Submissions being accepted by Metro Vancouver for $150,000 in regional culture grants

LOCAL arts and culture organizations can now apply for Metro Vancouver’s 2022 regional cultural grants.

A total of $150,000 in funding is available to help organizations deliver arts and culture projects that benefit the region. A maximum of $10,000 will be awarded per project.

“We are proud to support projects that promote culture in our region and in doing so, help to make the arts more accessible, encourage new voices to tell their stories, and to add to the richness and livability of our region,” said Sav Dhaliwal, Chair of Metro Vancouver’s Board of Directors, on Wednesday. “We have proudly awarded grants in the past to groups representing a wide range of disciplines, such as visual arts, theatre, film, music, dance, and more. I look forward to another year of excellent submissions.”

These annual grants support region-serving arts and culture projects, providing funding for expenses related to project creation, production, dissemination, audience development, research, project staff, and administrative capacity building.

Completed applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4.

The 2022 application, along with information about project eligibility and selection criteria, is available at metrovancouver.org/cultural-grants.

Questions may be emailed to culturalgrants@metrovancouver.org, or contact Samantha Forsyth at 604-456-8828.