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OAC Indigenous Visual Artists' Materials 2026–27 — $500 or $1,000 for Art Materials for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Artists in Ontario
A small materials grant for Indigenous visual artists in Ontario, assessed by Indigenous organisations.
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Grants of $500 or $1,000 to buy art materials and supplies (wood, fabric, thread, stone, hides, beads, metals, paint, canvas, paper and similar) and small tools, to create artwork or run workshops; administered by Indigenous OAC staff and assessed by Indigenous recommender organisations. Awards may be smaller than requested.
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Ontario-resident First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists and Culture Carriers working in visual arts, crafts or traditional and customary Indigenous art forms, applying as individuals (non-Indigenous applicants, ad hoc groups, collectives and organisations are not eligible). The application states the applicant's Indigenous nation and community. One grant per programme year; applications to several recommenders are allowed.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- Programme open from October 2026 until 29 January 2027, 1 p.m. ET; each recommender sets its own deadline or assesses on an ongoing basis
- Results
- Up to two months after the recommender's deadline or after submission
- Language
- English