Cultural industries — Financial assistance

• The applicant must be a professional artist or an arts organization involved in cultural industries such as fine craft, writing and publishing, music, film, television, or new media.

Who is eligible?

• Fine craft businesses
• Writing and publishing companies
• Music industry organizations
• Film, television, and new media companies

Eligible expenses

The grant opportunities through the Tourism, Heritage, and Culture program in New Brunswick offer avenues for artistic and cultural enhancement. These are designed to support artistic endeavours, cultural exchanges, and public art projects to enrich community engagement and preserve cultural heritage.

• Submission of public art project proposals by professional artists.
• Projects under the Maine-New Brunswick Cultural Initiative to promote cross-border cultural collaboration.
• Projects under the Louisiana-New Brunswick Cultural Initiative for cultural exchange and collaboration.
• Participation in the Culture Satellite Account (CSA) initiatives to measure the economic impact of culture.
• Reservation of spaces for ArtNB collections to showcase artistic works.
• Special initiatives focusing on the arts for municipalities and communities.
• Engagement in the Arts in Schools program to integrate arts into educational settings.
• Support for cultural industries including fine craft, writing and publishing, music, and film.

Eligible geographic areas

• New Brunswick

• A new online grant application platform allows applicants to track their application's processing in real time and consult the history of previous applications.
• Applicants can submit final reports directly through the online system.
• Resources and reports such as the "Status of the Artist" and annual cultural policy documents are available for reference.
• The list of grant recipients from previous years can be consulted for additional context.