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The Alberta Craft Council is often
called upon to answer inquiries about granting opportunities for
the start up of a craft production business...
While there are no grants available, that we are aware of, to help
finance the start up, or operation, of a craft business there are
many grants, purchase awards, scholarships, bursaries and other
monies available to assist craft artists to develop their technical
and artistic skills. The two largest funding institutions available
to Alberta craft artists are the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
and the Canada Council. There are others available.
How to Maximize Your Chances for a Grant
(reprinted with permission from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
web site www.affta.ab.ca)
To access the AFA web site
1. Take your time filling out the application form.
2. Ensure that it is completed fully with the appropriate signatures.
3. Complete your application well in advance of the program deadline.
4. Proof-read and review all the information you plan to submit.
While a flawless grant application may not greatly improve your
chances of success, typographical and arithmetical errors can be
costly.
Errors may be seen as carelessness by jurors.
4. Be clear and brief in your project description.
5. Provide only the information and documents required.
6. Try to introduce your project description with a one sentence
summary, explaining the what, the how and the why.
7. Use plain language.
8. Your application will be photocopied. Do not include bound material,
coloured paper, odd-sized pages or other materials that may not
copy well.
9. Make sure your project is feasible.
10. Complete the checklist to be certain that you have provided
everything needed.
Friends of Fiber Art International gives support
to projects that serve our mission -- especially programs and shows
that impact a large art-appreciative audience -- thereby raising
the public's awareness of fiber art as the collectible of the 21st
century. The Board has favored exhibitions of contemporary fiber
art that were chosen by professional curators, documented by catalogs,
and travelled to at least two cities
Visit
their website for details:
Website
Awards overseas scholarships to Canadian citizens for undergraduate
or post graduate studies including crafts.
Visit
their website for details:
Website
The
Commonwealth Arts & Crafts Awards
Opportuinties for ten artists and craftspeople to explore their
skills in an international context. This award helps winners travel
to another Commonwealth country to work with other artist.
Visit: web
site for details.
Chalmers
Professional Development Grants
The Chalmers Professional Development Grants provide unique opportunities
at a critical time in the careers of emerging, mid-career or established
Ontario artists or arts professionals who give indication of exceptional
or unusual talent for pursuing professional careers in the arts.
Deadline: visit the website for details and deadlines
Website
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Alberta Craft Awards
Call for Nominations
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The purpose of the Foundation is to aid artists in the early
stages of their careers. Awards are limited to candidates working in the following:
Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture
Work
must be representational. The Charter of the Foundation precludes the consideration
of non-objective art. Applicants
must have started or completed art school training or must demonstrate, through
past work and future plans, a commitment to making art a lifetime career.
Grant
amount: Grants awarded, as of April 14, 2011, will be in the
amount of CAD$15,000 each, and second and third grants will be CAD$18,000
each. These increases reflect the Foundation's mandate to continue
providing meaningful support to worthy art students, artists and
sculptors during their formative years or the early stages of their
careers.
For
details visit their website here
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation offers 14 free studio
spaces in New York City - Manhattan. Visual artists 21 years and older are invited
to submit proposals for work space. Studios are non-living spaces for the making
of new works of art and will be available for up to one year.
For
information contact: The Space Program, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art
Foundation, 711 North Tejon St., Ste B, Colerado Springs, CO USA
80903; (719) 635-3220.
Website
The
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Arts and
Cultural Indusrty Branch has many programs and grants available
to Canadians working in the arts and cultural industries to devlop
internation markets and exposure for Canadain artists. For information
visit their website
here
Canadian
Native Arts Foundation
Assists talented aboriginal artists
with financial aid for education and training in the arts, including crafts.
Visit
their website here
Lillian
Nunn Scholarships for persons over 50
The
Lillian Nunn Scholarship provides no less than $300 per award, to
assist recipients with expenses to further their art or art education
through the University of Alberta's (Edmonton) Faculty of Extension.
All recipients must be members of the Alberta Community Art Clubs
Association.
Submission deadline is March 1 (annually).
PDF
application form here
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Alberta
Foundation for the Arts
Project Grants for Individuals
Deadlines: February 1 and September 1 each
year
AFA
web site
Alberta
Foundation for the Arts
10708 - 105 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5H 0A1
Reception: (780) 427-9968
Fax: (780) 422-9132
General
Eligibility Criteria: Any established, emerging or student artist is eligible
to apply Applicants
may only submit one application per deadline This
program encourages the artistic development of individual Albertan artists in
any discipline through support for projects in one, or any combination of the
following categories:
· Art Production: The creation of new works in any
individual or combination of visual arts media. Visual arts media can include
but are not restricted to: drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, clay, glass,
wood, fibre oar any combination of theses. Projects of a commercial nature are
not eligible.
· Training/Career Development: A workshop, master class, retreat,
mentorship program, or professional course of study in the visual arts.
·
Travel/Marketing: Travel/Marketing may include, but is not limited to: attending
an exhibition opening; visual arts festival or workshop be invitation; and acceptance
of award by invitation.
· Research: Research in support of any worthwhile
project related to the visual arts in Alberta.
The
maximum grant is $10,000 and may include up to $2,000 per month
subsistence allowance
Alberta
Foundation for the Arts
Art Acquisition
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts has an extensive collection of art work created
by Alberta artists. They add to their collection twice a year making their purchases
through slide submissions from individuals or organizations.
Deadlines:
April 1
Other
Grants and awards are available to Alberta artists and art organizations
through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. For complete information
on all grants and award including application forms, either visit
the AFA web site,
Alberta
Foundation for the Arts
10708 - 105 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5H 0A1
Reception: (780) 427-9968
Fax: (780) 422-9132
Canada
Council
The
Canada Council for the Arts
offers a broad range of grants and services to professional Canadian
artists and arts organizations including grants for craft artists.
For
information on Project Grants for craft artists, contact José Niaison,
Visual Arts Section Officer, toll-free at 1-800-263-5588, ext. 5269,
or (613) 566-4414, ext. 5269.
For more information on Travel Grants for craft artists, contact
Shayla Morreau in the Visual Arts Section, at ext. 4082. The fax
number is (613) 566-4332.
E-mail: jose.niaison@canadacouncil.ca
or shayla.morreau@canadacouncil.ca
Canada
Council has other grants that may be of interest to you. For a complete
listing of all grants available, application forms and eligibility
requirements visit the Canada Council web site at: www.canadacouncil.ca
Alberta
Scholarship Programs
Arts Graduate Scholarships - seven
awards of $15,000 each
Deadline
for Arts Graduate Scholarships:
Visit
website for details.
Application packages are available from:
Alberta Scholarship Programs (780) 427-8640 www.alis.gov.ab.ca/scholarships
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