OAC Craft Projects — up to CA$15,000 for Research and Creation by Ontario Craft Artists and Curators
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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Research/Creation/Development grants — emerging up to CA$5,000, mid-career up to CA$7,500, established and collaborations up to CA$15,000 — for artistic research and experimentation with new techniques, studio time to continue or start a body of work, and development; Connections grants up to CA$15,000 for projects linking craft practitioners and audiences. In-person, digital or virtual projects are eligible.
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Research/Creation/Development: craft artists and curators who are Ontario residents, and ad hoc groups, collectives and collaborative groups; Connections: artists, curators, craft guilds, collectives and not-for-profits. Full-time students, municipalities, colleges, universities and for-profit businesses are not eligible; only one grant per year across Craft, Curatorial, Media Artists Creation, Visual Artists Creation and Visual Arts Projects.
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