April 1, 2020
OAC has extended all April and May project program deadlines by two weeks so that artists and arts professionals whose lives and work are impacted by COVID-19 will have extra time to develop their applications. Whether the projects are creation, presenting or producing, we...
March 30, 2020
OAC’s Research section is gathering information collected through surveys being conducted by Arts Service Organizations (ASOs) and others to track the effects of COVID-19.
This week, OAC will undertake a mini-survey of OAC-funded organizations across all sectors to get a se...
March 27, 2020
OAC is acutely aware of the extensive disruption that COVID-19 is causing across the arts sector. As a result, the priorities, plans and budgets of many of our operating funded organizations must shift in response. OAC has therefore suspended all upcoming operating program d...
March 25, 2020
OAC is offering as much flexibility as possible to grant applicants and recipients. We understand that grant recipients may need to pause, change or cancel their activities as well as adjust targets and dates. Once you are able to turn your attention to your project, OAC offic...
March 23, 2020
We would like to reassure artists and arts organizations that OAC will be flexible and will work with grant recipients facing unanticipated expenses and changes related to COVID-19. We will not ask for repayment of grants for which related expenses have been incurred and will...
March 20, 2020
Preparing an application? In the current context, we understand that application deadlines and requirements may be difficult to meet. Remaining March project program deadlines ( Multi and Inter-Arts Projects , Literary Organizations Projects , Music Production and Presentat...
March 18, 2020
For everyone’s safety and to help “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, OAC’s offices are closed. OAC staff members are working from home and are committed to serving the arts sector through these exceptional circumstances, including continued delivery of our granting...
March 16, 2020
The speed with which COVID-19 has spread throughout the world has meant that its impacts are being felt immediately by the arts community. This will continue in the coming days and weeks.
Please be assured that we will do our best to find ways to accommodate any OAC...
March 16, 2020
Last updated: March 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having and will continue to have significant impacts on the provincial arts sector. At this time, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is committed to continuing with the intake of applications and the payment of awarded g...
March 16, 2020
Last updated: March 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having and will continue to have significant impacts on the provincial arts sector. At this time, the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is committed to continuing with the intake of applications and the payment of awarded g...