<div id="doc-original-text" >Are you a Professional Artist, or do you represent an Arts Collective, Company or other Canadian, Non-Profit Arts Organization? Find your next application deadline using this convenient app!<p>The Canada Council for the Arts is a national arms length agency created by the federal government in 1957 to &quot;foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.&quot; To fulfil this mandate, the Canada Council provides grants and services to professional Canadian artists and arts organizations in:<br>- Dance<br>- Inter-arts<br>- Media arts<br>- Music<br>- Theatre<br>- Visual arts<br>- Writing and publishing</div>