Touring Artist Fund

Overview of the Touring Artist Fund program:

The Touring Artist Fund fosters the development of the arts by supporting literary, visual and performing artists, ensembles and companies to present their work publicly at professionally curated national or international exhibitions, concerts, festivals, or showcases.

Benefits of the Touring Artist Fund program:

• Applicants may apply for up to a maximum of $10,000 per tour. This maximum amount may be adjusted in exceptional circumstances, such as for sector-wide initiatives that have a significant number of beneficiaries with potential major impacts to their careers. Funding will be approved once only for each project.

Eligibility criteria of the Touring Artist Fund program:

• Eligible applicants include:
• Yukon artists, ensembles, or artistic companies who create, produce or interpret art in theatre, dance, music, visual art, film, storytelling or a combination of art forms.
• You must have lived in the Yukon for 1 continuous year before applying.
• Ensembles must have a history of performing together.