eac grants - grants and awards for individual artists

The following grant programs are designed to support individual artists. All grants are allocated based on recommendations from peer juries who provide their valuable expertise on a volunteer basis.

Application Deadlines:
February 1st,
June 1st,
October 1st

CIP Travel Grant

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.

Application Deadline:
May 1st

Community Arts Program (formerly The Lee Fund)

Community 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.

Application Deadline:
July 1st

Project Grant for Individual Artists

Project Grants for Individual Artists are intended to support the activities of individual, professional, Edmonton artists for a specific time towards a specific project. Projects can be individual or collective and could include creation, development, curation, exhibition or production of work in any art form as well as professional development. Grants cannot be retroactive and cannot be applied to activity undertaken prior to the application deadline.

Application Deadline:

Ongoing

MicroGrant Program
We know that Edmonton’s artists find and make opportunities to engage in valuable projects all the time. We also know inspiration has an energy of its own, and doesn’t always wait around for the next grant deadline. And sometimes, that spark may be only one small investment away from reality.

The 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.

Application Deadline:
September 1st

The 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 EATF is designed to invest in Edmonton’s creative community and to encourage artists to stay in our community. The funds are intended to offset living and working expenses, allowing the artist to devote a concentrated period of time to his/her artistic activities, career enhancement and/or development.

Application Deadline:
October 3rd

Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program

The 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

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