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Good Women Dance Collective Scholarship Opportunity

Good Women Dance Collective (GWDC) is offering three scholarship opportunities in their 2025/2026 season. Scholarship recipients will have access to Good Women classes for free from either September-December 2025, January-April 2026, or May-August 2026. Classes run every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10-11:30am and Wednesdays from 9:30-10:30am at Good Women’s studio space in the Shumka Dance Centre (10515 111 Street). Physical Accessibility Description of Shumka Dance Centre Please note, fewer classes run during the May-August semester (by approximately two weeks) due to studio closures. 

 

Our classes are taught by collective artists Alida Kendell,  Deviani Andrea, Alison Kause and Molly McDermott, as well as a rotating roster of guest teachers. Classes typically involve sequences of movements that travel in and out of the floor, with the sequences ranging from simple to intricate in their complexity. Most often classes follow a traditional structure of warm up, across the floor, and choreographed combinations. Improvisation and partner-based tasks are also used. The focus of the classes vary from technical training to artistic expression to building stamina. 

Applicants to this program should be interested in deepening their understanding of the body in movement and/or their artistic practice. GWDC instructors use body neutral, judgment-free terminology and do not teach gendered roles to participants. Scholarship recipients are required to attend a minimum of two Good Women Classes per week during their scholarship term. Please check online for any schedule changes.

GWDC supports and encourages the sharing of space and stories from all bodies, lands and histories, many of which have yet to be experienced on our stages and in our studios. We acknowledge this and actively strive to change it through our programming and curating  by upholding our commitment to the 35//50 initiative. If you would like us to know more about who you are and the context within which you practice and make your art, you may indicate so in your application. Feel free to contact us via email at info@goodwomen.ca with any questions you may have prior to submitting your application. 

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Deadline June 13

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Apply to be Alberta's next Artist in Residence/Arts Ambassador

Application intake for the Alberta Artist in Residence/Arts Ambassador grant is now open. The deadline to apply is June 16. The maximum eligible amount you can apply for is $50,000. This opportunity is open to individual artists from all disciplines.

Program guidelines and application materials can be downloaded from the Artist in Residence website at www.alberta.ca/alberta-artist-residence-apply.

This program seeks to inspire innovation in the arts and to promote a wider understanding and appreciation of the arts and artists in Alberta.

Artists are encouraged to apply for this grant to become Alberta’s Artist in Residence / Arts Ambassador for a one-year term.

Through this grant, the successful artist will:

  • work with communities across Alberta as an Arts Ambassador to promote the importance of Alberta artists and the arts
  • communicate and share personal perspectives on the artistic process, the role of artists, and the contributions that artists make to Alberta
  • act as an advocate for greater understanding of the realities of artists and the communities in which they work
  • complete an art project that promotes the value of the arts in Alberta
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Title: Alberta Culture Days Grant Applications Now Open

Alberta Culture Days takes place September 1 - 30, 2025. The month-long celebration showcases talent from across the province, highlighting Alberta’s heritage, arts, community spirit and cultural diversity. What are you going to do in September 2025 to celebrate with Albertans? 

Communities and organizations can apply for the Alberta Culture Days grant to help build partnerships, engage with local talent and boost existing cultural programs. Alberta Culture Days is your opportunity to reach out to new audiences and showcase your organization and community. 

A Race to an Inclusive Canada 2025 Micro Grant Opportunity for Youth Ages 15-29!

A Race to an Inclusive Canada allows youth ages 15 - 29 to request grants up to $2,800 CAD in funding to create, promote, and facilitate programs/events focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion within their communities all across Canada.  

The Canada Service Corps funds this initiative and Frontlines Toronto is looking to provide 166 youth across Canada with micro-grants to carry out their projects while funding lasts. Applications are open from now until March 30th.

Budget 2025

A Message from AFA Board Chair Cynthia P. Moore

On February 27, 2025, the Alberta government announced Budget 2025. I am pleased to share that funding for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) was again increased by $4.5 million or by 15 percent to $34.6 million for 2025-26.

This is the second year that the AFA’s funding has been increased by $4.5 million. This is part of the Alberta Government’s commitment to increase the AFA’s funding to nearly $40 million by 2026. The AFA board is pleased to build on the work that was started last year in increasing support for the arts community.

Our results thus far this year have been very positive. As of December 31, 2024, the AFA has provided 726 grants totalling approximately $21.2 million – nearly a 40 per cent increase in the number of grants at this time in 2023.

There is more work to do. Soon, the AFA board will approve a 2025-26 spending plan. In line with the AFA’s mandate, this plan will continue to prioritize and invest in artists, art, and cultural materials, and will adhere to the priorities outlined in the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan.

I am also pleased to share that in the upcoming fiscal year, we will begin to implement new and refreshed funding programs that have been in development since we began reviewing our grant programs in 2022.

The AFA is modernizing its grant programs to provide more targeted funding support to arts organizations and individual artists. More information will be made available on our website at affta.ab.ca. The AFA will communicate directly with clients as changes start to take effect.

It is exciting times for the AFA and the arts community!

 


Cynthia P. Moore
Chair, Alberta Foundation for the Arts

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News release: Millions in grant funding for Alberta’s art sector

Image: Calgary Opera performers Alessia Vitali (singer) and Jonathan Brandani (pianist) perform at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

On January 23, the Honourable Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women was joined by AFA Chair Cynthia P. Moore to announce how increased provincial arts funding this year is supporting Alberta artists and arts organizations. Watch:

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So far this fiscal year, Alberta’s government has provided $21.2 million in grant funding for 304 arts-based organizations and 422 individual artists, with more funding to be approved before the fiscal year is over. This represents a 40 per cent increase in the number of grants provided compared to this time in 2023.  

“Alberta is proud to be home to talented artists in every corner of the province, and the arts sector remains a significant contributor to Alberta’s economy and quality of life. Each year, the arts sector contributes more than $1.2 billion in GDP and keeps more than 17,000 Albertans employed. When the arts thrive, Alberta thrives.”   

Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women 

This additional funding commitment has already had an impact on how the AFA has been able to distribute dollars to local artists, with an increase to the maximum eligible grant amount for individual artists from $15,000 to $18,000. 

“The AFA is thrilled by the funding commitment made by Alberta’s government to increase support for the arts community. This has allowed us to support even more Alberta artists this year and providing important support for arts organizations across the province. The AFA will continue to prioritize and invest in artists, art, and cultural materials in line with our mandate and government’s priorities.” 

Cynthia Moore, board chair, Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

Read the full news release on Alberta.ca. 

Apply for a grant

Artists, the next deadline for Individual Project Grants is March 3, 2025. Find funding to support your next art project. 

AFA Individual Project Grants can provide funding through four broad categories:

  • art production (art creation)
  • research
  • marketing
  • training and career development

Explore our resources to help you develop you AFA grant application. 

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Artists are encouraged to apply for an Individual Project Grant by March 3!

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Residential Schools Memorial - government is seeking Indigenous Artists

On June 25, 2021, the Alberta government announced it would work with Indigenous communities to establish a permanent memorial on the Alberta legislature grounds for the victims of the residential school system.

Indigenous artists can submit a Expression of Interest for a memorial on legislature grounds to honour residential school students who never came home.

Funding

Up to $1 million.

Eligible applicants

This Request for an Expression of Interest is open to the following categories of Indigenous artists from or living in Alberta:

  • individual artist
  • artist-led teams
  • artist collectives
  • partnerships of artists

Recent familial connections to Alberta First Nations or with the Metis Settlements and Métis Nation Regions are required.

Deadline

Deadline to apply: July 29 at 2 pm MT.

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Learn more on eligibility requirements and how to apply by clicking on the pink button below.

For further information or to set up an informational meeting please contact ir.rscrg@gov.ab.ca.

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