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2017 Grant Program Deadlines

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February 2017

February 15

Dance Organizations: Operating
Édition – fonctionnement
Media Arts Organizations: Operating
Organismes francophones de service aux arts – fonctionnement
Publishing Organizations: Operating (book publishers only) (formerly Block Grants to Book Publishers and Magazines Operating)
 

February 16

Media Arts Projects
Theatre Projects (former applicants to Playwright Residency now apply to this program)
 

February 22

Indigenous Artists in Communities Projects (formerly Aboriginal Artists in Communities)

Indigenous Arts Projects (formerly Aboriginal Arts Projects)
Literary Organizations Projects (formerly Literary Festivals and Organizations Projects)
Ontario Arts Presenters Projects     

March 2017

March 1

Arts Service Organizations: Operating (former applicants to Community Arts Councils now apply to this program)
Compass
Services aux arts francophones – projets (program available only in French)
Touring Projects (formerly National and International Touring and Ontario Touring)
Visual Arts Artist-Run Centres and Organizations: Operating
 

March 8

Music Organizations: Operating (formerly Choral Organizations, Opera, Orchestras and Presenter/Producer)
 

March 15

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects (formerly Artists in Education, Artists in the Community/Workplace and Arts Education Projects)
Literary Organizations: Operating (formerly Literary Festivals and Organizations)
Theatre Organizations: Operating
 

March 21

Multi and Inter-Arts Projects
Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour (formerly Access and Career Development)

April 2017

April 4

Aide à la diffusion artistique – fonctionnement
Arts Organizations in Communities and Schools: Operating (formerly Arts Education Organizations and Community-Engaged Arts Organizations)
Arts visuels, arts médiatiques et métiers d’art : organismes et centres d’artistes autogérés – fonctionnement
Dance Projects (formerly Dance Initiatives)
Major Organizations: Operating
Media Artists Creation Projects (formerly Media Artists: Emerging, Mid-Career and Established)
Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating   
Music Production and Presentation Projects (formerly Choirs & Singing Groups, Opera Projects, Orchestras Projects and Presenter/Producer Projects)
Théâtre – fonctionnement
 

April 6

Aide à la diffusion artistique – projets
Arts Service Projects
 

April 19

Literary Creation Projects (deadline for fiction writers only) (formerly Word of Mouth and Writers' Works in Progress)
 

April 20

Chanson et musique – projets
Jets de théâtre – projets
Music Creation Projects (formerly Music Commissioning and Popular Music)
Visual Artists Creation Projects (formerly Visual Artists: Emerging, Mid-Career and Established)

May 2017

May 2

National and International Residency Projects
Northern Arts Projects
 

May 10

Indigenous Artists in Schools Projects (formerly Aboriginal Artists in Schools)
 

May 16

Music Recording Projects (formerly Classical Music Recording and Popular Music)

June 2017

June 1

Public Art Galleries: Operating
Publishing Organizations Projects (formerly Magazines – Projects)
 

June 15

Chalmers Arts Fellowships
Publishing Organizations: Operating (magazine publishers only) (formerly Block Grants to Book Publishers and Magazines – Operating)
Visual Arts Projects (former applicants to Public Art Galleries Projects now apply to this program)
 

June 20

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects (formerly Artists in Education, Artists in the Community/Workplace and Arts Education Projects)
 

June 22

Touring Projects (formerly National and International Touring and Ontario Touring)

July 2017

July 5

Compass

August 2017

August 1

Theatre Projects (former applicants to Playwright Residency now apply to this program)


August 15

Indigenous Culture Fund Small Grants (applications are accepted from August 15, 2017 to March 31, 2018)

September 2017

September 14

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects (formerly Artists in Education, Artists in the Community/Workplace and Arts Education Projects)
Media Arts Projects
Music Creation Projects (formerly Music Commissioning and Popular Music)
 

September 19

Indigenous Artists in Communities Projects (formerly Aboriginal Artists in Communities)
Indigenous Arts Projects (formerly Aboriginal Arts Projects)
Ontario Arts Presenters Projects
 

September 21

Indigenous and Culturally Specific Dance: Training Projects (formerly Aboriginal and Culturally Diverse Dance Training)
Visual Artists Creation Projects (formerly Visual Artists: Emerging, Mid-Career and Established)

October 2017

October 3

Artistes visuels et des métiers d’art – projets
Avance médias – projets
Création littéraire – projets (former applicants to De bouche à oreille now apply to this program)
Media Artists Creation Projects (formerly Media Artists: Emerging, Mid-Career and Established)
Music Production and Presentation Projects (formerly Choirs & Singing Groups, Opera Projects, Orchestras Projects and Presenter/Producer Projects)
 

October 5

Aide à la diffusion artistique – projets
Chanson et musique – projets
Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse (formerly Aboriginal Curatorial Projects and Culturally Diverse Curatorial Projects)
Dance Projects (formerly Dance Initiatives)
Deaf and Disability Arts Projects
Deaf and Disability Arts Projects: Materials for Visual Artists (formerly Deaf and Disability Arts – Materials and Supplies Assistance)
Jets de théâtre – projets
Touring Projects (formerly National and International Touring and Ontario Touring)
 

October 17

Craft Projects (formerly Craft Projects – Connections and Craft Projects – Creation and Development)
Multi and Inter-Arts Projects
Music Organizations: Operating (festivals only) (formerly Choral Organizations, Opera, Orchestras and Presenter/Producer)
Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour (formerly Access and Career Development)
 

October 19

Literary Creation Projects (deadline for comic arts, non-fiction, northern writers, performance literatures, poetry and young adult fiction/non-fiction) (formerly Word of Mouth and Writers' Works in Progress)

November 2017

November 1

Chalmers Professional Development Projects
Compass
Indigenous Culture Fund Project Grants for Organizations
Indigenous Culture Fund Project Grants for Individuals, Groups and Collectives
National and International Residency Projects
Theatre Organizations: Operating (summer theatres only)
 

November 15

Music Recording Projects (formerly Classical Music Recording and Popular Music)
 

November 16

Northern Arts Projects
 

November 30

Indigenous Presenters in the North: Music Projects (formerly Aboriginal Presenters in the North – Music Events)

December 2017

December 5

Visual Arts Projects (former applicants to Public Art Galleries Projects now apply to this program)
 

December 14

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects (formerly Artists in Education, Artists in the Community/Workplace and Arts Education Projects)