Program for: Organizations
Purpose: To provide operating and programming support to not-for-profit, professional visual and media arts organizations (including artist-run galleries, presenting organizations, distributors, film/video or new media festivals and media or visual art production centres) in Ontario to assist them to produce and present art and arts services to the public and to sustain a healthy arts community.
Eligibility: To be eligible for this program, artist-run centres and visual and media arts organizations must:
- be an Ontario not-for-profit corporation (with the exception of book and magazine publishers)
OR
- be a federal not-for-profit corporation (with the exception of book and magazine publishers) with the head office in Ontario
- be led by professional personnel
- have completed a minimum of two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming in its community as of the date of the application; if an organization doesn’t meet this requirement, it may wish to apply for project funding
- have a range of revenue sources such as private and government
- have proof of sound financial management
- submit verification of financial results of the last completed fiscal year with its application
NOTE: Potential new applicants must contact the officer well in advance of the deadline to discuss eligibility and to request an application package.
New Deadline Date: March 1, 2011
Program Guidelines
The following guidelines are for information only. Before making an application, please ensure you have the most up-to-date guidelines, and a complete package, which can be obtained by contacting the OAC (see below). Guidelines and application forms are available on the web at least two months before the deadline.
For Annual Operating Applicants:
For more information, Media Arts organizations please contact Mark Haslam, Media and Visual Arts Officer, 416-969-7453, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7453, mhaslam@arts.on.ca.
For more information, Visual Arts organizations please contact Lisa Wöhrle, Associate Visual and Media Arts Officer, 416-969-7419, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7419, lwohrle@arts.on.ca.
Services in English or French are available by contacting François Boivin, Program Assistant, 416-969-7455, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7455, fboivin@arts.on.ca, or Anne Gardé Gravestock, Program Assistant, 416-969-7461, toll free 1-800-387-0058 extension 7461, agravestock@arts.on.ca.
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