Calgary Arts Development
Original Peoples Investment Program
Calgary, Alberta
Current — the August 12, 2026 deadline remains upcoming.
Applications opened July 6, 2026; deadline is August 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM MT.
- Eligible applicants
- First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individual artists, artist collectives, Indigenous-led and -centred arts organizations, and qualifying FNMI cultural workers, arts administrators, or curators working in any artistic discipline and living or working in Calgary or the Treaty 7 region.
- Funding amount or limit
- Individual artists up to $20,000; artist collectives up to $25,000; Indigenous arts organizations up to $30,000. Total 2026 program funding is $750,000.
- Jurisdiction
- Calgary, Alberta
- Last verified
- 2026-08-01
Eligible activities
- Research, experimentation, professional development and learning, creation, development or production of artistic work, marketing and promotion, and presenting or sharing work with the public, including Indigenous music.
Verification note
Current 2026 official guidelines explicitly support any discipline and Treaty 7 applicants.
Official sources
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