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Last Update: April 9, 2026
Funding available
$ 500 - $ 2,000
Timeline
- Open Date : June 1, 2025
- Closing date : January 15, 2026
Location
Ontario, Canada
Overview
Provides between $500 and $2,000 to support confirmed public exhibitions. Funds help Ontario-based visual, craft, and media artists cover presentation-related costs such as framing, transport, venue rent, and promotion.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Access new markets
- Reach a new target audience
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Minimum amount : 500 $
Timeline
- Open Date : June 1, 2025
- Closing date : January 15, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
- Ontario
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Presentation of artwork in a confirmed public exhibition
- Solo or group exhibitions, including DIY or self-presented public exhibitions
- Virtual or online exhibitions presented by a gallery, museum, or professional exhibition platform
Documents Needed
- Résumé or CV
- Exhibition confirmation document
- Artistic examples
- Budget of eligible expenses
- Answers to application questions
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Professional visual artists
- Craft artists
- Media artists
- Ontario-based artist collectives
Who is not eligible
- Full-time undergraduate or graduate students
- Incorporated not-for-profit organizations
- For-profit organizations
- Curators
Eligible expenses
- Framing, display structures, mounting, installation hardware and supplies
- Audio-visual equipment and technical or installation fees
- Crating, transportation, venue rent or booth fees
- Promotional expenses and insurance
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Art materials and studio costs
- Artist fees, travel and accommodation
- Catalogues and artwork documentation
- Hospitality
- Exhibitions not open to the public, self-presented virtual exhibitions, and exhibitions for credit
Eligible geographic areas
- Ontario
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed by the selected recommender
- The recommender submits funding recommendations to OAC
- OAC reviews applicant and project eligibility
- Applicants receive an email when the notification letter is available in Nova
- Final reporting is required after completion
Additional information
- Applications are submitted through Nova, OAC’s online portal.
- You may apply to more than one recommender, but not for the same expenses twice.
- Final reports are required after the exhibition is completed.
- Grant decisions may be announced after the exhibition has started or ended, and awards can be retroactive.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the OAC — Exhibition Assistance Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the OAC — Exhibition Assistance. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the OAC — Exhibition Assistance?
Provides between $500 and $2,000 to support confirmed public exhibitions. Funds help Ontario-based visual, craft, and media artists cover presentation-related costs such as framing, transport, venue rent, and promotion.
How much funding can be received?
OAC — Exhibition Assistance Funds up to $2,000 of admissible expenses.
What is the deadline to apply?
The application deadline for this grant program was January 15, 2026.
Who is eligible for the OAC — Exhibition Assistance program?
To be eligible for the OAC — Exhibition Assistance program, you must:
Ontario-based artist or collective
Confirmed public exhibition
Apply through Nova and a zone recommender
What expenses are eligible under OAC — Exhibition Assistance?
Presentation of artwork in a confirmed public exhibition
Solo or group exhibitions, including DIY or self-presented public exhibitions
Virtual or online exhibitions presented by a gallery, museum, or professional exhibition platform
Who can I contact for more information about the OAC — Exhibition Assistance?
You can contact Ontario Arts Council (OAC) by email at none or by phone at none.
Where is the OAC — Exhibition Assistance available?
The OAC — Exhibition Assistance program is available the province of Ontario.