Call for Applications: Career Development Program (Canada)

Deadline: 7 January 2025

The Career Development Program is designed to recognize and encourage arts professionals who have demonstrated exceptional artistic talent and potential, and who are pursuing a career in the arts.

Components

• The program is divided in three components:
  • The Arts by Invitation: The Arts by Invitation component is for assistance to present work by invitation in established arts events. The Arts by Invitation component is designed to:
    • Promote arts in New Brunswick by assisting professional artists to present work by invitation in New Brunswick and at out-of-province established arts events of national or international repute;
    • Promote, encourage and increase the participation and representation of New Brunswick professional artists in arts festivals, competitions and exhibitions; and
    • Increase opportunities for New Brunswick artists to promote and disseminate their work.
  • The Professional Development: The Professional Development component is for assistance for professional development scholarships for studies and mentorships.
  • The Professionalization and Promotion: The Professionalization and Promotion component is designed to assist artists to produce tools related to the promotion of the artist’s work and career with a view to broadening the dissemination network for their work and diversifying their sources for funding.

Funding Information

• The Arts by Invitation:
  • Grant amount: $3,000
• The Professional Development:
  • Grant amount: $3,000 for full-time studies or $2,000 for part-time or short-term studies
• The Professionalization and Promotion:
  • Grant amount: $2,000

Eligible Projects

• The Arts by Invitation:
  • Eligible projects are those in which:
    • The applicant has been invited to have their work performed, screened, or exhibited at an established arts festival, competition, venue, or exhibition, and
    • The event takes place more than 150 km away from the applicant’s residence.
    • Projects must be scheduled to begin at least one day after the submission date of the application.
    • Eligible artistic disciplines include architecture, craft, dance, literary arts (including spoken word, storytelling, literary performance and literary translation), media arts, multidisciplinary arts, classical and non-classical music, theatre and visual arts.
    • Collaborative projects or projects involving multiple artists as essential co-creators must include the additional information outlined.
• The Professional Development:
  • Eligible projects are those in which the applicant intends to study one of the eligible artistic disciplines (or arts administration) by enrolling in:
    • A full-time or part-time post-secondary program; or
    • A full-time program in a school specializing in the arts; or
    • Short-term studies or mentorship with a private instructor
• The Professionalization and Promotion:
  • Eligible projects must meet one of the following criteria:
    • The applicant intends to hire a professional to document their artwork for their professional portfolio (eg. photographing visual artwork, filming a performance for promotional purposes; producing professional headshots);
    • The applicant intends to collaborate with a professional art critic or independent curator to produce an exhibition catalogue or other documentation to promote their work;
    • The applicant intends to hire a professional editor to revise or edit written work;
    • The applicant intends to hire a professional to develop a website or upgrade an existing website to showcase their professional artwork.

Ineligible Projects

• The Arts by Invitation:
  • Ineligible projects include:
    • Projects produced for the purposes of academic credit or as part of basic training;
    • Projects produced as part of the applicant’s work as an employee of a private or public organisation or institution, including their work as an employee in education, academia, or journalism.
• The Professional Development:
  • Projects for which the applicant has already received funding from another artsnb program are not eligible.
• The Professionalization and Promotion:
  • Ineligible projects include:
    • Projects produced for the purposes of academic credit or as part of basic training;
    • Projects produced as part of the applicant’s work as an employee of a private or public organisation or institution, including their work as an employee in education, academia, or journalism.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible for artsnb funding, an applicant must:
  • Be a Canadian citizen, have an affiliation with a First Nation on Turtle Island, be a permanent resident of Canada or have an application for permanent resident in process;
  • Have resided in New Brunswick for at least one year (12 months) prior to the application deadline;
  • Must qualify as a professional artist according to the guidelines.

For more information, visit artsnb.