Summer School Project Funding

This funding supports organizations in delivering residence-based art summer schools that offer arts intensive training experiences in any discipline through technical skills workshops with professional artists and instructors. The program provides opportunities for young people from across Alberta to engage in the creative process through residence-based art-intensive camp programs of no less than five consecutive days in length. Eligible summer school projects must take place between July 1 and August 31 and deliver arts programming to students ages 11-19 years, providing access to Alberta's professional artists and instructors. Applicants may apply for up to 40% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out the proposed project, including administration, programming, instructor and artist fees, promotional costs, accommodation and classroom arrangements, equipment rental costs, supervisory staff, course and content development, food and lodging, and materials and supplies. The program emphasizes providing adequate participant supervision and safety requirements, delivering age-appropriate curriculum and content, and encouraging participants to discover and express their creative potential in an appropriate inclusive environment.