs and funding, a professional artist typically meets a number of the following criteria, in a manner appropriate to their art tradition, to demonstrate this type of significant and ongoing commitment. The individual has:

 created work, over a period of time, that has been recognized by their community.

 presented their work (or had it presented) to or before an audience in a manner that is typical for

their art tradition.

 developed skills in a manner acceptable for their art tradition.

 been recognized as a peer by other professionals working in the same art tradition.

 received compensation for their artistic work at a level consistent with those of other professionals

working in the same art tradition.

If you do not meet the criteria above, or if you are unsure how to demonstrate that you are a professional artist, please contact the SK Arts Program Consultant assigned to the Artists in Communities grants to determine how the materials in your application can show the professional nature of your artistic practice.

Not eligible:

Ineligible Applicants

Applicants who submit more than one application per deadline

Organizations that receive annual or multi-year funding from SK Arts, SaskCulture Inc., Sask

Lotteries, Creative Saskatchewan and/or creative industry associations supported by Creative Saskatchewan unless the proposed project

expands inclusion, diversity, and equity access within existing programs

and/or explores significantly new approaches for presenting

A clear rationale MUST be provided by the applicant for the above exceptions

The organization has no other open grants to the Artists in Communities program

Applicants who have outstanding reports for any previous grant received from SK Arts

Applicants whose submission to this program is incomplete

Ineligible Activities

Development grants cannot be used to provide additional support to existing projects or activities

that have received support through any other provincial arts funding program

Development grants cannot be used to support activities that take place prior to the application

submission deadline

SK Arts is committed to the professional status of the artist and won’t fund projects in which artists

are not paid for their work

Refer to the appropriate industry organization – such as CARFAC (www.carfac.sk.ca), ACTRA (www.actrasask.com), or Canadian Federation of Musicians (www.cfmusicians.org) – for minimum fee schedules

Fundraising activities, awards, sponsorships, competitions or re-granting activities

Activities that contravene provincial or federal law

Activities that use or present Indigenous cultural material, traditional knowledge or stories without

permission from the community or involvement of either an Elder or Knowledge Keeper