Currently 3 active curatorial grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in Canada. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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This BC Arts Council program supports established professional visual artists, contemporary and traditional craft artists, and independent visual and media arts critics and curators with the creation of specific new projects; projects may investigate visual arts, media arts and/or museum practice. Collaborations of two or more artists sharing creative control can apply through a single eligible lead applicant. AMOUNT: up to CAD 15,000, covering up to 100% of eligible project expenses; the council typically funds 20 to 30% of eligible applications. ELIGIBILITY: Canadian citizen or permanent resident; BC resident for at least 12 continuous months before the closing date; established practice with exhibitions or professional activity paid at CARFAC rates or equivalent. Media artists whose projects are media-arts focused are not eligible here (they apply to the separate Media Artists program, which closed in June 2026 and reopens in spring 2027). REGISTRATION: new applicants must register a profile by 18 November 2026. DEADLINE: 25 November 2026, 11:59 pm Pacific, via the BC Arts Council grant management system.
Connection Grants fund knowledge mobilization: events such as workshops, symposia and conferences, and outreach activities. Eligible outreach formats explicitly include artistic exhibits, performances or festivals, documentaries, and the development or use of interactive technologies, audiovisual products or software, and SSHRC welcomes research-creation, so digital culture exhibitions, festivals and public programmes tied to research can apply. VALUE: events CAD 10,000 to 25,000; outreach CAD 10,000 to 50,000 (higher outreach amounts considered if justified); minimum request CAD 10,000. MATCHING: sponsoring organizations must provide cash or in-kind support of at least 50% of the amount requested, in signed letters (registration fees do not count). ELIGIBILITY: eligible Canadian postsecondary institutions and not-for-profit organizations may apply, as can individuals affiliated with an eligible Canadian postsecondary institution (postdocs within 3 months); students cannot be applicants. Primary research is ineligible. DEADLINES 2027: 1 February, 3 May, 3 August and 1 November, each 8:00 pm Eastern. Webinars 25 November (English) and 26 November 2026 (French), 11:00 ET.
Micro-grants, under the Canada Council's Arts Across Canada and Abroad program, fund activities that advance the professional growth of artists, arts workers, groups and organizations, including travel to festivals, conferences, residencies, markets and professional development events in Canada or abroad. It replaces the former Explore and Create: Professional Development for Artists, Supporting Artistic Practice: Professional Development for Arts Professionals, Arts Across Canada: Travel and Arts Abroad: Travel components, and is open to all disciplines including digital and media arts. DEADLINE: rolling, any time before the start or departure date; notification usually within 4 months, so apply early. Related rolling streams: Representation and Promotion (travel to promote your work, before departure) and Creating, Knowing and Sharing: Travel for First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists (notification within 3 months). Application limits run on the calendar year. Apply through the Canada Council portal, where amounts and detailed eligibility are listed.