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Supporting Artistic Practice – National Arts Service Organizations | Canada Council for the Arts

February 4, 2026

Value

Up to 60% of your total annual revenues, averaged over the last 3 years.

Description

The National Arts Service Organizations component of Supporting Artistic Practice funds Canadian arts service organizations with mandates to promote and support the arts on a national level. Grants assist service organizations committed to developing and sustaining the vitality of the Canadian professional arts sector through representation, promotion and exchange.

Eligible Applicants

Types of potential applicants to this component:

  • national arts service organizations

 

Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal. To be eligible, your organization must:

  • presently receive core 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:

  • have received 1 composite grant or 3 Canada Council project grants in the last 5 years. This excludes grants from the following components and programs: Travel, Representation and Promotion, Translation, Small-Scale Activities, Digital Strategy Fund, Leadership for Change: Grants for Organizational Development, Flying Squad, and Visiting Foreign Artists.
  • be an incorporated not-for-profit arts organization
  • work with a professional staff
  • have at least 5 years of continuous activities and services that support the professional arts sector
  • have had total revenues exceeding $75 000 in each of the last 3 years (some exceptions may be considered)

Eligible Expenses

You can apply for a contribution towards member services and other activities that strengthen the vitality of the professional arts sector on a national basis. In particular, to:

  • encourage dialogue, networking and shared learning
  • initiate research and analysis
  • represent and promote the arts to the public
  • provide ongoing services and opportunities for artists and/or arts organizations

Deadline Date

January 21, 2026; February 4, 2026

Contact

Contact Name: Canada Council program officer

Phone Number: 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4037

E-mail Address: supportingartisticpractice@canadacouncil.ca

Website: https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants/supporting-artistic-practice/national-arts-service-organizations

Industry:

Arts and Culture, Non-Profit

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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