Deadline: 3-Aug-23
The Ontario Arts Council is providing grants to support professional theatrical exploration, creation, development, production and presentation, regardless of theatrical tradition, as well as initiatives that benefit the Ontario professional theatre community.
Priorities
- The program gives priority to Canadian work.
Categories
The program has five categories:
- Creation: contribution to the artistic fees of initial exploration and development of a theatrical project or idea, for research, exploration and experimentation.
- Creation in Residence: contribution to the artistic fee for a residence, with a professional not-for-profit Ontario theatre company, in playwriting or other methods of creation.
- Development Workshops: contribution to the costs of a workshop or similar development projects; projects must include some form of public presentation. Artists or groups invited to present their work at a festival should apply in this category or in the Productions category.
- Productions: contribution to the costs of single productions, including shared-production models. Artists or groups invited to present their work at a festival should apply in this category or in the Development Workshops category.
- Festivals/Initiatives: contribution to the costs of festivals (festival organizers apply in this category), or the costs of artists or arts professionals participating in initiatives that significantly benefit the professional theatre community at large, including presentations, series, conferences and other public forums, professional development for theatre professionals, administrative collaborations, and other activities. They cannot be related to a single production.
Funding Information
- Creation: maximum $5,000
- Creation in Residence: maximum $10,000
- Development Workshops: maximum $15,000
- Productions: maximum $20,000
- Festivals/Initiatives: maximum $15,000
What this program funds?
- Eligible projects must:
- in the Development Workshops category, include some form of public presentation.
- in the Development Workshops and the Productions categories, include a range of revenue sources, including OAC funding.
- Eligible activities include:
- artistic research, exploration and experimentation
- playwriting and other methods of creation, either in-residence with a professional not-for-profit Ontario theatre company, or independently
- workshops and other development projects
- single productions, including shared-production models
- festivals, presentations and series
- professional development for theatre professionals, administrative collaborations, conferences and other public forums
- This program also supports:
- childcare and other dependant care fees enabling individuals to take part in the project (this does not include regular, ongoing expenses)
- expenses related to making the project accessible to audience members and project participants (other than the applicant) who are Deaf or have a disability
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include Ontario-based:
- individual professional artists and arts professionals
- ad hoc groups and collectives
- organizations
- In some project programs, municipalities, colleges, universities, school boards, First Nations and schools administered by a First Nations or Indigenous Education Authority are eligible.
- An individual must:
- be a professional artist or arts professional
- be 18 years of age or older
- be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, or have an application pending for permanent resident status and, if requested, be able to provide documentation to verify this.
- be a resident of Ontario
- An ad hoc group or collective must:
- be comprised of at least two members who meet the eligibility requirements for individuals listed and who will be responsible for the administration of the grant on behalf of the ad hoc group or collective
- have at least 50 per cent of its members residing in Ontario (or both members in the case of two-person collectives)
- not be a corporation
- be able to deposit a grant cheque in the name of the ad hoc group or collective
- An incorporated not-for-profit organization must:
- be incorporated in Ontario or federally
- have a head office in Ontario
- be governed by a volunteer board of directors or an advisory board
- Note: Projects can happen in any language except French, although applications must be submitted in English.
For more information, visit Ontario Arts Council.
