Get funding for the Indigenous culture and arts community

The Indigenous Artists and Cultural Carriers Micro-grant supports Indigenous Yukon artists and cultural carriers with accessible and timely funding.

How much can you apply for?

You can apply for up to $5,000.

Eligibility

Who can apply?

You can apply to this program to complete a project. You have to be Indigenous and an emerging or established:

• artist;
• arts worker; or
• cultural carrier.

Eligible applicants are:

• Indigenous people who’ve lived in the Yukon for at least 1 continuous year when they apply;
• Yukon First Nations who live in the Yukon; and
• Yukon First Nations who previously lived in the Yukon and maintain ties to the territory.

Types of projects and activities

The program supports a variety of creative and cultural projects and activities. Some examples include:

• creating new work;
• mentorships with established artists or knowledge keepers;
• attendance at workshops, conferences, craft fairs or arts events;
• travel within and outside the territory for professional or artistic development and opportunities;
• podcast projects;
• business plans with a priority on emerging artists;
• activities that build partnerships between the creative and cultural industries and the business sector; and
• preparation for selling work (for example, preparing display cases for market readiness).

Who cannot apply?

• A person under the age of 16
• A person or group who submits more than 1 application at a time
• A person or group with outstanding reports for any previous Yukon government arts funding
• A person or group whose submission is incomplete

Funding tiers

There are 2 tiers of funding available. Funding can cover 100 per cent of eligible expenses.

Tier 1: Up to $1,500

Tier 2: $1,501 to $5,000

How to apply

Please contact the Indigenous outreach liaison with questions or to discuss your project. Email artsfund@yukon.ca or call 867-333-5602.

View the application form and guidelines.

Funding-decision process

The arts advisors will assess the applications against the program’s:

• eligibility;
• requirements; and
• criteria.

They’ll assess applications on the potential impacts and benefits of the activity, and not on artistic excellence or experience.

We'll notify you of the results in writing within:

• 5 working days for tier 1; or
• 10 working days for tier 2.

Application deadlines

You can submit your application as of January 1, 2023. The grant has a rolling intake and you can apply at any time.

Who provides the funding?

The grant embodies the principles and objectives of Creative Potential: Advancing the Yukon’s Creative and Cultural Industries strategy.

The Government of Yukon and the Canada Council for the Arts manage the funding program.