Grant Programs

  • Individual Arts Grants: Professional Performing Artists

    Open for Intake
    May 31, 2023

    Individual Arts Grants

    Individual Arts Grants: Professional Performing Artists supports initiatives in the development, creation, production, realization, dissemination or live performance of classical, experimental, original, traditional and contemporary performing art forms from all world cultures. Performing arts includes dance, music, theatre, multidisciplinary, or

  • Access Support

    Ongoing

    Project Assistance

    Please note: The Access Support Program is not a stand-alone program and can only be applied for jointly with a BC Arts Council grant application, or after receiving approval for a BC Arts Council grant (also known as the "associated

  • Application Assistance

    Ongoing

    Project Assistance

    Application Assistance provides a contribution towards costs for artists and arts and culture practitioners who are Deaf or have a disability, to register for the online grant system, and create and submit applications, project updates, and final reports for BC Arts

  • Professional Development

    May 18, 2023

    Individual Arts Grants

    Supports professional artists and arts & culture professionals to undertake specific learning activities to advance their practice or career.

  • Individual Arts Awards: Visual Artists

    December 1, 2022

    Individual Arts Awards

    Individual Arts Awards: Visual Artists assists professional visual artists, contemporary and traditional craft artists, and independent critics and curators with the creation of specific projects. Awards are available to support the creation of new works. Applications may be made by

  • Individual Arts Awards: Creative Writers

    October 17, 2022

    Individual Arts Awards

    Supports professional writers with specific creative writing projects.

  • Early Career Development

    Open for Intake
    June 30, 2023

    Project Assistance

    Early Career Development supports immersive and highly impactful opportunities, with measurable outcomes, for emerging and early career practitioners to: develop their artistic or administrative practice; participate in knowledge transfer, skill sharing, and reciprocal learning in the sector; expand their career

  • Individual Arts Grants: Media Artists

    Open for Intake
    June 23, 2023

    Individual Arts Grants

    Supports independent professional media artists to create specific projects.

  • Scholarship Program

    May 1, 2023

    Individual Arts Awards

    Supports BC residents with full-time arts training costs after they finish secondary school.