BCAC — Project Assistance: Visual Arts Organizations

• Project Team Table, including name, responsibility, current location, confirmation of participation, and 100-word biography for each member of the project team.
• Project Budget Table with notes explaining amounts.
• An operating budget for the fiscal year in which the project takes place, for organizations only.
• Letters from up to two partners or collaborators confirming the nature of their participation in the proposed project.
• Examples of work related to the proposed project; applicants who have not previously received funding through this grant program must also submit two letters of reference from established arts and culture practitioners familiar with the applicant’s work.

Who is eligible?

• Arts and culture organizations.
• Arts and curatorial collectives.
• Indigenous community organizations and Indigenous governments in B.C.
• Municipal governments in B.C. with dedicated arts and culture programs.
• Post-secondary institutions in B.C. with dedicated arts and culture programs.

Who is not eligible

• Organizations currently receiving BC Arts Council Operating Assistance program grants.
• Private or for-profit entities, except for-profit book publishing companies.
• Member-funded societies, social service organizations, and organizations dedicated to archives.
• Collectives with less than 3 members or ad hoc collectives.
• Arts and culture organizations eligible within BC Arts Council Community Arts Organization grant programs.

Eligible expenses

• Appropriate payment to the artists, arts and culture practitioners, and other members of the project team engaged in the proposed activities.
• Compensation to Elders and Knowledge Keepers.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Operating expenses.
• Capital expenses, property purchases, construction, or renovation.
• Equipment purchases over $2,500.
• Project phases or activities that start before the application closing date.
• Projects already funded through other BC Arts Council programs.

Eligible geographic areas

• British Columbia

• Reconciliation, equity, diversity, inclusion and access (20%).
• Artistic and cultural contribution, engagement, and impact (50%).
• Feasibility (30%).
• Funding prioritization may be applied to organizations considered part of a designated priority group.

• Step 1: Register in the online grant system if you are a new applicant.
  • Create a profile in the BC Arts Council Grant Management System.
  • Wait for the registration request to be processed.
• Step 2: Prepare the application materials
  • Complete the project description, budget, and timeline.
  • Prepare required support material and profile updates.
• Step 3: Submit the application online
  • Upload the application through the Grant Management System.
  • Submit before the closing date.
• Step 4: Wait for results
  • Applications are reviewed and applicants are informed in writing.

• BC Arts Council receives applications and reviews each one for eligibility.
• Eligible applications are forwarded to independent assessment panels.
• Assessment panels evaluate eligible applications using the assessment criteria and 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 within 30 days of the Project End Date stated in the application.