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Arts & Culture Funding

Arts & Culture Grants provide financial assistance to organizations that benefit the residents of the Cowichan Valley Regional District. The funding is decided by the CVRD Arts & Culture Grant Committee. The 2026 grant stream is now closed.

Please contact arts@cvrd.bc.ca for more information.

Cowichan and Chemainus Valleys’ Arts Scholarship Form

Annual Arts Scholarships are offered to qualifying local visual, literary, and/or performing arts students. In 2026, two $750 Arts Scholarships will be awarded to qualified candidates during the month of June.

Deadline for application: no later than 4:00 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Review and download the 2026 PDF application form.

Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.