Explore and Create — Research and Creation ### 📋 Eligible Entities - Individual artists - Curators - Writers - Artist groups or collectives - Artists working across all disciplines and art forms ### 💰 Funding Details - Maximum Grant Amount: $25,000 per applicant/group - Repayability: Non-repayable grant (does not need to be returned) - Matching Requirement: Not specified in grant description - Funding Type: Direct grant support for creative professionals ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Creative research activities - Creation and development of artistic works - Product development for creative projects - Research costs associated with artistic practice ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Applicants must demonstrate artistic credentials or practice - Funds must be allocated to eligible creative research and creation activities - Project timeline and deliverables likely required (specific milestones not detailed in description) - Applicants should expect reporting requirements on use of funds - Eligibility may require Canadian residency or citizenship status (standard requirement—verify with program administrator) - Individual or collective must have capacity to complete proposed creative project within funding period