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Arts Equity Funding Initiative

Amount:

$15,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Arts Equity Funding Initiative provides funding to emerging and established professional artists from designated communities who have historically faced barriers to accessing funding support. Designed to support artistic growth, development, production and dissemination, the initiative is available to the following designated communities of artists:

Indigenous (Mi’kmaq as well as other First Nations, Metis and Inuit), culturally diverse (African-Nova Scotian and other visible minorities of African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern and mixed racial descents) and artists who are deaf, have disabilities or are living with mental illness.

There are three types of grants, depending on the assisted activities:

  1. 1
    Creation Grants assist with projects that involve the creation of new work of art in any form including cross-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary work.
  2. 2
    Presentation Grants assist with projects that involve public presentation of artistic work(s).
  3. 3
    Professional Development Grants assist with projects that involve activities intended to strengthen artistic or administrative capacity through formal study programs, mentorship, workshops, apprenticeship, conference and other professional development activity.

A Special Travel Grant can be awarded in the same 12 month period as a Creation, Presentation or Professional Development grant. 

Comments on Funding:

Funding for Creation Grants ranges from $500 to $15,000.
Funding for Presentation Grants ranges from $500 to $12,000.
Funding for Professional Development Grants ranges from $500 to $12,000.
Funding for Special Travel Grants can be up to $1,000.
Artists can only receive one Arts Equity Funding Initiative in a 12-month period.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

March 15, 2020
September 15, 2020

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

  • be individual artists, professional arts organizations or ad-hoc groups from the designated communities:
  • Individuals - the applicant is one person,
  • ad hoc groups - applicants are two or more individuals who are working collaboratively and are not registered in any manner. “Ad hoc group” refers to a group of artists formed for the specific purpose of creating a unique work”,
  • not-for-profit organizations – the applicant is a non-profit society or non-profit co-operative registered in the Province of Nova Scotia, and is in good standing with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies.
  • complete a self-identification form to demonstrate eligibility, 
  • be professional artists as defined by the Status of the Artist Act (including, but not limited to: having peer recognition, having a history of public presentation, having training appropriate to the artist's chosen discipline (including mentorship and/or apprenticeship training), earning income, fully or in part, from artistic activity, demonstrating serious intent and devotion of energy to practicing art),
  • be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who have maintained their primary residence in Nova Scotia for at least 12 months prior to the application deadline. Applicants who are out of the province temporarily and will be away for no more than 12 months may apply.

Application Steps:

Applicants must:

1

send the application by hand, courier or by email or regular mail,

2

print out and sent together with the application form all documents including text (e.g. project description, CV, letters of support). It should be printed single-sided with no staples, binders, plastic sleeves, paperclips, or bound in folders. 

3

contact the program officer with enough notice prior to a deadline to ask any questions about the application process.

Documentation Needed: 

Applicants must submit:

  • a self-identification form to demonstrate eligibility,
  • the signed and completed application form, 
  • a detailed project description (max. 2 pages),
  • a detailed budget,
  • a detailed schedule of work,
  • a two-page CV of the applicant and all other artists involved, or a description of artistic practice and applicable training,
  • support material demonstrating the applicant’s professional practice (Images, video/audio, printed pages).

Letters of intent from any person or organization involved in the project, and/or letters of support from professional, practicing artists in the relevant discipline(s) might be necessary. Applicants must contact the program officer when in doubt about these documents.

Other Things to Note:

Applicants who apply to this program are also eligible to apply for funding to other Arts Nova Scotia programs.

Program Contact:

Arts Equity Funding Initiative

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