Exhibition Assistance

Program for: Individuals

Purpose: The program provides grants of $500 to $1,500 to assist individual artists with costs related to presenting their work in an exhibition.

Grant decisions are made through third-party recommenders (public art galleries, artist-run centres and arts service organizations) throughout the province. Artists must apply directly to a recommender located in the zone in which they live. Approved applications are forwarded to OAC by the recommender once the decision to award a grant has been made.

Eligibility: This program is open to Ontario-based professional visual artists, craft artists and media artists who have a confirmed, upcoming public exhibition. Exhibitions in Ontario, in other Canadian provinces and in international locations are all eligible.

Note: Aboriginal Artists may also be eligible to apply for Aboriginal Artists Materials and Supplies Assistance grants.

Deadline: Recommenders establish their own application deadlines for Exhibition Assistance, or may decide to accept applications on an ongoing basis. Please refer to Recommender Deadlines and Contacts (below) for further information. The 2013-14 program is open from June 2013 and will run until February 2014.

Program Guidelines and Application Form

The following program guidelines are for information only. The 2013-14 guidelines and application form will be posted in early June 2013. In the meantime you may use the 2012-13 application form.

• Program Guidelines  (print version)
• Application  (form-fillable Word)  (print version)
• Map of Exhibition Assistance Zones  (print version)
• Frequently Asked Questions  (print version)

Recommender Deadlines and Contacts

Look here  for detailed information on contacts and deadlines for each Exhibition Assistance recommender. You can also find information on how recommenders make grant decisions and any additional funding priorities. It is also noted whether recommenders accept applications during the program break, i.e. from March to May. Please note: This information will be updated in June 2013 for the 2013-14 program. 

Final Report

•  (form-fillable Word)   (print version) 

For more information

• Anne Gardé Gravestock, Program Assistant, 416-969-7461, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7461, agravestock@arts.on.ca.
• François Boivin, Program Assistant, 416-969-7455, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7455, fboivin@arts.on.ca.