Grant Programs

  • Project Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals

    Open for Intake
    November 19, 2026

    Project Assistance

    Supports eligible organizations and arts or curatorial collectives in the development, enrichment, and creation of new or unique public programming through a specific project, component, or programming initiative within an existing festival.

  • Operating Assistance: Professional Arts Festivals

    October 8, 2026

    Operating Assistance

    Supports festivals organizations that produce a major recurring public festival, have a clear theme or vision, present professional artists and possess stable artistic and administrative management.

  • Scholarship Program

    April 29, 2026

    Individual Arts Grants

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

  • Project Assistance: Professional Arts Training Organizations

    May 20, 2026

    Project Assistance

    Supports arts and culture organizations in the development and delivery of training activities through a specific project or component within the organization’s overall activities. Grants are not available through this program to support an arts training organization’s general operating activities.

  • Operating Assistance: Professional Arts Training Organizations

    October 8, 2026

    Operating Assistance

    Supports organizations that provide comprehensive programs of specialized training for professional artists and cultural workers or for those who are committed to pursuing professional careers in the arts.