BCAC — Individual Arts Grants: Visual Artists

• A Curriculum Vitae (CV) for the applicant
• CVs or bios of collaborators, if applicable
• Confirmations from partners or collaborators, as applicable
• A detailed project timeline or workplan starting after the application closing date
• A completed Inventory of Submitted Materials form

Who is eligible?

• Individuals
• Collaborations of two or more artists sharing creative control of a project, with the application submitted under the name of one of the artists
• Independent visual and media arts critics and curators applying to further their practice independently from art organizations or institutions

Who is not eligible

• Projects that are solely Media Arts (moving images, sound, audio, new media, and digital arts) are not the priority of this program

Eligible expenses

• Subsistence costs of up to $750 per week, prorated for part-time weeks
• Costs of materials or supplies directly related to the project
• Rental of equipment or space when directly related to the project
• Fees paid to other professionals to help complete the project
• Travel expenses directly related to completing the project
• Accessibility costs related to the project that are not eligible for the Access Support program

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Project phases or activities that begin before the application closing date
• Projects that focus solely on single channel moving images (film, video, animation) from established media artists who are eligible for the BC Arts Council’s Individual Arts Grants: Media Artists
• Instructional, sponsored, or commissioned works
• Projects or activities already funded through other BC Arts Council grant programs
• Capital expenses, equipment purchases over $2,500, promotion and marketing expenses not directly related to the project activities, touring or circulation expenses, feasibility studies, start-up costs, seed money, project or budget deficits, surpluses, or contingency funds

Eligible geographic areas

• B.C.-based

• Artistic contribution and significance, weighted at 40%
• Impact on the applicant and community, weighted at 40%
• Feasibility, weighted at 20%
• Funding priority may be given to applicants considered part of a designated priority group

• Register and create a profile in the online grant management system.
• Submit the application through the Grant Management System.

• The BC Arts Council reviews each application for eligibility before forwarding eligible applications to independent assessment panels.
• Assessors read and score the applications using the assessment criteria, then rank the applications.
• Grants are awarded based on this ranking.
• The BC Arts Council sends an email to each applicant with the peer assessment panel’s decision approximately 16 weeks after the application closing date.
• Grant recipients must submit a final report of the completed project through the online system within 30 days of the Project End Date stated in the application.

• Applications are submitted through the Grant Management System.
• New applicants must register and create a profile in the online system by Tuesday, December 2 to access grant applications for this program.
• Once registered in the system, grant applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
• New registration requests received within five days of a grant deadline will not be processed until after the application deadline has passed.