Individual artists & artist educators

The Travel component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing funds First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists, arts/cultural professionals (including artists’ representatives), cultural carriers, artistic groups, collectives and organizations working in all disciplines. Grants support travel costs to attend significant events within Canada or abroad that advance your professional development, enable you or the artists you represent to access new markets or build national and international presence.

The Artist Development program (AD) offers 75% of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $5,000 towards a year of artist development activities including sound recording, touring, showcasing, video content production, and marketing.

This program is intended to provide support towards the professionalization and integration of early career artists into the music industry. Artists with an established track record and ongoing market momentum should review the Juried Sound Recording: Album or Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP programs.

The Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program was created to help you celebrate your community – both its past and its present. This program increases opportunities for local artists; local artisans; local heritage performers or specialists; and local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultural carriers to be involved in their community through festivals, events and projects. It also allows local groups to commemorate their local history and heritage.

The Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program offers funding through three separate components.

The Creative Export Canada (CEC) program provides visibility and funding to help Canadian creative works achieve financial success abroad. CEC aims to heighten exposure of Canadian creative works in international markets and to increase export profitability for Canada’s creative industries.

The CEC program’s total funding envelope is $33 million over three years ($11 million per year, from 2023-2024 to 2025-2026). The $11 million per year is divided into two funding streams: the Export-Ready Stream and the Export Development Stream.

This program supports Nova Scotia’s professional, practicing artists in the creation and dissemination of their own work.  The program also supports professional artists by helping them to develop their practice and skills in all disciplines including fine crafts, literary, visual, media, and performing arts. 

Individual artists may submit one application per category per deadline.

RAMP CAPSTONE PROJECT FUNDING

This funding program is exclusively for Rozsa Foundation Training program participants who have completed the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP). The Rozsa Foundation provides RAMP Capstone Project Funding to organizations, groups, collectives, and individuals to support the advancement of the RAMP participants' Capstone Project.​

OVERVIEW

Applicants may request up to $5,000. 

RAMP CAPSTONE PROJECT FUNDING

This funding program is exclusively for Rozsa Foundation Training program participants who have completed the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP). The Rozsa Foundation provides RAMP Capstone Project Funding to organizations, groups, collectives, and individuals to support the advancement of the RAMP participants' Capstone Project.​

OVERVIEW

Applicants may request up to $5,000. 

RAMP CAPSTONE PROJECT FUNDING

This funding program is exclusively for Rozsa Foundation Training program participants who have completed the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP). The Rozsa Foundation provides RAMP Capstone Project Funding to organizations, groups, collectives, and individuals to support the advancement of the RAMP participants' Capstone Project.​

OVERVIEW

Applicants may request up to $5,000. 

RAMP CAPSTONE PROJECT FUNDING

This funding program is exclusively for Rozsa Foundation Training program participants who have completed the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP). The Rozsa Foundation provides RAMP Capstone Project Funding to organizations, groups, collectives, and individuals to support the advancement of the RAMP participants' Capstone Project.​

OVERVIEW

Applicants may request up to $5,000. 

ARTS LEADERSHIP RESIDENCY FUNDING 

This funding program supports mid-career arts professionals who are Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour who aspire to leadership roles in the arts (Executive Directors, Artistic Directors, Curators, Managing Directors, etc.) to undertake an extended residency with a host arts organization.