Engage and Sustain
Engage and Sustain fosters a vibrant foundation for the arts in Canada by supporting arts organizations at the heart of Canada’s creative communities.
This program funds organizations that are dedicated to developing excellence in arts practice, advancing the arts through programming and exposing a diverse public to a range of artists and creative works.
368 organizations supported in 2023–24.
Get to know some of the Engage and Sustain grant recipients and their work
Nagata Shachu
Music and Sound
A core grant under the Artistic Catalysts component of the Engage and Sustain program has supported many of the activities developed for the Nagata Shachu school.
La maison des artistes visuels francophones
Visual Arts
The Engage and Sustain program is supporting a project by La Maison des artistes visuels francophones, which promotes the arts across francophone Manitoba.
Puente Theatre
Theatre
The Puente Theatre is supported by the Artistic Catalysts component of the Engage and Sustain program.
Funding opportunities
All funding opportunities can be viewed, applied for and managed in the client portal. There are two funding opportunities offered through the Engage and Sustain program.
Artistic Catalysts
Multi-year funding for artistic organizations that facilitate interactions among artists and connections with the public.
Artistic Institutions
Multi-year funding for leading artistic organizations that promote the work of creators, build public outreach and support the Canadian arts sector.
Get help with your application
Guidance and Resources are available to help you learn how to use the portal, apply for grants, create your arts CV and more. For help with filling out grant applications, Application Assistance is available to individuals or lead applicants for groups, who self-identify as:
- Deaf, hard of hearing, having a disability or living with mental illness; or
- First Nations, Inuit or Métis facing language, geographic and/or cultural barriers.