Travel

Arts Across Canada

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Create an account and submit one or more profile(s) for validation at least 30 days before you want to apply

The Travel component of Arts Across Canada funds activities linked to Canadian presentation, exhibition, artistic collaboration, networking and building market opportunities for Canadian artists, arts professionals, artistic groups and arts organizations. Grants provide support to participate in significant events, build a national presence and for festivals and presenters to conduct research for Canadian artistic programming.

You may be eligible for Application Assistance to pay someone to help you with the application process if you are experiencing difficulty and self-identify as:

an artist who is Deaf, hard of hearing, has a disability or is living with a mental illness
a First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.

Activities - what is eligible

Travel within Canada must be at least 300 kilometers from your place of departure, and by invitation.

Travel from an international departure to a Canadian destination must also be by invitation.

You can apply for single or several destinations within 1 trip to/for:

develop markets and networks (including participation in official showcases)
present artistic work
explore future artistic collaborations
build on an existing tour (for a single representative of a group or organization)
prospection for exhibition tours (directors and curators only)
participate in significant events

Or, for the following activity that does not require an invitation, to:

research artistic content for programming in Canadian festivals, exhibitions or presentations

You can't apply for activities that occur before your departure start date, those that receive funding from another Canada Council program or those on the general list of ineligible activities.