Deadline: 22-Mar-23
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is offering grants to support Multi and Inter-Arts Projects.
Purpose
- The program supports the creation, production and presentation of multi- and inter-arts activities by professional Ontario artists, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations working in all art forms and initiatives that benefit the professional multi- and inter-arts community.
- Multi- and inter-arts activities: are practices, initiatives and events that have two or more artistic forms present in equal balance in the creation, production and presentation of work. Artistic forms may remain separate or can be combined to create new, unified forms. Multi and inter-arts activities involve bringing art forms together in ways that make the activity unique and therefore not eligible for funding in OAC’s discipline-based programs in Theatre, Dance, Music, Literature, Visual Arts or Media Arts.
Categories
The program has four categories:
- Creation: supports the initial artistic costs of creating new multi- and inter-arts work, for research, exploration and experimentation
- Production and Presentation: helps support the artistic production and presentation costs of multi- and inter-arts work
- Series/Festivals: helps support the presentation and promotion costs of arts activities/events presented either at regular intervals or within a defined and concentrated period of time of one or more days
- Development Initiatives: helps support the costs of activities and initiatives that significantly benefit Ontario’s multi and inter-arts sector. This includes professional development workshop series, training initiatives, conferences and other activities with a community impact. Projects cannot be related to creation, production or presentation activities of a single production.
Funding Information
- Creation: maximum $10,000
- Production and Presentation: maximum $20,000
- Series/Festivals: maximum $15,000
- Development Initiatives: maximum $8,000
What this Program Funds?
- artists’ fees
- production costs (for example, staging, technical equipment, costumes)
- purchase of small-scale equipment, software, electronics and similar materials required to carry out the project
- venue or studio rental
- marketing, promotion and administration costs
- 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
What this Program does not Fund?
- events or activities that take place outside of Ontario
- projects eligible for funding in other OAC programs
- amateur, pre-professional, student or faculty projects
- events for which the presentation of artistic programming is not the primary purpose
- fundraising activities
- tours
- major capital expenditures, including buying, leasing or renovating buildings and purchase of major equipment
Priority Groups
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is committed to ensuring equitable access for all Ontarians, with particular emphasis on the following priority groups:
- Artists of Colour
- Deaf Artists and Artists with Disabilities
- Francophone Artists
- Indigenous Artists
- New Generation Artists
- Artists Living In Regions Outside Toronto
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
- To establish residency in Ontario, you must have lived in Ontario for at least 12 consecutive months before submitting an application. This applies to new Ontario residents and former Ontario residents returning after frequent or long-term absences.
- As an Ontario resident, you may be absent from the province only under the following circumstances to maintain your eligibility:
- If you are absent from Ontario on a recurring basis, such absences must not exceed four months (cumulatively) of the 12 months before the submission of your application. This applies even if you kept an address in Ontario during your absence.
- If you are absent from Ontario on a temporary, one-time basis (for a residency or contract, for example), such an absence must not exceed 12 months of the 12 months before the submission of your application. You must also have been in Ontario for at least 8 months of the year preceding an absence of this length. During this absence, you must not have applied to public funding agencies or ministries in the jurisdiction of your temporary residence.
- If requested by OAC, you can, at any time, provide documentation to verify your residency information.
- An ad hoc group or collective must:
- be comprised of at least two members who meet the eligibility requirements for individuals 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
- Note: Ad hoc groups are formed for a one-time project, while collectives have ongoing activity.
- 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
- A for-profit organization must:
- be an Ontario-based, Canadian-owned book or magazine publisher eligible for funding in OAC’s publishing programs
- be incorporated in Ontario or federally
- have a head office in Ontario
- A college or university must:
- be Ontario-based
- present or produce professional Ontario artists, arts professionals, arts groups, arts collectives or arts organizations
- be registered through the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities
- have a staff member responsible for arts programming
- A municipality, school board, First Nation, or school administered by a First Nation or an Indigenous administered authority must:
- be Ontario-based
- engage professional Ontario artists, or present, produce or publish the work of professional Ontario artists, arts groups, arts collectives or arts organizations
- have a staff member responsible for arts programming
- Important: The OAC may request documentation to confirm an applicant’s eligibility at any time. If they are unable to provide documentation, their application will be withdrawn or any funds granted must be repaid.
Restrictions
- You are not eligible to submit an application to any OAC project program if your final report for a previous grant:
- is past its due date and has not been submitted
- is past its due date, has been submitted and requires revisions
- has been submitted but cannot be approved because of substantial or unresolved issues
- If your final report is in any of the above states, Nova, OAC’s online granting system, will stop you from submitting an application to a project program.
- Nova will also stop you from submitting an application to a project program if:
- you are applying as an individual, but have taken responsibility for a past grant awarded to an ad hoc group or collective that now has a final report in one of the states
- you are applying as an ad hoc group or collective, but one or more of the individuals taking responsibility for the application have a final report in one of the states
- You may only apply for one grant in any program per deadline.
- You cannot receive more than one OAC project grant for the same activity.
- You are not eligible to submit more than one project grant application at a time for the same activity. You may re-apply to OAC for the same activity if you have received notification that your first application was not successful.
- Third-party recommender programs are an exception – the same activity may be supported by multiple recommender grants.
For more information, visit OAC.