The SK Arts is pleased to announce the Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists Program to support the development and continuation of Indigenous Peoples’ art forms in Saskatchewan.
- providing opportunities for Indigenous artists to create and share their art;
- being accessible to all Indigenous peoples throughout the Treaty territories in the province;
- acknowledging that Indigenous peoples’ art forms can encompass all practices;
- acknowledging diverse Indigenous world views as essential and influential in all Indigenous peoples’ art forms and making it possible for Indigenous artists to maintain their world view and practice;
- ensuring that all peoples of Saskatchewan have opportunities to engage with the art forms that derive from Indigenous languages, world views, practices, and protocols; and
- contributing to the realization of the mandate and strategic priorities of SK Arts.
Streams
The program offers three grant streams:
- Basic: supports simple projects that accomplish one or two things in any art form. This could be a great starting place for an artist who has not received SK Arts funding in the past.
- Intermediate: supports more complex requests for moderate-sized artistic projects
- Major: supports professional Indigenous artists with a significant sustained practice, working independently, collaboratively or as a collective, to accomplish a substantial project over an extended period
Funding Information
Basic: $2,000
Intermediate: $7,500
Major: $18,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Professional Indigenous artists, working independently or collaboratively, who are Saskatchewan residents.
- Professional collectives of Indigenous artists whose primary work is in Saskatchewan.
- It is important to be sure you’re eligible for a SK Arts grant before doing the work of preparing a grant application.
- You must be based in Saskatchewan, meaning that you have maintained a permanent physical residence in the province for a minimum one year and live at that address for at least six months every year. SK Arts may request proof that you meet the residency requirement.
- Past grant recipients with overdue reports must clear those with them before applying again.
For more information click "LINK TO ORIGINAL" below.