PEI Arts Share Dissemination Grant Program (Canada)

The Government of Prince Edward Island offers the PEI Arts Grants to support, assist, and encourage the arts community in the province. Funding is available to professional Prince Edward Island–based artists through a peer-assessed grant application process. The Fall 2026 call opens Monday, 21 September 2026 at 12:00 p.m. and closes Monday, 19 October 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (time zone not specified in the source). Opportunity at a Glance

- Funding program: PEI Arts Grants Funding

- Funding provider: Government of Prince Edward Island (Innovation PEI is referenced for reporting/defaults)

- Grant types (streams): Create, Share, Learn

- Who it serves: Professional artists based in Prince Edward Island (PEI)

- Application window (Fall 2026): 21 September 2026 (12:00 p.m.) to 19 October 2026 (4:00 p.m.) (time zone not specified in the source)

- Peer assessment: Yes (peer-assessed grant application process)

- Virtual information session: 8 October 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (registration link not specified in the source)

About the Opportunity

The PEI Arts Grants mandate is to support, assist, and encourage the arts community in Prince Edward Island. The program provides three grant streams—Create, Share, and Learn—each designed to fund different stages of artistic work, from creation and production to dissemination and professional development. Applicants apply to the stream(s) that match their project goals. The program uses a peer-assessed application process. Funding and Benefits The PEI Arts Grants program offers three types of grants:

- Create (Creation Grant): Supports research, development, creation, and production of artistic projects.

- Share (Dissemination Grant): Supports presenting completed works to the public, ideally in a critical and/or curatorial context.

- Learn (Professional Development Grant): Supports career growth and professional development activities.

Annual maximum grant amounts (total maximum that can be awarded annually) The source provides total maximum amounts that can be awarded annually by stream and artist level: - Create

- Established Professional Artists: $8,000

- Emerging Professional Artists: $5,000

- Share

- Established Professional Artists: $2,500

- Emerging Professional Artists: $2,000

- Learn

- Established Professional Artists: $2,500

- Emerging Professional Artists: $2,000

- Amateur Artists: $1,000

Important: The source describes these as total maximum amounts that can be awarded annually, not guaranteed awards per applicant.

Eligible vs. ineligible costs (high-level) Across streams, the source specifies that capital costs are not eligible. Examples of ineligible capital costs include computers, printers, technology equipment, office equipment and furniture, facility and technical equipment, land, buildings and renovations of leased spaces, vehicles, and artistic equipment/tools such as easels, kilns, silkscreen presses, soundboards, etc. The source also states that purely commercial and promotional ventures are not eligible under the Create and Share streams. Who Is Eligible? To apply to the PEI Arts Grants program, applicants must meet the following core requirements and stream-specific rules. Residency requirement - Applicants must be a resident of Prince Edward Island and have maintained PEI as their primary residence for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the application date. - Artists on extended travel for their work are still considered PEI residents. - Applicants who move their primary residence to another province or country within the 12 consecutive months prior to the application deadline are not eligible. - If residency is questioned, the applicant may be asked to provide a copy of the most recent tax filing as proof of residency. - For groups and bands, a majority of members must reside in PEI. Professional status requirement Applicants must establish professional status as an artist. The source states that you should meet three or more of the following criteria related to your arts practice: - Received compensation considered part of personal or business income - Presented work to the public through recordings, exhibitions, publications, screenings, performances, readings, or other dissemination - Devoted a reasonable amount of time to creating or disseminating work - Received reviews or appraisals by public and/or peer assessment/recognition - Membership in a professional or industry association or guild recognized by discipline - Undertaken formal education/training from educational institutions, or self-directed training demonstrating commitment to skill development Default/reporting obligations (Innovation PEI) - New project submissions from an applicant in default on any reporting, project completion, or financial obligation to Innovation PEI will not be reviewed until the default is resolved. - Incomplete applications that do not meet basic eligibility criteria will not be evaluated by the peer assessment committee. - The source specifies that missing mandatory documentation (including a detailed budget, an artist CV, and relevant support materials) can make an application ineligible for evaluation. Stream-specific exclusions (as stated) - Create: Amateur artists and/or students are not eligible; festivals, contests, events, and not-for-profit organizations are not eligible; artistic activities led by non-professionals are ineligible. - Share: Amateur artists and/or students are not eligible; festivals, contests, events, and not-for-profit organizations are not eligible; artistic activities led by non-professionals are ineligible. - Learn: Festivals, contests, events, and not-for-profit organizations are not eligible; programs part of full-time study are not eligible; capital costs, subsistence, and self-study programs are not eligible; activities to satisfy course requirements of an educational institution are not eligible; activities that directly support delivery of an educational program or course are not eligible. Eligible Activities