Edmonton Arts Council - Equity and Access in the Arts

• The applicant must be an Edmonton-based artist, arts professional, or collective.
• The applicant must be from an Indigenous or equity-seeking community that faces barriers to access.
• Collectives must have a majority of members who are residents of Edmonton / amiskwaciy-waskâhikan for the duration of the project.
• The project must support individual or collective artistic work rather than primarily benefiting an organization.

Who is eligible?

• Individual artists based in Edmonton
• Arts professionals based in Edmonton
• Artist collectives based in Edmonton (majority Edmonton residents)

Who is not eligible

• Organizations applying for projects that primarily benefit the organization rather than an individual or collective

Eligible expenses

• Artist subsistence (support while taking time to pursue artistic work)
• Project expenses based on projected costs (Stream 2 and Stream 3)

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Projects that primarily benefit an organization rather than an individual or collective

Eligible geographic areas

• City of Edmonton (Alberta)
• Enoch Cree Nation
• Alexander First Nation
• Paul First Nation
• Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation

• Applications are processed by the Edmonton Arts Council, with a stated timeline of 12 to 16 weeks.
• Applications are assessed through one of three streams, each with its own evaluation criteria and assessment process.

• The program is part of Edmonton Arts Council’s commitments outlined in Connections & Exchanges: A 10-Year Plan To Transform Arts & Heritage in Edmonton.
• Expected processing time is 12 to 16 weeks.