CARFAC SASK’s Artist Distress Fund/ Northern Fires Emergency Relief Fund is an effort to assist Saskatchewan visual artists who are experiencing financial hardship due to the northern fires.

This is a one-time only, emergency relief fund, providing up to $500 for individual visual, performance, craft and media artists living in Saskatchewan who are displaced or affected by the fires in northern Saskatchewan. This fund is intended to provide immediate short-term financial aid to help artists in dire financial need.

Eligibility

This fund is available for individuals pursuing careers as artists (in any discipline, with any level of success/experience)

Applicants must:

Be able to demonstrate current and ongoing work in the fields of visual, performance, craft or media arts. (Not necessary to have a full-time art practice).
Live in Saskatchewan and have been a Saskatchewan resident for at least 6 months.

Be at least 18 years old.

This fund will be available to any member of the visual arts community in general. Membership in CARFAC SASK is not a requirement.

Apply

Send an email to carfac.sask@carfac.ca and include the words 'Emergency Relief Fund' in the subject line.

In your email include:

full name, email address, and phone #
briefly describe your current situation or need
If possible - your CV/resume, website or social media link, where applicable

The application process is intended to be as simple and straightforward as possible, while collecting information necessary to determine and distribute funds where they are most needed. Please don’t create a lengthy description. Simply share what you feel is necessary to describe the loss and need you are currently experiencing.

CARFAC SASK staff are working remotely and are available by email to assist you if you have any questions or concerns. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at carfac.sask@carfac.ca

When you have submitted your application, you will automatically receive an email confirming receipt of your submission. All applications will be strictly confidential.

Evaluation

Send an email to carfac.sask@carfac.ca and include the words 'Emergency Relief Fund' in the subject line.

In your email include:

full name, email address, and phone #
briefly describe your current situation or need
If possible - your CV/resume, website or social media link, where applicable

The application process is intended to be as simple and straightforward as possible, while collecting information necessary to determine and distribute funds where they are most needed. Please don’t create a lengthy description. Simply share what you feel is necessary to describe the loss and need you are currently experiencing.

CARFAC SASK staff are working remotely and are available by email to assist you if you have any questions or concerns. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at carfac.sask@carfac.ca

When you have submitted your application, you will automatically receive an email confirming receipt of your submission. All applications will be strictly confidential.

Timeline

Applications will be processed in the order they are received. All applicants will be notified of the results via email. In order to provide the funds quickly and efficiently they will be distributed via e-transfer. If this method of payment is not suitable for you, please let us know and we will provide an alternative.

There are no reporting requirements. Recipients are encouraged to keep all receipts and to track their losses.