The CRD Arts Development Service provides funding support to arts organizations on behalf of eight participating municipalities: Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal, Metchosin, Highlands and Sidney. Although not a participant in the Service, the municipality of North Saanich has provided a donation in support of regional arts since 2013.

The Arts Service has two funding programs:

• Operating Grants provide annual financial assistance to established arts organizations for ongoing programming and administrative expenses
• Project Grants support emerging or established arts organizations for new, recurring or developmental initiatives

The IDEA Grants (Innovate, Develop, Experiment, Access) program finished the second of a three-year pilot in 2016 and is currently under review.

Building our #ArtsFuture Together!

An extensive public consultation process has gained input from over 1,100 residents, resulting in a draft Implementation Priorities and Action Plan for the Capital Regional District (CRD) Arts Development Service.

The final public consultation, to review the draft Implementation Priorities and Action Plan, was held on November 3rd. Thank you to the 110 participants for working, reflecting, sharing, and sharpening our consultant's Draft plan. All the summary reports of the various stages of the community engagement are available at Buildingour#ArtsFutureTogether.

On March 29, 2017, the Arts Commission adopted the recommended actions in the Implementation Plan for Building Our #ArtsFuture Together. Please see the full Implementation Plan for details.

Or, to stay up to date, like Feed the Arts in the CRD on Facebook or follow @FeedtheArtsYYJ on Twitter.

• CRD Arts Service 2015-18 Strategic Plan

Let's talk about building our #ArtsFuture together!

Arts Updates

• 2016 January Arts Update
• 2017 February Arts Update

Past Funding Recipients

• 2017 Operating Grant Recipients
• 2017 April Project Grant Recipients
• 2017 January Project Grant Recipients
• 2016 Operating Grants
• 2016 May IDEA Grant Recipients
• 2016 May Project Grant Recipients
• 2016 January IDEA Grant Recipients
• 2016 January Project Grant Recipients

About Arts Development

• Learn more about Arts Development Authority and Administration in the CRD
• Learn more about Arts in the News

Arts & Entertainment

Calendar of Events - a listing of arts events presented in the CRD

LandMarks

The Arts Service manages Landmarks, a searchable website dedicated to the presentation of public art in the region. This service is provided on behalf of arts service municipalities with public art policies.

• LandMarks: Public Art in the Capital Region

Funding Programs:

New Financial statement requirements for Operating Grant applicants are effective as of the Fall 2017 application deadline; new Financial Statement requirements for Project Grant applicants are effective as of January 2018.

Operating Grants - Fall 2018

Application deadline TBA.

• Operating Grant Guidelines

Note: All Applications are in two parts: Part A (Word) and Part B (Excel).

Please go to Applying for an Operating Grant or refer to the Operating Grant Guidelines for changes regarding Financial statements.

Project Grants - 2018

Application deadlines:
January 11th, 2018, 4:30pm
May 3rd, 2018, 4:30pm

Please go to 2018 Project Grant Guidelines for changes to the Financial Statement requirements.

• Project Grant Application form - Sample
• Please contact the Arts Development office to request an application form.
• Final Report form
• Please contact the Arts Development office to request a final report form.

Contact Us

Tel: 250.360.3215
Email