Artists In Communities – Projects

Who can apply

Have the eligibility requirements changed?

Applicant eligibility has been expanded to include work places, businesses, and institutions. For example, Mosaic Mine at Estevan has hosted an artist residency, as has the Regina Qu’Appelle Health District. K-12 schools, school divisions, and band schools are also eligible to apply to the Artists in Communities project stream only for youth-directed activities (previously funded under the Arts After Hours stream).

Who can apply? • The partnership of Community Organization and Professional Artist must be in place prior to the submission.

1. The Community Applicant can 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.).

1. The Community Applicant must be based in the province of

Saskatchewan, may make no more than one application to the 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.

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. 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 https://sk-arts.ca/accessibility-fund/ for translation services.