April 17, 2020
Last updated July 17, 2020 – FAQs to help you navigate our information. Updates will be posted when new information is available. Up-to-date information will also be located on relevant program web pages and in Nova, OAC’s online granting system. Some updates will also be shar...
April 17, 2020
Last updated July 17, 2020 – FAQs to help you navigate our information. Updates will be posted when new information is available. Up-to-date information will also be located on relevant program web pages and in Nova, OAC’s online granting system. Some updates will also be shar...
April 14, 2020
OAC has temporarily suspended the intake of applications to the Market Development Travel Assistance program because of COVID-19 related travel advisories. The program will be closed until further notice while we monitor the situation and consider new approaches to supp...
April 9, 2020
In response to current federal and provincial government restrictions, OAC has decided to not award new grants for activities involving travel or in-person gatherings taking place before June 30, 2020 . This policy applies to all project programs that support touring, per...
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...