Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program

Overview of the Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program program:

The Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program seeks to increase accessibility and connections to arts and cultural resources by people of color, specifically African, Black, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern descent (BPOC), by supporting BPOC artists to create and develop new work within traditional, contemporary, and non-traditional art forms; providing opportunities for Saskatchewan BPOC artists to connect with their own and broader communities; supporting sharing of BPOC artistic knowledge and cultural practices within traditional, contemporary, and non-traditional art forms across generations; and supporting the priorities of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility held by SK Arts and our program partners, SaskCulture and the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan.

Benefits of the Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program program:

• Funding amount of up to $5,000

Eligibility criteria of the Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program program:

• To qualify for this program, the following eligibility must be met:
• Any artists, collectives, groups, or cultural leaders within Saskatchewan who are of African, Black, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern descent (BPOC).
• Applicants must have been Saskatchewan Residents for at least one year. Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents are automatically eligible; Temporary Residents of Canada are also eligible to apply if they filed an income tax return in Saskatchewan respecting income earned in the year preceding the year in which they apply.
• Applicants must not have received more than $10,000 of SK Arts funding in the past. Partners, mentors, and collaborators may have previously received grants.
• Organizations are not eligible to apply.