This grant invests in eligible Saskatchewan artists and craftspeople producing craft and visual art with commercial intent.
Applications must be in support of the production or refinement of commercially viable, creative products.
A craft product must be the original idea of the craftsperson or a skillfull rendering of a traditional or classic design.
Examples of eligible art or craft products include:
All deadlines close at 4:00 PM Saskatchewan time. If a deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend, applications will be accepted until 4:00 PM the following business day.
Application processing time: Applicants can expect to receive results within 10 weeks from the deadline date.
Results will be delivered via e-mail and will be available in GMS
Please note that in 2023-24, this program had an approval rate of 71% (five out of seven applications were approved).
If you still need to finance the remaining 50%+ of your project budget that Creative Saskatchewan does not cover, some options include:
Craft & Visual Arts Production Guidelines
Please note that if ineligible expenses (outlined in the Guidelines above) exceed 50% of the project budget, the application will be deemed ineligible.
Activities that receive funding from SK Arts or SaskCulture are not eligible for support through Creative Saskatchewan investment programs.
Assessment Criteria – Coming Soon
You’ll be asked these questions as part of the online Grant Management System application process, pay close attention to the maximum number of points available!
Applications that do not qualify for fast tracked approval will be assessed by a juried process against this criteria.
Fast Track Applications
Tip – Grant writing webinars are available on our YouTube channel
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