What the granting programs fund

The Council not only supports established art forms, but also artistic practices evolving from fusions, hybrids, experimental arts, emerging forms and multidisciplinary integrations. Artistic practices can embrace a wide range of expressions, such as classical and contemporary art, folk and traditional work from all cultures, community-engaged arts, work for young audiences, site-specific work, and urban or street arts. [...] The Council supports practices in, and public discourse about, contemporary visual arts across all mediums and ranges of expressions, including fine crafts. Catalogs, omnibus, monographs and other uses of the book as a tool, object or artifact in support of contemporary visual arts practices are eligible. The Council supports the advancement of public discourse about Canadian contemporary architecture and its practice. The Council does not fund infrastructure and capital projects. [...] Through grants, services and prizes, the Council provides funding to artists, arts groups, and organizations for activities such as research, training, creation, production, programming and engagement with audiences in their communities, across the country and around the world.