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OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating - ON - Canada

OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating

Last Update: July 22, 2025
ON, Canada
Supports operating funding for Ontario multi- and inter-arts organizations

OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating at a glance

Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Timeline
  • Continuous Intakes
Financing Type
Grant and Funding
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Grant Providers
  • Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
Program status
Open

Overview of the OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating program

The OAC Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating grant provides ongoing operational funding to Ontario-based, not-for-profit professional organizations presenting two or more artistic disciplines. The program supports sustained multi- and inter-arts activities, including creation, production, and presentation, but the maximum funding amount is not specified.

Financing terms and conditions

  • Organizations must have at least $75,000 in total revenues for the last fiscal year and in projected revenues for the current and requested years in order to be considered for operating funding.

Eligible projects & activities

  • Ongoing operations of not-for-profit professional organizations focused on multi- and inter-arts activities.
  • Creation, production, and presentation of initiatives involving two or more artistic forms in equal balance.
  • Programs and events that combine multiple art forms to produce unique artistic experiences outside discipline-specific categories.
Examples of admissible projects:

$ 37,000

Digital skills workshops for newcomer youth led by NPO

$ 17,000

Purchase of electric delivery bikes for urban flower shop

$ 47,500

Solar panel installation at the local community food co-op

$ 60,000

Automated packaging line upgrade at a bakery SME

$ 40,000

Commercial kitchen upgrade for Indigenous catering cooperative

$ 26,000

Accessibility upgrades for art gallery including ramps and signage

Eligibility criteria of the OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating program

  • The applicant must be an Ontario-based not-for-profit corporation, or a national not-for-profit corporation with its head office in Ontario.
  • The organization must have a mandate and activities that represent two or more artistic forms.
  • The organization must have at least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming as of the application date.
  • The organization must demonstrate a range of revenue sources and have an active board of directors or governing body.
  • New applicants must contact the program officer at least one month before the deadline for eligibility approval.

Who is eligible?

  • Ontario-based not-for-profit professional multi-arts organizations
  • Ontario-based not-for-profit professional inter-arts organizations
  • National not-for-profit professional multi- and inter-arts organizations with their head office in Ontario

Who is not eligible

  • Non-arts organizations
  • Municipalities
  • Colleges and/or universities

Eligible geographic areas

  • Ontario-based organizations
  • National not-for-profit corporations with their head office in Ontario

How to apply to the OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating program

  • Step 1: Review Program ResourcesConsult the Guide to OAC Operating Programs and Guide to OAC Assessment.
  • Review other relevant supporting materials provided by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC).
  • Step 2: Contact Program Officer (New Applicants Only)Reach out to the program officer at least one month before the deadline to request approval to apply.
  • Participate in discussions with OAC to determine eligibility, fit, appropriate grant amount, and other application specifics.
  • Step 3: Register and Update ProfilesCreate or update your organization’s profile in Nova, OAC’s online application system.
  • Register for an account with Canadian Arts Data / Données sur les arts au Canada (CADAC) if you are a new applicant.
  • Step 4: Prepare Application MaterialsAnswer all application questions as required in Nova.
  • Submit financial and statistical information through CADAC.
  • Upload financial statements for your organization’s last completed year to CADAC.
  • Prepare and attach additional support documents (such as your website).
  • Step 5: Submit ApplicationComplete and submit your application through Nova when the program opens (applications are made available about two months prior to the deadline).
  • Step 6: Application AssessmentOAC will evaluate applications using their established evaluation rubric for operating programs.
  • Step 7: NotificationAwait grant notification, expected about five months after the application deadline.

Additional information

  • The program is in year 1 of a three-year cycle for 2025 and is accepting new applicants.
  • Applications become available in the Nova system about two months before the deadline.
  • Grant notifications are issued approximately five months after the deadline.
  • Financial and statistical reports must be submitted through CADAC before the deadline.

Contact Ontario Arts Council (OAC)

aacheampong@arts.on.ca
416-969-7448
Apply to this program

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