Grant Program Deadlines and Important Dates 2018

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The following program accepts applications year-round:

• Market Development Travel Assistance

The following programs are administered by third-party recommenders. These programs are active during the periods listed below:

• Exhibition Assistance (applications accepted by recommenders from June 2017 to January 2018 and from June 2018 to January 2019)
• Indigenous Visual Artists’ Materials (applications accepted by recommenders from July 2017 to February 2018 and July 2018 to February 2019)
• Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators (applications accepted by recommenders from September 2017 to January 2018 and September 2018 to January 2019)
• Recommender Grants for Writers (applications accepted by recommenders from September 5, 2018 to January 16, 2019)

 

• February 2018
• March 2018
• April 2018
• May 2018
• June 2018
• July 2018
• August 2018
• September 2018
• October 2018
• November 2018
• December 2018

February 2018

February 1

Theatre Projects  

February 15

Dance Organizations: Operating
Édition francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Publishing Organizations: Operating (Book publishers only)
Ontario Arts Presenters Projects
Organismes francophones de service aux arts – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
 

February 21

Media Arts Projects  

February 22

Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
Literary Organizations Projects   

February 27

Media Arts Organizations: Operating

March 2018

March 1

Arts Service Organizations: Operating
Compass
Touring Projects
Visual Arts Artist-Run Centres and Organizations: Operating
Market Development Travel: Dance
Market Development Travel: Northern Arts
 

March 8

Music Organizations: Operating
 

March 15

Theatre Organizations: Operating
Literary Organizations: Operating
Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
 

March 21

Multi and Inter-Arts Projects
Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour    

March 22

Indigenous Arts Projects
 

March 28

Media Artists Creation Projects
Music Production and Presentation Projects

April 2018

April 4

Arts Organizations in Communities and Schools: Operating
Arts visuels, arts médiatiques et métiers d’art : organismes et centres d’artistes autogérés francophones – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Diffusion francophone - fonctionnement (formerly Aide à la diffusion artistique – fonctionnement) (program only offered in French)
Major Organizations: Operating
Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating   
National and International Residency Projects
Théâtre francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
 

April 10

Arts Service Projects

April 11

Dance Projects

April 18

Diffusion – projets francophones (formerly Aide à la diffusion artistique – projets) (program only offered in French)
 

April 19

Arts médiatiques – projets francophones (formerly Avance médias – projets) (program only offered in French)
Services aux arts – projets francophones (formerly Services aux arts francophones – projets) (program only offered in French)
 

April 24

Music Creation Projects
Visual Artists Creation Projects

April 25

Musique – projets francophones (formerly Chanson et musique – projets) (program only offered in French)
Théâtre – projets francophones (formerly Jets de théâtre – projets) (program only offered in French)

April 26

Arts visuels et métiers d’art – projets francophones (formerly Artistes visuels et des métiers d’art – projets) (program only offered in French)
Littérature – projets francophones (formerly Création littéraire – projets) (program only offered in French)

May 2018

May 2

Northern Arts Projects
 

May 15 (deadline extended from May 1)

Indigenous Culture Fund (ICF) Project Grants for Individuals, Groups and Collectives
Indigenous Culture Fund (ICF) Projects Grants for Organizations
 

May 16

Music Recording Projects

June 2018

June 5

Public Art Galleries: Operating
Publishing Organizations Projects
 

June 19

Chalmers Arts Fellowships
Publishing Organizations: Operating (Magazine publishers only)
Visual Arts Projects
 

June 20

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
 

June 28

Touring Projects

July 2018

July 4

Compass

August 2018

August 1

Theatre Projects

August 29

Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects (formerly Indigenous Artists in Communities Projects, Indigenous Artists in Schools Projects)

September 2018

September 13

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
Media Arts Projects
Music Creation Projects
 

September 19

Indigenous Arts Projects
Ontario Arts Presenters Projects

September 26

Diffusion – projets francophones (formerly Aide à la diffusion artistique – projets) (program only offered in French)

September 27

Arts médiatiques – projets francophones (formerly Avance médias – projets) (program only offered in French)
Services aux arts – projets francophones (program only offered in French)

October 2018

October 2

Media Artists Creation Projects
Music Production and Presentation Projects

October 3

Musique – projets francophones (formerly Chanson et musique – projets) (program only offered in French)
Théâtre – projets francophones (formerly Jets de théâtre – projets) (program only offered in French)

October 4

Arts visuels et métiers d’art – projets francophones (formerly Artistes visuels et des métiers d’art – projets) (program only offered in French)
Dance Projects
Littérature – projets francophones (formerly Création littéraire – projets) (program only offered in French)

October 11

Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse
Deaf and Disability Arts: Materials for Visual Artists
Deaf and Disability Arts Projects

October 16

Touring Projects

October 17

Craft Projects
Multi and Inter-Arts Projects
Music Organizations: Operating (festivals only)
Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour
 

October 18

Dance Training Projects: Equity and Access (formerly Indigenous and Culturally Specific Dance Training)
Literary Creation Projects (Works for Publication)

October 25

Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance)

November 2018

November 1

Compass
Theatre Organizations: Operating (summer theatres only)

November 8

Chalmers Professional Development Projects
 

November 15

Music Recording Projects
 

November 20

Northern Arts Projects
 

November 22

Visual Artists Creation Projects

November 29

Indigenous Presenters in the North: Music Projects

November 30

Market Development Projects

December 2018

December 5

Visual Arts Projects
 

December 18

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects