Until these programs open in Nova, OAC’s online granting system, program information may change, this includes deadline dates. Be sure to visit the program page after it opens in Nova, but before starting your application.

 

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Important Dates

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 2022 to January 13, 2023)
• Indigenous Visual Artists’ Materials (applications accepted by recommenders from July 2022 to January 31, 2023)
• Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators (applications accepted by recommenders from September 2022 to January 2023)
• Recommender Grants for Writers (applications accepted by recommenders from September 1, 2022 to January 13, 2023)

 

Grant Program Deadlines

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

 

January

January 18

Indigenous Arts Support: Grants for Collectives and Organizations (one-time program)

 

January 27

Indigenous Arts Support: Grants for Individuals (one-time program)

February

February 9

Theatre Projects

 

February 10

Publishing Organizations: Operating (Book Publishers)

 

February 15

Ontario Arts Presenters Projects

 

February 17

Dance Organizations: Operating

 

February 23

Édition francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Organismes francophones de service aux arts – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)

March

March 1

Media Arts Organizations: Operating
Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating
 

March 3

Visual Arts Artist-Run Centres and Organizations: Operating

 

March 9

Music Organizations: Operating (all organizations, except festivals)

 

March 16

Arts Service Organizations: Operating

 

March 22

Multi and Inter-Arts Projects

 

March 23

Literary Organizations Projects

 

March 24

Literary Organizations: Operating
Music Production and Presentation Projects

 

March 29

Dance Projects

 

March 31

Arts Organizations in Communities and Schools: Operating
Major Organizations: Operating

April

April 5

Arts visuels, arts médiatiques et métiers d'art : organismes et centres d’artistes autogérés francophones – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Diffusion francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)
Théâtre francophone – fonctionnement (program only offered in French)

 

April 6

Theatre Organizations: Operating

 

April 7

Media Artists Creation Projects

 

April 13

Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
Indigenous Arts Projects

 

April 14

Diffusion – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Music Creation Projects

 

April 21

Artists in Communities and Schools Projects

 

April 27

Artist-Presenter Collaboration Projects

 

April 28

Media Arts Projects

May

May 4

Visual Artists Creation Projects

 

May 5

Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour

 

May 17

Music Recording Projects

June

June 1

Chalmers Arts Fellowships

 

June 2

Public Art Galleries: Operating

 

June 3

Northern Arts Projects

 

June 16

Publishing Organizations: Operating (Magazine Publishers)

July

No deadlines

August

August 3

Theatre Projects

September

September 8

Literary Creation Projects (Works for Publication)

 

September 13

Music Creation Projects

 

September 22

Diffusion – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Multi and Inter-Arts Projects

October

October 4

Arts médiatiques – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Arts visuels et métiers d'art – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Littérature – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Musique – projets francophones (program only offered in French)
Théâtre – projets francophones (program only offered in French)

 

October 5

Music Production and Presentation Projects

 

October 6

Dance Projects

 

October 12

Deaf and Disability Arts Projects: Materials for Visual Artists

 

October 13

Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse
Deaf and Disability Arts Projects

 

October 18

Media Artists Creation Projects
Music Organizations: Operating (festivals only)

 

October 19

Indigenous Artists in Communities and Schools Projects
Indigenous Arts Projects

 

October 20

Artists in Communities and Schools Project

 

October 26

Craft Projects
Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance)

 

October 27

Artist-Presenter Collaboration Projects

November

November 1

Theatre Organizations: Operating

 

November 3

Visual Artists Creation Projects

 

November 8

Northern Arts Projects

 

November 9

Music Recording Projects

 

November 16

Chalmers Professional Development Projects

 

November 24

Visual Arts Projects

December

No deadlines