Submit Applications for Individual Artist Program – Canada
Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) is inviting applications for the Individual Artist Program to help artists to improve their skills and knowledge, pursue new approaches, exhibit or perform and gain recognition from their peers.
The Individual Artist Program is for Indigenous artists and art professionals residing in B.C. Artists should have a demonstrated commitment to their artistic practice in any artistic discipline – visual, music, dance, theatre, literary or media and including the contemporary practice of traditionally-based forms.
The Individual Artists program assists artists to:
Increase their skills and knowledge through mentorship and training
pursue new approaches or techniques in their practice
gain the recognition of their peers (artists who work in the same artistic tradition)
develop a history of public presentation (not necessarily in publicly funded venues) and/or
devote more time to their artistic practice.
Funding Information
Grants to individual artists are available up to $10,000.00
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must:
have previous experience that demonstrates a commitment to their artistic practice
demonstrate the support of recognized Indigenous artists, cultural, or community leaders
not be a full-time student
submit only one application per deadline to the Individual Artist program
not have the same project funded through the BCAC programs
not be requesting funding for an applied art.
Projects must:
have a clear artistic objective
provide creative or professional development opportunities for Indigenous artists
provide an opportunity for the artist to move forward in their practice
present a realistic and balanced budget, which clearly demonstrates financial need and if applicable identifies other sources of revenue required to complete the project
indicate an achievable project timeline
have a start date after the application deadline.
For more information, visit https://fpcc.ca/program/individual-artists/