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Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples – Indigenous Organizations | Canada Council for the Arts

January 31, 2024

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Description

The Indigenous Organizations component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations that engage in contemporary, customary or traditional artistic and cultural activities. These activities can include non-Indigenous artists and collaborations with non-Indigenous organizations. Grants support the exploration of innovative strategies for Indigenous creative and cultural expression, and related administrative activities.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible, your organization must:

  • Presently receive core (operating) support from this component. If your organization is presently receiving core support from another component, you must contact your program officer to confirm your eligibility before you apply.

OR:

  • Be an Indigenous publisher, Indigenous arts service organization or other Indigenous not-for-profit organization and meet all the following criteria:
    • completed at least 2 consecutive years of artistic or cultural activity
    • have received core funding from the Canada Council, 1 composite grant or Long-Term Projects grant, or 2 Canada Council project grants in the last 5 years. This excludes grants from the following components and programs: Small-Scale Activities, Travel, Representation and Promotion, Translation, Digital Strategy Fund, Creation Accelerator, Frankfurt initiatives, Digital Originals, Digital Now, Digital Generator, the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund, Grow Stage 1 and the Canada-Korea Connections Fund.
    • have a board of directors or an identified governance group with oversight and decision-making authority, made up of at least 60% First Nations, Inuit or Métis individuals

Eligible Expenses

You can apply for a contribution towards:

  • ongoing costs to support your organization, including staffing
  • expenses related to your artistic and/or cultural activities, including any combination of eligible Creating, Knowing and Sharing activities:
    • Creating – research; creation; production; critical discourse (including research or writing); residencies; collaborations
    • Knowing – mentorships; artistic training; community-based initiatives to engage young people through artistic practices; language preservation through artistic practices; intergenerational transmission of artistic knowledge; preservation of traditional knowledge through artistic practice; development of administrative, artistic, cultural or organizational capacity; research; collaborations
    • Sharing – local, regional, national or international exhibitions; implementation of dissemination strategy and organizational objectives; publishing activities; gathering events involving artistic practices; collaborations; marketing and publicity; presentations, festivals and showcase events; networking events involving artistic practices; outreach activities

Deadline Date

Fall 2027, TBC

Contact

Contact Name: Canada Council program officer

Phone Number: 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4038

E-mail Address: creatingknowingandsharing@canadacouncil.ca

Website: http://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/creating-knowing-sharing/indigenous-organizations

Industry:

Arts and Culture, Indigenous

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Artist, Arts Organization

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