Recommenders for Exhibition Assistance

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

• November 1, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 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 

• September 14, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

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.

• 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

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.

• August 31, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• November 30, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

• July 15, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• November 15, 2021, 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
• Priority support to BIPOC/LGBTQIA2+/Femme applicants demonstrating artistic merit

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

• August 23, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 6, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

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 30, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• November 15, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

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

• December 13, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 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.

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

• 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, priority given to culturally diverse applicants or applicants from marginalized communities
• experimental projects and platforms for collaborative research and knowledge-production
• we encourage projects with capacity for long-term engagement with contemporary socio-political issues and resonance beyond the art community

• August 13, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• December 3, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

• First-time applicants 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 30, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• October 29, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

• July 30, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• December 01, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

• September 15, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

• September 10, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 10, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

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

• 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, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• December 17, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

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

• October 29, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

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.

Nia Centre is a recommender for Black-Canadian artists.

• First-time applicants to the program
• Project’s capacity to support the applicant's career development and artistic practice
• Project's ability to expand and push Black visual aesthetics and cultural development

• September 10, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 13, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

• October 01, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 07, 2022, 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.

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

• July 15, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• October 15, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

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

• September 30, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

• 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.

• September 15, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

• September 10, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 05, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

• 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

• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

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.

• promoting an expanded definition of the artistic medium; while TSV specializes in video, media, and digital arts, we encourage applications from individuals who are pushing the conceptual and material boundaries of other artistic formats
• supporting and nurturing the presentation of new works by artists
• promoting meaningful engagement of underrepresented voices

• August 31, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 14, 2022, 1 p.m. ET

• July 16, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• December 10, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

• August 27, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• December 01, 2021, 1 p.m. ET

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 26, 2021, 1 p.m. ET
• January 10, 2022, 1 p.m. ET