Artistic Institutions

Engage and Sustain

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The Artistic Institutions component of Engage and Sustain funds major Canadian arts organizations rooted in their communities and dedicated to supporting artists and a variety of arts practices. Grants support institutions as artistic leaders to carry out activities that encourage and promote the work of creators, strengthening their relationships with the public.

Most core grant applications must be translated into French or English. Please see guidelines for details and the translation deadline date.

Activities - what you can apply for

You can apply for a contribution towards activities that:

develop and promote artistic programming
build public outreach
support artistic practice, other art forms and the Canadian arts sector

You can’t apply for activities that receive funding from another Canada Council program or those on the general list of ineligible activities.

Who can apply

Types of potential applicants to this component:

artistic organizations

Your eligibility to apply to this component is determined by the validated profile created in the portal.

To be eligible, your organization must play a role in advancing artistic practice and the cultural development of your local or regional community. You must also meet the following basic administrative, programming and financial criteria:

Presently receive core support from this component.

You cannot apply to Artistic Institutions if you are a first-time applicant to core funding. If your organization is presently receiving core support from another component, you must contact a program officer to confirm your eligibility before you apply. To transfer your core grant to this component your organization must meet the following criteria:

be an incorporated not-for-profit arts organization
work with a professional staff
have a dedicated space or regularly use the same venue(s) for your public activities
offer at least 3 different public presentations, exhibitions, productions or programs annually (often as a subscription or member series)
have a demonstrated history and current practice of showing the works of multiple creative artists
have other sources of public revenues, and had total revenues exceeding $2 million in each of the last 3 years