OAC Artists in Communities and Schools Projects — up to CA$20,000 for Ontario Artists Leading Community and School Art Projects
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC), an agency of the Government of Ontario, funds professional artists, collectives and organizations across the province through project grants assessed by peer panels.
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Grants for projects that actively include community participants in the creation and production of artistic works, in any discipline: Planning up to CA$7,500, Project up to CA$12,500, Two-year project up to CA$20,000, plus up to CA$3,000 for mentorship costs of mentees and mentors. Eligible costs include artists’ and specialist fees (translators, Elders, therapists), participant honoraria, travel, venue or studio rental, small equipment, materials, promotion, childcare and accessibility.
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Professional artists (including co-applicants) who are Ontario residents; ad hoc groups and collectives with 50 per cent of members residing in Ontario; Ontario not-for-profit arts and non-arts organizations, some school boards and First Nations schools (non-arts partners need an arts partner). Artists employed by a participating school during the project, municipalities, colleges and universities are not eligible.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 1 p.m. ET (online application in Nova, opens about two months before)
- Results
- About four and a half months after the deadline
- Costs to the artist
- None — grant for project costs; unfunded expenses covered by other revenue