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 Organizations provides one-time project funding to registered non-profit arts organizations in Calgary / Mohkinsstsis.
Projects can include research, creation, development, production, presentation or dissemination of artistic work, or the development of new or adapted approaches to an organization’s operations or administration.
April 7, 2026: Guidelines published and applications open at 9 am MT
Mid-April – early May 2026: Virtual open office spaces
April 22, 2026: Deadline to request feedback on your draft application
May 6, 2026: Application deadline (no applications accepted after 4:30 pm MT)
May – late June 2026: Evaluation of grants
Early July 2026: Notification of results
July – August 2026: Funds distributed