August 9, 2009

CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS - GRANT DEADLINES SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2009

ASSISTANCE TO VISUAL ARTISTS: LONG-TERM GRANTS - DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1

Long-Term Grants provide support over a two-year period to professional artists who have made a significant contribution to contemporary visual arts. The period of activity covered by the grant must have a series of opportunities in the fields of research and creation, production, career and networking development. The program of work must be designed to advance the long-term artistic and career development of the artist at a key moment in their career.

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GRANTS TO NEW MEDIA AND AUDIO ARTISTS: RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION GRANTS - DEADLINES OCTOBER 1 AND MARCH 1

These grants assist Canadian artists working with new media or audio technologies as means of artistic expression. Grants cover artist’s subsistence costs as well as the direct costs of research, creative development and production of artworks created with new media or audio technologies.

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GRANTS TO FILM AND VIDEO ARTISTS: RESEARCH/CREATION GRANTS, PRODUCTION GRANTS AND SCRIPTWRITING GRANTS - DEADLINES OCTOBER 1 AND MARCH 1

The Grants to Film and Video Artists program supports Canadian professional independent artists who use cinema and video as a mode of artistic expression, and provides them with opportunities for creative renewal and for production of independent film and video works.

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TRAVEL GRANTS TO PROFESSIONALS IN THE VISUAL ARTS - DEADLINES OCTOBER 1, JANUARY 1, MARCH 1, JUNE 1

The Visual Arts Section of the Canada Council for the Arts provides a range of grants to recognize and support the independent creative work of professional Canadian artists of all cultures. These grants are intended for artists and independent critics and curators working in the following art forms: visual arts including fine craft and architecture. Travel Grants to Professionals in the Visual Arts contribute toward expenses incurred to travel to an event important to the artist’s, critic’s or curator’s career.

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ASSISTANCE TO VISUAL ARTISTS: PROJECT GRANTS - DEADLINE DECEMBER 1

Project Grants support professional visual artists who contribute to contemporary visual arts for research/creation, production, and career development. The project must be significant and advance the long-term artistic practice, dissemination of the artist’s work, or career development of the applicant at a key moment in their career.

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TRAVEL GRANTS TO MEDIA ARTS PROFESSIONALS - NO DEADLINE

The Canada Council’s Media Arts Section provides a range of grants in recognition and support of the independent creative work of professional Canadian artists of all cultures and defines the media arts as works in film, video, audio and new media.

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/