Three More Weeks to Apply for Early Career Development Grant
/Assistance is available to both arts and culture organizations and to individual art practitioners. This program supports emerging arts practitioners—including arts administrators—who have completed basic training in their field of practice and are ready to pursue immersive and impactful career-building opportunities.
For Organizations:
Internship supports arts and culture organizations to host an early career practitioner in a paid internship.
Cohort supports arts and culture organizations to host a group of early career practitioners in paid professional development positions.
For Individuals:
Residency will provide early career practitioners with the opportunity to pursue a residency with an arts and culture organization.
Mentorship will provide early career practitioners with the opportunity to develop sustained one-on-one learning through a mentorship with an established practitioner working in their field, art form, or discipline.
Early Career Development is not intended to support established or mid-career artists and practitioners transitioning within their practice or career. Career development activities for more established artists and practitioners may be eligible for support through the Professional Development program.
Applicants from BC Arts Council’s designated priority groups are particularly encouraged to apply. They consist of applicants who are:
Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit);
Deaf or experience disability;
Black or people of colour; or
Located in regional areas (outside greater Vancouver or the capital region).
The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2022, no later than 11:59 p.m. The BC Arts Council office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Applications must be submitted via the online Grant Management System.
For more information, and program guidelines, click here.
There are also two upcoming information sessions:
For organizations
ECD Online Information Session – Internship and Cohort
Thursday, June 9 – 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Register at this link.
For individual artists
ECD Online Information Session – Mentorship and Residency
Thursday, June 9 – 1 pm to 2 pm
Thursday, June 9 – 1 pm to 2 pm
