Artist Development Microgrant
From Calgary Arts Development
Micro grants up to $5,000 for professional and career development, awarded by lottery among eligible applications.
- Amount
- Up to $5,000
- Who can apply
- Individual artists; Groups and collectives
- Where you must live
- Calgary (permanent residence at least 6 months a year)
- Art forms
- All art forms
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Grant
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What is offered
Money to you
- You do not need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to receive a grant from us, but you do need to be able to report on this grant to the Canada Revenue Agency.
- This means if you received an Artist Development Microgrant in Intake 2 of 2025, you cannot apply to Intake 1 of 2026.
- If you receive an Artist Development Microgrant in Intake 1 of 2026, you may not apply to Intake 2 of 2026.
- Successful applicants will receive an automated notification through the online grant platform with instructions on how to accept their grant and receive funding.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 26, 2026.
Eligibility
Age 18+; no back-to-back intakes.
What to send
Choose one stream: artistic professional development or career development.
Checked against the funder's page, September 26, 2026.
Funder's page last updated April 29, 2026.
Source: https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com/grant-investment-programs/guidelines/artist-development-microgrant-2026/ (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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