Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership grants are now administered by SaskCulture. The application form and guidelines are available on the SaskCulture website. Please direct any questions to Damon Badger-Heit at (306) 780-9251 or SaskCulture's office toll-free at (800) 476-6830.

ArtsSmarts Saskatchewan offers arts and education grants of up to $7,500 to schools, artists and community partnerships for innovative projects in any art form that bring K-12 students and professional artists together. Projects must take place between January 1 and June 30.

This new program replaces the former artist-in-residence program and offers two grant opportunities: a planning phase called Explorations ($7,500) and a full-year residency called Innovations ($35,000). Eligible applicants include communities, organizations, corporations, institutions and schools.   

The new Culture on the Go pilot program, a partnership between the Arts Board and the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport, will help make it possible for Saskatchewan artists to further their careers and share their art, music or performances with people in our province and beyond.

Independent Artists grants support the creation, development or performance of new work in any art form, professional development for artists and research in the arts. These grants support the ongoing development of artistic practice in Saskatchewan, as well as independent curators and critics in all arts disciplines. 

The Indigenous Pathways Initiative – Arts Grant Program is designed to increase participation in, and access to public funding by Indigenous artists in the province. The Indigenous Pathways Initiative seeks to address these issues while also increasing public access to high-quality Indigenous art.

The Saskatchewan Arts Board, on behalf of the Saskatchewan Games Council, is pleased to coordinate the selection of three emerging artists from the province to participate in the National Artists Program during the 2011 Canada Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from February 11 to 27, 2011.

The Professional Arts Organizations Program supports and strengthens professional arts organizations in the province through grants that contribute to the costs of the organization's programs, services, governance, management, administrative and operational fuctions.

A new program provides three funding options: ArtVenture supports the creation and presentation of arts projects; ArtConnect assist with the presentation of productions, performances or exhibitions; ArtInquire encourages learning in the arts. 

Provincial Cultural Organization Global grants support eligible provincial cultural organizations with program mandates in the arts in Saskatchewan. These grants help offset the costs of developing, delivering and evaluating programs and services in the arts.

The SaskFestivals Grant program supports Saskatchewan Festivals to encourage community engagement, tourism and economic activity; enhance the positive impact of festivals in the community; provide high-quality experiences for audiences, artists, participants and volunteers; and heighten appreciation of the arts and artists in Saskatchewan.

Show Us Your North was conceived as a way to include northern schools in the celebration of arts and culture.

Travel grants assist practicing artists and individuals working in the arts to attend events or to take part in activities occurring out of Saskatchewan that provide for discussion or presentation of their work, that present a unique opportunity to enhance their careers, or are of benefit to the arts in Saskatchewan.