SaskFestivals
Supports festival organizations and series presenters.
The SaskFestivals program supports and encourages eligible festival organizations and series presenters in the province that have a positive impact on the arts in Saskatchewan. This includes financial support for their artistic programs and services and governance, management, administrative and operational functions.
SaskFestivals is a SK Arts program supported by funding from Sask Lotteries through the partnership between SK Arts and SaskCulture Inc.
Deadlines
- Project: October 15
- Development: April 15, 2025
- Established: April 15, 2027
Contact
Development and Established Streams
Tomas Jonsson
(306) 519-7831 (Regina) or 800-667-7526 (Toll-Free)
tjonsson@sk-arts.ca
Danica Lorer
(306) 290-7738 (Saskatoon) or 800-667-7526 (Toll-Free)
dlorer@sk-arts.ca
Geoff Smith
(306) 260-5784 (Saskatoon) or 800-667-7526 (Toll-Free)
gsmith@sk-arts.ca
Project Stream
Geoff Smith
(306) 260-5784 (Saskatoon) or 800-667-7526 (Toll-Free)
gsmith@sk-arts.ca
Application and Information
Documents are subject to revision up to six weeks before the submission deadline.
Project
- Apply Online
- Guidelines
- Final reports should be submitted online. If you applied prior to January 2017 using a paper application and would like a final report on paper, please contact your program consultant.
Development
Established
Currently Funded Organizations
Eligible Applicants
Project
- Legally registered in Saskatchewan as non-profit organizations or are ad hoc groups, collectives, or unincorporated organizations operating on a not-for-profit basis.
- Engage the services of professional artists during the presentation of proposed programs.
- Provide public access to the arts through a festival setting.
Development
- Core mandate of the organization is to present an arts festival or series.
- Minimum of three years of operation prior to first application.
- Engages the advice and expertise of professionals in its programming and administration.
- Financial and decision-making processes controlled by Saskatchewan residents.
- Centre of operation and primary programming in Saskatchewan.
Established
- Core mandate of the organization is to present an arts festival or series.
- Minimum of five years of operation prior to first application.
- New applicants to this stream must have been previously funded through the Development stream and be deficit-free at the time of application.
- Engages paid expertise of professionals in its programming and administration.
- Mandate and work supported by strategic plan, artistic vision, and ongoing evaluation processes.
- Financial and decision-making processes controlled by Saskatchewan residents.
- Centre of operation and primary programming in Saskatchewan.
- Incorporated.
- Registered with and reporting in CADAC.
- Review engagement or audit required annually.
Please review the funding guidelines for more information on eligibility.
Funding
- Project: $9000 maximum
- Development: $10,000 minimum
- Established: $20,000 minimum
Recent Recipients
Photo credit: SEMBLANCE, an interactive audio/visual installation at Nuit Blanche Saskatoon by SCKUSE and GLAZ. Photo by Brandon White.
