November 1 | Community Investment Program - Festival OperatingThe purpose of this program is to provide limited operating assistance to established non-profit organizations for the purpose of producing festival events in Edmonton. |
| December 1 | Community Investment Program - Arts OperatingTo provide operating assistance to arts organizations to ensure support which will help create a stable funding base and enhance the ability of organizations to produce and perform artistic works for the benefit of all Edmontonians. A short version of the application form is available for organizations requesting a grant of $5,000 or less. |
| February 1
| Community Investment Program - Festival SEEDThe Festival SEED Community Investment Grant Program is intended to provide limited assistance, subject to availability of funds, to resident non-profit organizations for the purpose of funding new or emerging festivals. |
| February 1 | Community Investment Program - Travel (1st Round)Travel grants are intended to assist an applicant to pay travel costs from Edmonton to a destination for the purposes of training, development, presentation or marketing in the arts or festivals. |
| March 1
| Community Investment Program - Celebration/ParadeThis program is intended to assist, through limited financial assistance, with the production of one-day celebratory events and/or major parades within the City of Edmonton. The Celebration grant program has two streams: One-day Celebratory events and Major Parades. Please download the appropriate application form below. |
| May 1
| Community Arts ProgramCommunity Art is valued for its ability to bring people together in shared, collaborative, creative experiences to express the things that have meaning to us: where we’ve come from, where we’re going, our world, our fears, our dreams, our aspirations. It strengthens the community, develops creativity and increases awareness of the arts in our lives. The principles behind Community Art projects are artistic exploration, active participation and intentional inclusiveness that allows communities to tell their own stories. |
| June 1
| Community Investment Program - Travel (2nd Round)Travel grants are intended to assist an applicant to pay travel costs from Edmonton to a destination for the purposes of training, development, presentation or marketing in the arts or festivals. |
| June 1
| Community Investment Program - Arts & Museums Building OperatingThe Arts and Museum Building Operating Grant program is not intended for capital expenditures, for endowment purposes, to support normal season or operations, or to fund administration costs. Additionally, the grants are not intended to support organizations that are primarily training or educational institutions. |
| July 1
| Community Investment Program - Project for Individual ArtistsProject Grants for Individual Artists are intended to support the creation, development, curation, exhibition or production of work any art form by an individual artist. Collaborative projects involving more than one artist will be considered. |
| September 1
| Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund (EATF)The Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund (EATF) is a joint project of the Edmonton Arts Council and the Edmonton Community Foundation. The fund invests in Edmonton's creative community by supporting Edmonton artists as they create new work, change the direction of their careers, study with a master or renew themselves creatively. |
| October 1
| Community Investment Program - Travel (3rd Round)Travel grants are intended to assist an applicant to pay travel costs from Edmonton to a destination for the purposes of training, development, presentation or marketing in the arts or festivals. |
| October 1
| Community Investment Program - Cultural Diversity in the Arts AwardThe City of Edmonton through the Edmonton Arts Council has established the Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program in recognition that artists from all parts of the world enrich Edmonton’s cultural scene. |
| Ongoing
| Community Investment Program - Emergency FundPlease contact EAC grants staff for more information about this program and how to apply.
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| Ongoing
| Community Investment Program - Organizational SupportThe MicroGrant gives the EAC a new way to invest in the success of Edmonton arts and artists. With no set deadlines for applications and amounts up to $1,000 available, the Micro grant enables you to respond to opportunities quickly, and to give life to projects that are just a boost away from take-off. |
| Ongoing
| Microgrant ProgramThe Edmonton Arts Council can assist with recruitment/selection of a Consultant. Preference will be given to locally based expertise. |
Where the deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, applications will be accepted until 4:30PM on the next business day. *CIP = Community Investment Program | |
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