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BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations
Support for independent media arts projects
Last Update: June 27, 2026
Funding available
$ 25,000
Timeline
- Closing date : October 22, 2025
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Overview
Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations supports eligible organizations and arts or curatorial collectives in B.C. to develop, expand, enhance, or create independent media arts works, programming, and community engagement initiatives. Eligible activities include screenings, exhibitions, documentation, publications, professional skills development, and audience development.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new program or service
- Increase social or community impact
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
Timeline
- Closing date : October 22, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
- British Columbia
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
- Persons with Disabilities
- Other Racialized Persons
- Black Canadians
- Rural or Northern Residents
- Youth (<40)
- Women
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Culture and Arts
Target groups
- General public
- Indigenous peoples
- People with disabilities
- Artists / creatives
- Nonprofits / charities
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- Provincial
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Development, expansion, enhancement, or creation of new or unique independent media arts works
- Programming and community engagement initiatives
- Screenings and exhibitions of independent media arts works
- Documentation, publications, and dissemination of digital and media arts works and exhibitions
- Professional skills development, workshops, artists’ residencies, and activities that develop the arts sector
Documents Needed
- An operating budget for the fiscal year in which the project takes place
- Letters from up to two project partners or collaborators confirming the nature of their participation
- Examples of work related to the proposed project
- Completed Inventory Form
- Two letters of reference from established arts and culture practitioners familiar with the applicant’s work
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Media Arts Organizations
- Arts and Curatorial Collectives
- Indigenous Community Organizations, Indigenous Governments, Municipal Governments or Post-secondary Institutions in B.C. that offer dedicated arts and culture programs
Who is not eligible
- Organizations currently receiving BC Arts Council Operating Assistance Program grants
- Arts and culture organizations eligible within BC Arts Council Community Arts Organization grant programs
- Private or for-profit entities, except in the case of for-profit book publishing companies
- Member-funded societies
- Organizations dedicated to archives
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Operating expenses
- Project phases or activities that begin before the application closing date
- Project deficits, budget deficits or contingency funds
- Capital expenses
- Equipment purchases over $2,500
- Fundraising activities
- Activities that require payment from artists to participate
- Conferences and conventions; family, religious, anniversary, or community celebrations
- Contests and competitions, except if competition is integral to the art form or cultural practice
- Projects or activities that are primarily intended for or focussed within creative industries or commercial sector
Eligible geographic areas
- B.C.
Selection criteria
- The project’s contribution to reconciliation, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access is assessed at 20%.
- Artistic and cultural contribution, engagement, and impact are assessed at 50%.
- Feasibility is assessed at 30%.
- Funding prioritization may be applied to organizations considered part of a designated priority group.
How to apply
- Submit your application through the online grant system.
- New applicants must register and create a profile in the online system.
- Once the registration request is submitted, it may take up to four business days to process your request.
Processing and Agreement
- Eligible applications are forwarded to independent peer assessment panels.
- Assessment panels determine the level of funding and any conditions on payment of grants.
- The BC Arts Council informs each applicant of the assessment panel’s decision in writing.
- Grant recipients must submit a final report of the completed project to the BC Arts Council within 30 days of the Project End Date stated in the application.
- Grant payments may be redistributed, delayed, or suspended if the recipient does not meet stated obligations.
Additional information
- Applications are currently being accepted until October 22, 2025.
- Grant requests are limited to $25,000.
- Applications are submitted through the Grant Management System.
- New applicants must register and create a profile in the online system.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations Program
What is the BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations?
Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations supports eligible organizations and arts or curatorial collectives in B.C. to develop, expand, enhance, or create independent media arts works, programming, and community engagement initiatives. Eligible activities include screenings, exhibitions, documentation, publications, professional skills development, and audience development.
How much funding can be received?
BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations Funds up to 65% of admissible expenses, capped at $25,000 per project.
Who is eligible for the BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations program?
To be eligible for the BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations program, you must:
The project and works must be independent of commercial industries for film, video, and gaming.
Eligible organizations must provide public arts and culture programming, or service to the arts and culture sector in B.C., as a primary activity for a minimum of one year prior to the application closing date.
Arts or Curatorial Collectives must have a minimum of 3 independent artists, curators, or arts and culture practitioners as core members.
What expenses are eligible under BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations?
Development, expansion, enhancement, or creation of new or unique independent media arts works
Programming and community engagement initiatives
Screenings and exhibitions of independent media arts works
Documentation, publications, and dissemination of digital and media arts works and exhibitions
Professional skills development, workshops, artists’ residencies, and activities that develop the arts sector
Who can I contact for more information about the BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations?
You can contact British Columbia Arts Council (BCAC) by email at Paneet.Singh@gov.bc.ca or by phone at 778 572-6567.
Where is the BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations available?
The BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations program is available the province of British Columbia.
Is the BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations a grant, loan, or tax credit?
BCAC — Project Assistance: Media Arts Organizations is a Grant and Funding