The Arts Fund is an investment from the City of North Bay that seeks to support and grow the local creative sector through the following objectives:

• Promote creativity within the North Bay community at all levels;

• Enrich how all North Bay, Nipissing residents experience and engage with the arts to encourage awareness, understanding, appreciation, participation, inclusion, diversity, and access;

• Leverage the creative sector to assert North Bay, Nipissing’s uniqueness and to stimulate economic development and growth;

• Ensure that arts funding aligns with that of comparable municipalities; and

• Bring recognition to North Bay, Nipissing as a centre for arts and culture.

The Arts Fund aligns with Creative Industries North Bay Inc. mandate to support, connect and promote the creative sector to foster a progressive, prosperous community and our vision where every community member sees the creative sector as a vital part of North Bay, Nipissing’s identity and prosperity.

Project Eligibility

The project must include the involvement of one or more creative/artistic disciplines, and be open to the general public for participation in North Bay, Nipissing.

Funding Amount

Applicants may apply for up to $4,000 per project and may only apply for up to one Arts Fund grant per year.

Timeframe Requirements

The project must take place between the eligible window of September 6, 2025 - September 6, 2026.

For full program guidelines including info on project eligibility, funding priorities, and the selection process see the Program Guidelines file below. There will also be an online info session on August 18th. Please sign up through the link here. 

Applications will be due no later than September 5th, 2025 at 11:59PM. See more on eligible applicants, costs, funding priorities, and selection process in the program guidelines document below.