Deadline: 8-Nov-22
The Ontario Arts Council is seeking applications for its Northern Arts Projects to support the creation, production and presentation of artwork; professional development; and community arts engagement initiatives that benefit communities in northern Ontario.
Priorities
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The program’s priorities are to:
- foster the development and growth of the arts in northern Ontario
- recognize and value the distinctive nature of the arts produced in Ontario’s northern regions
- support northern Ontario artists at any stage in their professional careers, recognizing that creating, producing and promoting their work is essential to the artistic diversity and regional representation of Ontario
- support the arts and arts service organizations in northern Ontario to build capacity and infrastructure
- provide northern audiences with access to arts experiences
- support projects that are inclusive and accessible to audiences, participants, and community members
Categories
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The program has four categories:
- New works: to help cover the costs of creation and production of new works in all artistic disciplines
- Presentation: to help cover the costs of presenting artistic work
- Skills/Career development: for artists to undertake skills and career development projects and for groups presenting projects that will benefit northern Ontario artists
- Working with community: to help cover the costs of community-engaged arts projects
Funding Information
- New Works: maximum $15,000
- Presentation: maximum $15,000
- Skills/Career Development: maximum $15,000
- Working with Community: maximum $15,000
Eligibility Criteria
- professional artists who reside in northern Ontario, for at least one year prior to submitting an application, and continue to live for at least eight months each year in northern Ontario
- not-for-profit organizations with a head office in northern Ontario; non-arts organizations must demonstrate appropriate arts expertise and directly involve arts professionals as paid artists or advisory committee members
- Canadian-controlled professional arts and literary book and magazine publishers with a head office in northern Ontario, including Canadian-owned for-profit publishers
- ad hoc groups and collectives based in northern Ontario, and are made up of at least 50 percent professional artists and/or arts professionals who reside in northern Ontario and continue to live for at least eight months each year in northern Ontario
- northern Ontario-based First Nations and schools run by First Nations or Indigenous Education Authorities
Note: Co-applicant individuals, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations are eligible. If awarded, the grant is split equally between the two applicants.
Ineligible Applicants
- colleges, universities and municipalities
- for-profit organizations
- organizations receiving OAC operating funding; they may be a participant in a group project, but cannot be the applicant or co-applicant
For more information, visit Ontario Arts Council.
For more information, visit https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/northern-arts-projects
