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 Project Grant Program for Individuals and Collectives provides one-time project funding to individual artists and artist collectives in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis working in any artistic discipline who pursue a professional practice. Projects can include research, creation, development, production, presentation or dissemination of artistic work, or the experimentation or development of new or adapted approaches to practice.
March 23, 2026: Guidelines published and applications open at 9 am MT
Late March – mid-May 2026: Virtual open office spaces
April 29, 2026: Deadline to request feedback on your draft application
May 13, 2026: Application deadline (no applications accepted after 4:30 pm MT)
Mid-May – mid-September 2026: Evaluation of grants
Mid-September 2026: Notification of results
September – October 2026: Funds distributed