OAC — Visual arts, media arts and crafts: French-speaking self-managed artist organizations and centers – operation

• The applicant must be an Ontario-based non-profit corporation, or a national non-profit organization with its head office located in Ontario.
• The organization must operate in the visual arts, media arts, or crafts sector and be French-speaking.
• The applicant must have a minimum of two years of sustained, regular, and ongoing programming by the application date.
• The organization must have a variety of revenue sources and an active board of directors or governing body.

Who is eligible?

• Ontario-based nonprofit corporations in the visual arts, media arts, and crafts sectors
• National nonprofit corporations with headquarters in Ontario in the visual arts, media arts, and crafts sectors
• French-speaking, self-managed (artist-run) organizations and centers focused on production, presentation, or dissemination of professional visual arts, media arts, or crafts
• Artist-run galleries and artist collectives in the visual, media, or craft arts

Who is not eligible

• Non-arts organizations.
• Municipalities.
• Colleges and universities.

Eligible expenses

• Professional artist fees and honorariums.
• Costs associated with the production, presentation, dissemination, and documentation of visual arts, media arts, and craft works.
• Expenses for creating and distributing promotional materials, such as brochures, programs, catalogues, posters, flyers, postcards, press articles, invitations, member communications, newsletters, and critical publications (up to 5 supporting documents, in PDF format).

Eligible geographic areas

• Ontario

• Representation of visual arts, media arts, and crafts disciplines.
• Role and contribution of the organization to its region and to the infrastructure for visual arts, media arts, or crafts in Ontario.
• Payment of professional fees to artists.
• Commitment to the professional development of Ontario artists.
• Opportunities provided for the public to engage with contemporary visual arts, media arts, or crafts.

• All applications to this program must be submitted in French.
• Grant decisions are typically announced about five months after the application deadline.
• New applicants can only apply in the first year of a multi-year cycle.
• Application forms are available in the Nova system approximately two months prior to the deadline.