Equity & Access in the Arts program │Edmonton Arts Council (EAC)

Individuals must:

• Have an existing and committed practice in any arts discipline (including but not limited to customary and contemporary Indigenous or other cultural work) or have a history of other professional activity in the arts sector.
• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Be a resident of Edmonton / amiskwaciy- waskâhikan at the time of the application and for the duration of the project. This includes the City of Edmonton and the Indigenous communities of Enoch Cree Nation, Alexander First Nation, Paul First Nation and Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (artists may be asked to provide proof of residency).
• Have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN) – grants are considered taxable income.
• An individual or collective may receive one grant from this program annually from January to December.
• Individuals or collectives who have overdue Edmonton Arts Council final reports will not be eligible.

Collectives also must:

• Have a majority of members who are eligible individuals as described above; and
• Have one individual (the primary applicant) apply on behalf of the collective.