Artists In Communities – Projects
$20,000
Grant
Description:
Artists in Communities – Projects provides support for artists and communities to co-create projects through their combined knowledge, skills, and experience, and to:
• produce innovative, creative projects that are responsive to the community needs and have
the potential for lasting impact while allowing the artist to build knowledge, cultural
competencies, and deeper relationships with Saskatchewan residents.
• build awareness about social issues and facilitates change through the arts.
• encourage the participation of artists from a wide variety of aesthetic viewpoints, racial and
ethnic backgrounds, cultures, and disability perspectives, who will honour, uplift, and be
inclusive of the host community.
• ensure that the people of Saskatchewan have opportunities for deeper, active engagements
with art while reducing the barriers for this type of experience in underserved and
marginalized communities.
• align with the mandate and strategic priorities of SK Arts and our program partners.
Comments on Funding:
1. The maximum funding available for projects with one artist is $10,000.
2. The maximum funding available for projects with more than one artist is $20,000.
March 5 November 5
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. The partnership of Community Organization and Professional Artist must be in place prior to the submission.
2. be any incorporated for-profit company or non-profit community-based organization (e.g., businesses, institutions, health care, Justice facilities, municipalities, First Nations, Métis Locals, K-12 schools [for projects outside of school hours], post-secondary institutions, artists collectives, Band Councils, etc.).
3. The Community Applicant must be based in the province of Saskatchewan, may make no more than one application to Artists in Schools or Artists in Communities program at any submission closing date, and must be in good standing with SK Arts (i.e., have no overdue reporting on any prior grants) when the application is received and any grant payments are issued.
4. The Artist Applicant may make more than one application at any submission closing date, up to the maximum allowable funding level as through the Residencies stream ($45,000). The review panel will, however, consider the individual’s ability to undertake multiple projects when assessing the applications.
5. The Artist Applicant must be a Saskatchewan resident and in good standing with SK Arts (i.e., have no overdue reporting on any prior grants) when the application is received and any grant payments are issued.
6. In the case of $20,000 grants with more than one artist, at least 50% of the artists, including the lead Artist Applicant, must be Saskatchewan residents.
7. SK Arts values diversity, seeking to be inclusive and accessible to all our applicants. For this reason, we ask applicant artists to self-identify with and organizations to engage with communities that may have been historically underserved by SK Arts or are otherwise considered marginalized (artists or communities outside urban settings, Indigenous, People of Colour, Deaf or disability artist, 2SLGBTQ+, or newcomers to Canada). This helps us assess whether the program is achieving its diversity goals.
8. SK Arts accepts applications submitted in either English or French. French-language applications will be translated into English before they are provided to the reviewers. SK Arts will ensure at least one reviewer is able to read the application in its first language. For any languages other than English and French, applicants may apply to the Accessibility Fund for translation services.
Application Steps:
Applicants must submit an online application as applications are only accepted online thru: https://saskarts.smartsimple.ca/.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
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