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Arts Fund
The Arts Fund provides project funding that addresses the creative development of the arts to arts collectives, organizations and non-profit societies.
Advanced Artist Award
The Advanced Artist Award assists advanced Yukon visual, literary and performing artists practising at a senior level with innovative projects, travel or educational pursuits that contribute to their personal artistic development and to their community.
Yukon Arts Funding Program
This program provides operating costs to non-profit societies primarily engaged in literary, visual or performing arts activities.
Cultural Industry Training Fund
Funded by Department of Education, and administered by MusicYukon, this fund assists Individual Yukon entrepreneurs, businesses, collectives, industry associations or organisations engaged in cultural industries or the arts.
Culture Quest
Funding for cultural activities that span creation, celebration, collaboration, presentation learning or touring is available through the Yukon Government’s Culture Quest program.This program invests in projects such as events, training and development, partnerships, and commissions towards developing more cultural products for local and outside audiences to enjoy.
Touring Artist Fund
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.
Federal Funding for Festivals to Support Arts And Heritage
The Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program provides support for both local arts and heritage festivals that feature local artists and artisans or local heritage, as well as major historical anniversaries of local importance. Applications are now available for local arts and heritage festivals and community historical anniversaries.