Calgary Arts Development supports and strengthens the arts to benefit all Calgarians.
As the city’s designated arts development authority, Calgary Arts Development supports and strengthens the arts to benefit all Calgarians. We invest and allocate municipal funding for the arts provided by The City of Calgary and leverage these funds to provide additional resources to the arts sector. Our programs support hundreds of arts organizations, individual artists, artist collectives, and ad hoc groups in Calgary.
The Artist Development Microgrant provides one-time funding to individual artists and artist collectives in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis working in any artistic discipline who pursue a professional practice. This program supports applicants with professional and artistic skill development or business and career development activities.
There are two intakes for this program in 2026.
Intake 1:
February 23, 2026: Guidelines published and applications open at 9 am MT
Late February – late March 2026: Virtual open office spaces
March 16, 2026: Deadline to request feedback on your draft application
March 25, 2026: Application deadline (no applications accepted after 4:30 pm MT)
Late March – late April 2026: Evaluation of grants and lottery draw
Early May 2026: Notification of results
May – June 2026: Funds distributed
Intake 2:
August 10, 2026: Applications open at 9 am MT
Mid-August – late September 2026: Virtual open office spaces
September 14, 2026: Deadline to request feedback on your draft application
September 23, 2026: Application deadline (no applications accepted after 4:30 pm MT)
Late September – late October 2026: Evaluation of grants and lottery draw
Early November 2026: Notification of results
November 2026 – January 2027: Funds distributed