Exhibition Assistance – Recommenders List

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• October 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 15, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Currency of art practice
• Significance of the exhibition and/or venue in the development of the artist’s career (e.g.: major gallery exhibitions are a higher priority than venues charging rental fees.)
• First-time applicants demonstrating artistic merit.
• Culturally diverse applicants 

• July 31, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 03, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Emerging artists who seek exhibition venues regionally or beyond
• Aboriginal artists
• Francophone artists
• Local artists who push their artistic expression and further their art career and broaden their artistic expression by investigating new directions in practice.
• Assisting artists to gain national and international presence
• Quality of the exhibition venue

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Support for established and emerging artists in the Hamilton region
• Importance of the exhibition to the artist’s career.
• Work that demonstrates critical engagement with contemporary practice.
• Encourage applications from Indigenous or historically under-represented communities.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Support artists from Indigenous, newcomer and next generation communities who live and work in the 905/Peel region, in particular Mississauga.
• No Toronto artists will be funded through this program.
• Work that demonstrates critical engagement with contemporary practice.
• Exhibition opportunities that could be characterized as important for the development of the artist’s career. 

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Artistic merit
• Significance of exhibition to the artist’s career
• Public impact of exhibition (including location and duration of exhibition)
• OAC priority groups and artists living within our catchment area

• August 09, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 10, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• August 20, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• November 20, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• July 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• November 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• Artistic excellence
• Contemporary visual arts
• Significance of exhibition and/or venue in the development of the applicant’s career
• Priority support to first-time applicants demonstrating artistic merit.
• Regional activity
• Culturally diverse projects and applicants
• Experimentation and risk-taking
• Artist’s contribution to, and participation in their local artistic community

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• September 06, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 03, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Strengthen the artist’s exhibition record. 
• Introduce the artist’s work to new audiences. 
• Recognize new developments in the artist’s practice.
• Maximize the investment made by the grant.

• July 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• October 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 15, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.
• We do not accept applications between February and May.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• July 30, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• November 1, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 6, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Emerging artists
• Importance of the body of work and the exhibition in the artist’s career
• Artistic merit

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Artistic excellence
• Diversity
• Impact of exhibition on artist’s career 

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• June 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• November 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• First-time applicants
•  Importance of exhibition in the artist’s career
• Exhibitions in a public art gallery and museum 

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• emerging to mid-career artists, primarily of East Asian descent


• local, national and international exhibitions


• projects that demonstrate a platform experimentation and research


• projects that align with the organization’s visions and values

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• First-time applicant or applicants who have not recently received a grant
• Importance of the exhibition to the artist’s career
• Extent of the public access to the exhibition

• July 31, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• October 31, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 15, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• July 01, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• November 01, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• September 16, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• September 23, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 06, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Importance of the body of work and the exhibition in the artist’s career
• Artistic Merit 
• Accessibility
• A full explanation of each point is detailed on our website.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

Le Labo welcomes submissions from emerging and established Francophone artists and collectives that identify with any community and diversity of genres, with an emphasis on the following criteria:

• Importance of the exhibition to the artist’s career
• Quality of the artistic practice
• Thoroughness of the portfolio and budget presented

• We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.
• We do not accept applications between February and May.

• August 02, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• November 08, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 10, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Cultivation and support of practicing artists including emerging artists
• Recent exhibition history
• Importance of the exhibition to the artist’s career

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• October 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• December 16, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• Contemporary art across all disciplines
• Importance of the exhibition in the artist’s career

• June 28, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• December 13, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• September 16, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 15, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.
• We do not accept applications between February and May.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• The potential impact on the artist’s professional stature and the potential outreach to the community.
• Importance of the body of work and the exhibition in the artist’s career.
• Cultural content and opportunities for broader public awareness and appreciation of Aboriginal Arts, talent and craftsmanship.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• September 13, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 08, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Indigenous artists from Northern Ontario.
• Local exhibitions, as well as further in Canada and abroad.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• To promote & encourage the various expressions of art for local and regional artists.
• To recognize and provide opportunities for fledgling artists/crafters.
• To support seasoned artisans in their pursuit to market their talents.

• October 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• November 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• June 20, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• October 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• Public impact and accessibility of exhibition for a broad audience.
• Administrative merit (includes the ability of the artist to carry out the project satisfactorily and realistic cost estimates)
• The professional stature of the exhibiting gallery and its commitment to pay artists’ fees

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• August 06, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• December 10, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Artistic merit and excellence
• Contemporary visual and media-based art practices

• September 16, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 15, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Importance of the exhibition in the artist’s career 
• Support artists in underserved communities
• Support first-time applicants Artistic merit

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Regionally significant works
• Some consideration is given to print-based practices, honouring the Station Gallery’s commitment to the history of printmaking in Canada as represented in our permanent collection.
• Priority is given to first-time applicants.

• October 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 15, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Deaf & Disability Arts, Deaf artists and artists with disabilities, including Mad Art & Artists
• Artistic merit: contribution to the growth and development of Deaf & Disability Art

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• July 12, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• December 13, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

• Artistic excellence
• Significance of exhibition and/or venue in the development of the applicant’s career, i.e. major gallery exhibitions are a higher priority.
• Support to artists from underserved communities
• Career support to first-time applicants demonstrating artistic merit
• Culturally diverse projects and applicants
• Experimental and risk-taking

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• Artistic merit
• Importance of the exhibition to the artist’s career
• Public access to the exhibition
• Cultural diversity

• October 11, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 07, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

• Recommender for Black/African-Canadian artists
• Artistic merit and project’s impact relative to both artistic and career development
• Location and duration of exhibition/activity in accordance with public accessibility
• First-time applicant

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• July 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• December 16, 2019, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• September 04, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 08, 2020, 1 p.m. ET

We accept and assess applications on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

• August 15, 2019, 1 p.m. ET
• January 10, 2020, 1 p.m. ET