Grant Writing Tips and Tricks - Upcoming Grant Opportunities

Grants: they may not be a walk in the park, but they are an important part of many professional artist’s careers. Grants can afford you the time and space to take your practice to the next level. Here are some helpful tips to get you started. 

1. Tell your story

Put lots of thought into who you are and what kind of project you’d like to accomplish. What is the magic cocktail of experience that makes you the right artist for this project? Why now? What in your experience has prepared you to pull this off? Believe it or not, grant writing is storytelling. Don’t hide behind jargon and big, fancy words. Writing your story clearly and passionately is the best way to capture the panel’s attention.  

2. Don’t take it personally 

Easier said than done, right? If you aren’t chosen for a grant, try not to let it interfere with your self worth/sense of confidence as an artist. Ask for feedback from the grant panel, they’ll usually be happy to give it to you. Remember, your entire career doesn’t ever rest on one grant. Being able to keep up a steady routine of grant writing over the years will absolutely pay off in the end.

3. Turn the grant writing process into something more 

Essentially, the grant panel wants a business plan for your art project. They want you to know you’ve thought through every aspect; the themes, the timeline, the materials. If you take this process seriously, it shows! And whether you land the grant or not, you’ve finished a comprehensive plan for the future of your practice. 

4. Don’t go it alone! 

You should never be the only reader of your grant. It’s hard to look at your own work with eyes fresh enough to catch your own mistakes. You can ask a professional, a friend, a mother, or a studio mate to read it over. Choose your editor wisely, whoever they are, be sure they will give an honest opinion.

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UPCOMING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES:

Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour, Ontario Arts Council 

Deadline: May 4, 2023 

Description: This program supports Ontario-based Indigenous arts professionals and arts professionals of colour, or ad hoc groups and collectives made up of Indigenous arts professionals or arts professionals of colour for professional development and skill-building opportunities that advance applicants’ work and careers. It funds all contemporary and traditional art practices that are supported at OAC. Projects can include: study and training, mentorship, internship and apprenticeship and documentation of art work.

Find more details here

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Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship, Toronto Arts Council

Deadline: April 24, 2023 

Description: Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship program provides support for newcomer and refugee artists to develop their artistic practice and to further their integration and inclusion to Toronto. We define a newcomer as: an immigrant or refugee who has lived in Canada for less than 7 years; a refugee is a person who was forced to leave their home country and is now located in Canada.

The program provides funding for individual newcomer and refugee professional artists to be mentored (guided) in their chosen arts discipline 

The mentorship application is submitted by the newcomer artist with the mentor as the co-applicant. Both the applicant and the mentor must identify as professional artists. 

Find out more details here

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Craft Projects, Ontario Arts Council 

Deadline: October 25, 2023

The program supports craft-based practices through grants to Ontario-based artists, curators, ad hoc groups, collectives and organisations. The program has five categories:

• Research/Creation/Development – Emerging artists and curators: to help cover the costs of research, experimentation, creation, production and/or career development

• Research/Creation/Development – Mid-career artists and curators: to help cover the costs of research, experimentation, creation, production and/or career development

• Research/Creation/Development –  Established artists and curators: to help cover the costs of research, experimentation, creation, production and/or career development

• Research/Creation/Development – Collaborations: to help cover the costs of artists to collaborate on research, experimentation, creation, production and/or career development

• Connections: to help cover the costs of projects that connect Ontario craft with audiences and expand the public profile and appreciation for craft; programming that encourages craft-based critical discourse and curatorial practice; and activities that make connections within the Ontario craft community

Find more details here

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Black Arts Projects, Toronto Arts Council

Deadline: Applications accepting on an ongoing basis 

The Black Arts Projects Program supports arts projects by Black artists, Black artist collectives, and Black-led, Black-focused and Black-serving organizations. For the purpose of this program, “Black”  refers to African descendant people across the diaspora including but not limited to African Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, East African, West African, Southern and Central African, Afro-Arab, Afro Indigenous, etc. This funding program is intended to support the development, continuation, and  flourishing of Black arts communities.

Find more details here

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Visual Artists Program: Creation, Toronto Arts Council 

Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis 

Toronto Arts Council’s Visual Artist Program: Creation provides support to visual artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation/production of new work or the completion of works in progress. Funds are intended to cover direct costs of creation/production, and materials. 

Visual Arts includes drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, printmaking, performance art, installation and fine crafts and more. The Visual Artist Program: Creation does not include film or video makers- they apply to the Media Artist Program: Creation. 

Find more details here

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Writers Program, Toronto Arts Council 

Deadline: June 15, 2023 

Toronto Arts Council Writers Program supports the creation of new literary works or works-in-progress in the genres of fiction (including novels, short stories, children’s literature, graphic novels, etc.), literary non-fiction, poetry and oral traditions such as storytelling, dub, rap and spoken-word.

Find more details here

Artist Project's COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant

Artist Project’s COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant will be awarding one emerging contemporary artist in a visual arts field with a $1,000 Akin studio credit, along with a $1,000 honorarium to offset arts supplies and day-to-day costs.

The COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant was envisioned to provide an opportunity for an emerging contemporary artist who has been impacted by the pandemic to look forward to having a creative space among their peers unburdened by access, rental costs and supply costs.  Artist Project is looking to support an emerging artist whose practice has been impacted by the COVID-19 health crisis; through loss of income, studio space, cancelled exhibition opportunities or delayed education opportunities.

The artist selected must be available for a filmed in-studio visit including an interview on their practice and process. The artist will receive promotion through Artist Project’s e-mail, website and social media marketing platforms.

Who may apply?

Artist Project’s COVID-19 Studio Relief Grant  is open to emerging contemporary artists working in a visual arts field. For the purposes of this residency an emerging artist is defined as an artist who is currently attending or a recent graduate (3 years) of a visual arts education program, with no commercial gallery representation, and a modest exhibition history over the past 3 years.

There is no fee to apply, however applications will be limited to the first 200 entrants.

Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2020

New COVID-19 Resource Page on www.akin.art

Akin is pleased to announce its new COVID-19 Resources web page. This list on this new page was compiled by the Akin Projects board and the Akin Team as a resource guide for artists, freelancers, and creatives who are in need of support during this challenging time.

This page will be updated regularly. Please check the top of the page to find out when the most recent updates were made.

Making a Living Making Art | Grant Clinic 2

Making A Living Making Art is a free professional development workshop series for creative entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations.

Making A Living Making Art is a free professional development workshop series for creative entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations. The series provides opportunities for artists to gain valuable information, skills and insights on creating and sustaining a creative practice.

Join us on Saturday November 2 from 10AM to 4PM for a 30 minute 1-on-1 session with 1 of 3 experienced grant consultants. Make sure to sign up ahead of time to guarantee your 1-on-1 session, as spots are limited and given on a first come, first serve basis.

Please bring a grant application you've already begun working on to maximize your time with the consultant. The more specific the project, the better! You are encouraged to identify areas of the grant that you would like particular support with.

Grant Writing 101 for Artists in Communities and Schools

October 2 / 6:00-8:00pm / North York Civic Centre - Council Chambers - 5100 Yonge Street, North York, ON

PWYC (Suggested Donation $5 to help defray Akin’s costs) / Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/2kDb4aB

Due to popular demand, we have decided to offer another grant writing workshop in October!

Join Akin and the Ontario Arts Council to learn more about how to apply for grants from the people that give them. Please note: this workshop will focus on grants offered by the OAC but much of the information provided can easily be applied to grants from other organizations.

Writing grants is a significant part of many artist's careers - so let's learn how to do it properly! This interactive workshop will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting grant proposals to different governing bodies. As a major funder themselves, the Ontario Arts Council provides direction and advice on the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from creating your budget to organizing your support material and work plan. Following this, there will be an extensive Q&A period.

Accessibility Info:
North York Civic Centre is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know of any other accessibility needs so that we can assist you. Email janet@akincollective.com by September 23rd, 2019 and we will do our best to accommodate you! Thank you.

Akin Projects would like to thank the City of Toronto for their kind donation of space to host this event.

About the Presenter:
Maura Broadhurst is the Cross-Sectoral Associate Officer at the Ontario Arts Council. In this capacity she manages the Arts Service Organizations programs as well as other project programs in the discipline and activity sections of the Council. Prior to her work at the Council, Maura was the Curator at the Latcham Gallery, the public art gallery in Stouffville, Ontario for over a decade. She has also worked at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection as an Educator and Program Coordinator, London Regional Art & Historical Museums, the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Canadian Stage Company and Desrosiers Dance Theatre.

Upcoming Calls for Submissions

ARTSIDEOUT Festival: call for artwork, market vendors, performers and more!

Deadline: July 26, 2019 at 11:59pm
Event date: October, 3 2019

ARTSIDEOUT (ASO) is a large-scale, one-day, multidisciplinary arts festival at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Involving individuals from various walks of life, ASO celebrates the rich diversity of the community. The festival transforms UTSC with site-specific installations, exhibitions, performances, and film screenings. ASO is a result of wide-ranging collaboration between student organizers from various disciplines, community organizations, and passionate artists.

ARTSIDEOUT is currently accepting submissions for its 2019 festival, In Between, taking place on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019! Works submitted will be considered for the festival on a “rolling basis” until mid-July, after which submissions will only be accepted if space allows. We invite artists from all walks of life to apply.

This year’s theme is “In Between”. In Between explores what it means to be in transition: in between places, in between identities, and in between decades. The in-betweens help us better understand our past, present and future. Through the creation of multidisciplinary arts, we invite you to explore your own in betweens in 2019--a year of transition.

ARTSIDE OUT is looking for submissions under three categories: STUDIO, PERFORMANCE and CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, and ART MARKET.

STUDIO includes: paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, sculpture, video art + 2D, 3D, 4D work. 

PERFORMANCE includes: small ensembles, spoken word, bands, dance groups, performance art, and theatre.

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS may also submit any type of artwork they choose.

ART MARKET is a special community event that happens every year at ARTSIDEOUT. Local artists and crafts people are invited to come together to share and sell their work—from prints, jewelry, stickers, you name it!

Got a BIG IDEA for a project you’d like to bring to fruition? Require funding for supplies Email: submissions@artsideout.ca

Looking to “booth” or promote your community organization at the festival? Want to sell your artwork? Email: community@artsideout.ca

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Black to the Future Action Grant

Deadline: August 31 at 11:59pm
Grant amount: Up to $10,000

The Black to the Future (BTTF) action grant aims to strengthen the capacity of Black, Black led, Black serving (3B/B3) organizations. Up to $10,000 is available to support each successful unincorporated grassroots organization and emerging group. Funding usage includes, but is not limited to: strategic planning, governance training, fundraising and resource development.

The Black to the Future action grant is a component of the larger For Us From Us (FUFU) grant. The foundation of the FUFU grant is an undertaken by the City of Toronto and the Confronting Anti Black Racism Capacity Building planning group to strengthen Black, Black led, Black serving (3B/B3) organizations.

For more information contact Adanna Phillip at info@ceetoronto.com

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Banff Centre Call for Emerging Visual Artist in Residence

Application Deadline: September 04, 2019
Residency Dates: January 06 - February 07, 2020

Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) Emerging is an immersive program of studio practice, creative exploration, and critical feedback and mentorship for visual artists in the early stages of their careers.

BAiR Emerging combines the artistic freedom of a self-directed residency with the supportive benefits of an organized program. As well as having the space to create, research, and experiment, participants are part of a community of emerging artists committed to developing and expanding their practice.

Over a period of five weeks, participants will have opportunities to hone their individual practice and collaborate with others, present work to their peers, engage in discussion and critique, learn from demonstrations in various visual art production techniques, and further develop the professional skills needed to support and sustain their practice. Artists will benefit from the insight provided by lead and guest faculty through studio visits and lectures, and attend events across campus in various disciplines. 

This program will provide professional development for emerging artists and open up new possibilities and directions in the production of their work. Staff will be on hand to offer demonstrations, technical support, and provide access to facilities in photography, sculpture, printmaking, papermaking, ceramics, fibre, video, digital technology, and more.

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity offers an assortment of Residency Programs including an Indigenous Performing Arts Residency, Printmaking , Digital Media and Sculpture Studio Practicums, and a Winter Artist Residency. Deadlines are in September and October 2019. Visit www.banffcentre.ca/programs for more details.

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Art Vancouver Call for Artists

Deadline: November 1, 2019
Event Dates: April 16-19, 2020

Vancouver Visual Art Foundation is announcing an open call for the 6th edition of Art Vancouver, an international art fair held annually on the waterfront. Art Vancouver draws over 10,000 buyers & art lovers from all around the world. A wide array of media is on display, including paintings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and glass/wood. Art Vancouver does not accept jewelry, tapestries, or any sort of arts and craft works.

Art Vancouver will take place at the award-winning Vancouver Convention Centre, a green-designed, state-of-the-art facility located in beautiful downtown Vancouver. Boasting a mountain backdrop and waterfront location, the Convention Centre is central to Vancouver’s trendiest areas: Gastown and Coal Harbour.

For four days Art Vancouver provides an exceptional opportunity for sale of unique, creative and high-end work. Different booth sizes available. Email exhibitors@artvancouver.net and request Information Package. A deposit is required to apply, unsuccessful applicants will have the deposit refunded within 10 business days of notification.

Upcoming Calls for Artists: Exhibitions, Grant Opportunities, Workshop Instructors and More!

For resources on writing your application check out ArtReach’s Grant Writing 101 Toolkit, Videos (Good Habits, Top Tips, The Basics), or Resources Page.

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What: The 58th Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF): Canada’s largest and longest-running juried outdoor art fair.

When: July 12-14, 2019

Where: Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto

Who can apply: Individual visual artists from anywhere in the world and makers working in an array of mediums, at any stage of their careers with formal or informal training.

Deadline to apply: March 6, 2019

How to apply: The TOAF website has comprehensive information about application guidelines, selection criteria and process as well as loads of useful tips, FAQs and resources.

Questions? Feel free to email or call them at 416-408-2754 if you have more questions. 

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What: John B. Aird Gallery is seeking works from 5 to 8 emerging artists that deal with themes of displacement, home, and migration. They are also open to artists wishing to do performance art in the space. They are committed to paying exhibition and royalty fees in accordance with the CARFAC 2019 Minimum Fee Schedule.

When: February 26 - March 22, 2019

Where: John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto

Who can apply: Ontario based artists

Deadline to apply: January 4, 2019

Application fee: $35

How to apply: Complete this form and send an e-transfer payment for the application fee.

Questions? Don’t hesitate to get in touch by email to unless.artexhibit@gmail.com

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What: ArtReach 2019 Granting Program with support of the Toronto Arts Council is distributing $300,000 in grants to youth arts projects in that foster youth engagement and provide high quality arts opportunities.

When: 2019

Where: Toronto

Who can apply: Youth ages 13-29 in Toronto (individual artists, and organizations/collectives). New and emerging art forms will be considered, and are encouraged.

Deadline to apply: February 1, 2019

How to apply: All applications will be submitted through the online platform, Jotform. Click here to read ArtReach’s application resource guide. You are required to submit both a workplan and budget with your application.

Questions? First time applying for a grant? Accessibility needs? Want to set up time to talk with a grants manager? Email grants@artreach.org! If you’re planning on applying for the upcoming deadline and think you could use some extra support, they are host a Grant Writing 101 Workshop in January 2019.

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What: Burlington Royal Arts Academy seeing workshop instructors for visual arts programming for general artists ages 12 and up. Pays $300. Supplies provided (if simple) by the artist with funds for supply purchase if required.

When: April 4, 2019 for 1.5 hours in the evening

Where: Burlington Royal Arts Academy, Burlington

Who can apply: Visual artists

Deadline to apply: ASAP

How to apply: Send a general description of workshop and resume to nupi@burlingtonroyalartsacademy.ca

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What: Gallery 1313, an artist run centre and a charitable not for profit organization has a number of calls for submission for planned exhibitions as well as a few slots for proposed exhibitions.

When: Winter Emerging Artists Exhibition: January 2-13, 2019 / The Portrait Exhibit: January 2-13 2019 / The Sex Show: February 13-24, 2019

Where: Gallery 1313, Toronto

Who can apply: Visual artists. The Gallery has some video equipment for video presentation.

Deadline to apply: Winter Emerging Artists Exhibition: December 21, 2018 / The Portrait Exhibit: December 21, 2018 / The Sex Show: February 1, 2019

Fee: Artists that are selected will pay an admin fee of $50 per accepted work.

How to apply: Artists are asked to submit via email to director@g1313.org. Artists should send a current CV, an artist statement , 3-5 jpegs (no larger than 700kb) and an image list with titles, sizes, and mediums. The artist is responsible for delivery of the art works and any shipping costs.

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What: The Ontario Science Centre is seeking artists and makers to create two sculptures with kinetic elements themed on the following topics: ‘Boredom’ and ‘Emotional baggage’. You can submit an application to create one or both sculptures. A fee of $18,000 will be paid to the artist or artist collective for each of the two sculptures. An additional supplies fee of $2,000 is also available for each sculpture.

When: These kinetic sculptures will be part of a travelling exhibition, The Mind, which will open at the Ontario Science Centre (accessible venue) in August 2019 for 6 months and then travel across North America for approximately five years.

Where: Travelling international exhibition starting at the Ontario Science Centre.

Who can apply: This call is open to artists, makers, artist collectives, and innovative entrepreneurs and groups/collectives.

Deadline to apply: January 7, 2019

How to apply: Submit application by email to Rich.Vieira@osc.on.ca or send by courier to the Ontario Science Centre.

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What: The Salt Spring National Art Prize is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art. Approximately 50 finalists will be selected from across Canada to participate in the Finalists’ Exhibition on Salt Spring Island. Finalists may be selected to win one of nine awards, totalling $40,000. All finalists will be featured with their entries in a professional exhibition catalogue. All finalists’ works will be available for purchase during the exhibition.

When: Exhibition September 21 through October 21, 2019. The Gala Awards Night will be on October 19, 2019.

Where: Salt Spring Island

Who can apply: Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are eighteen years of age and older as of January 1, 2018 are invited to submit their two- and three-dimensional work for consideration. 

Deadline to apply: Online Submissions open Jan 10 - May 31, 2019

How to apply: Applications are submitted online here. They will be accepting applications starting on January 10, 2019.

Calls for Artists! Exhibitions, Residencies, Grant Programs and Professional Development Opportunities for you to apply to!

The John Willard Fibre Arts Residency at the Art Gallery of Burlington - Deadline December 15

John Willard (1939-2014) in front of one of his quilts, 2014

To celebrate the remarkable life of quilt maker, fibre artist, and community leader John Willard and to continue his legacy as a fibre art teacher, the John Willard Fibre Arts Residency Fund will enable artists access to one of the AGB resident fibre studios to develop a body of work for a solo exhibition. This exhibition will benefit from a small brochure including curatorial text, and will be presented in the RBC Gallery at the Art Gallery of Burlington.

The residency will provide a $2000 honorarium, a solo curated exhibition with publication, 10 days in one of the fibre studios (dates to be confirmed), as well as curatorial mentoring in person to the successful candidate from the beginning of the residency to the opening of the exhibition and potential invitation to teach in our hands-on program or a specific workshop.

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Trinity Square Video call for video art - Deadline December 15, 2017

Trinity Square Video is proud to announce the sixth annual juried student video screening event, Video Fever.

If you are or have been an undergraduate student at a Toronto or surrounding area post-secondary institution (as far out as London and Kingston) in 2018 and you make videos, you qualify. Submissions must be single channel videos under 10 minutes in length and will be selected for screening by the Video Fever jury. Videos will be judged solely according to their artistic merit: we are looking for works that offer conceptual and formal innovations in their investigation into video as a critical medium. This is a professional, juried screening and all chosen artists will receive a screening fee and a free one-year membership to Trinity Square Video.

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Toronto Employment & Social Services 'Art Connections' Professional Development Program - Deadline ASAP

Beginning January 2018, attend professional development workshops, connect with industry experts within the arts sector and participate in art exhibitions Learn about funding sources, The program includes information on grant writing, professional associations, creating online portfolios and more.

Art Connections candidates must:
• be foreign-trained professional visual artists
• wish to pursue a creative career in Canada
• be able to communicate in English, and
• commit to a series of group meetings/workshops over a period of two months

Call Aleksandra Molnar: 416-392-2869 for further information.

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Fogo Island Arts Residency Program - Deadline December 21, 2017

Fogo Island Arts residencies provide opportunities for artists to live and work on Fogo Island for one to two months. Artists-in-residence are provided with a studio, accommodation in a traditional Newfoundland home, a vehicle for on-island use, and a weekly stipend to offset the costs of materials and day-to-day living expenses. Most travel expenses are covered. Artists-in-residence must give one public presentation, performance, workshop, or similar event during their residency.

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Glenfiddich Call to Canadian Artists for the Coveted 2018 Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Prize - Deadline January 25, 2018

This is an Open Call to Artists currently living and working in Canada to enter the internationally renowned competition for the prestigious 2018 Glenfiddich® Artists in Residence Prize. The three-month summer residency is valued at over $20,000 CDN per artist. Now in its 17th year, the program covers the cost of travel, living expenses and materials throughout the residency.

The Canadian winner will be one of eight artists worldwide to be awarded the coveted prize to live and work at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. While living in crofts (traditional small Scottish farm houses), artists are encouraged to take inspiration from the unique setting in the beautiful Scottish Highlands. The experience provides an opportunity unlike any other for artists to work in an international community, share in a dialogue with other artists and foster cross-disciplinary ideas.

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ArtReach 2018 Granting Program for Youth Art Projects in Toronto - Deadline February 1, 2018

ArtReach is a funding program designed to support youth arts initiatives in Toronto that foster youth engagement and provide high quality arts opportunities. $300,000 in grants are available to support youth arts projects, thanks to our amazing partnership with the Toronto Arts Council.

ArtReach aims to support meaningful engagement of Toronto youth (13-29), who have experienced and/or are experiencing exclusion from active participation in quality arts opportunities.

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Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - Deadline March 6, 2018

Visual artists and makers in craft & design are invited to apply for the 57th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition at Nathan Phillip’s Square on July 6 - 8, 2018! A perfect chance to showcase your work to over 115,000 art lovers and buyers at Canada’s largest contemporary outdoor art fair.

FORGE Workshop: Grant Writing 101 with the Ontario Arts Council

FORGE IS BACK!

FORGE: Grant Writing 101 with the Ontario Arts Council 

September 2, 6:30pm
Ontario Arts Council- 151 Bloor Street West, 5th Floor Toronto, ON

FREE


Writing grants is a significant part of many artist's careers- so let's how to do it properly! This interactive workshop will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting grant proposals to different governing bodies

As a major funder themselves, the Ontario Arts Council provide clear examples of the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from creating your budget to organizing your support material and work plan.

Afterwards, participants will form a 'mock jury' and look at real examples of successful (and unsuccessful) grant applications. Join us and learn how to get grants from the people that give them at their own office!

Bio:

Janice Lambrakos is Information Services Coordinator with the Ontario Arts Council.
Janice Lambrakos takes pride in having worked for the Ontario Arts Council for the past 25 years. She has provided administrative support in a number of program offices, including Community Arts, Film, Photography and Video (now Media Arts), and Literature, giving her an in-depth knowledge of many of the OAC’s granting programs. In 2000 Janice was promoted to Information Services Coordinator within OAC’s Outreach and Development section. This role has taken her to communities throughout Ontario, where she conducts information and grant application-writing sessions with individual artists. She also maintains relationships with other funders and business enterprise centres. Janice very much enjoys helping artists and arts organizations access OAC programs to support their activities. She is also a member of the OAC’s Disability Arts Committee.

ART REACH GRANTS

Facebook Twitter Website Email Instagram   NEW GRANT DEADLINE JUNE 19TH, 2015   ArtReach is distributing $270,000 in the form of grants to youth arts projects in Toronto. If this sounds like something that could support your work, or the work of someone you know, we want to hear from you! Request an application by June 15th! Please help us get these funds to the young people who can make the biggest impact by sharing this opportunity with those in your community, or contact us now to get started on an application. We want to hear from young people running projects in Toronto that:  Increase access to quality arts opportunities that encourage creative expression and involve meaningful engagement of youth (ages 13 – 29) in Toronto Promote social inclusion and provide opportunities for youth to develop leadership skills, capacity and opportunities within their communities and the initiatives they lead Provide opportunities for youth to benefit from both the intrinsic (e.g. enjoyment, creative expression) and instrumental value (e.g. community engagement, skills development, social change) of the arts Involve youth in project development, implementation and evaluation Involve artist(s) with relevant experience and reach into participating communities Available funding includes: $5,000: Pilot Projects (funds to try out a new idea, or a smaller-scale or first-time project) $10,000: One Phase Projects $15,000: Two Phase Projects (Available to previous ArtReach grant recipients) SEE GUIDELINES HERE   Once you've read them over, contact Paulina O'Kieffe, Director/Grants Manager at grants@artreach.org to get an application.   This funding is available thanks to ArtReach Toronto's partnership with the Toronto Arts Council. For more info, click here GRANT WRITING SUPPORTS If you've never written a grant before (or if you have, but weren't successful in getting the grant you applied for) have a look at our resources. We have grant writing 101 workshops, a toolkit and a  video to help you put together a strong application. If you are planning on applying for the upcoming deadline register here for the next workshop: May 28th Grant Writing 101 (highly recommended for applicants to the June 19th deadline)  **ArtReach is committed to increasing accessibility and breaking down barriers to accessing funds. If you would like us present to youth in your community, please email us.**    NOT SURE IF YOUR PROJECT IS A FIT? Have a look at some previously funded projects to to get a sense of what we fund.   Fright Film School Fright Film School will give 25 low income Hispanic youth in the West end of Toronto (Dufferin – Kipling) the chance to make a series of short horror films. Over the course of 4 months, participants will learn film, Super 8 film, digital video, writing, drawing (story boards), sound and music, and produce films to be screened at the Revue Cinema. Toronto Emerging ARTivists - Enviro ARTivism Installations  The Toronto Emerging ARTivists will install 3 eco-art installations within Thorncliffe/Flemingdon Park. Our proposed projects include: a series of pop-bottle planter and stencilled moss art installations as well as an environmentally themed mural. Say Word Media - Say Word Magazine Issue 5 This project would bring together five to six alumni of the Say Word program, to facilitate media arts workshops/programming to young people interested in journalism, creative writing, photography and graphic design in Scarborough's underserved neighbourhoods who face multiple barriers, to create another issue of the Say Word Magazine, to be distributed as Scarborough's only for-youth, by-youth magazine for the community.   Baby Steps Parenting (BSP) – Turn The Page Turn The Page program is a 15 week interactive storytelling workshops for young mothers and their children in the Lawrence Heights neighborhood. Participants will create a storybook for their child that will be published in a collective of short children stories. Final event will be a small intimate event inviting friends and family to read their section of the book. Bay Mills Youth Centre– Access Art Access Art is a media arts program where groups of youth from each of Chester Le, Malvern, Galloway/Danzig, Bay Mills Blvd. will be provided with mentorship and skill building opportunities to direct a short film highlighting artists from their communities. Power To Girls Foundation - Untold Stories Through My Lens The Untold Stories-Through My Lens program is a 12-week creative self-expression program for girls between the ages of 14-20 using photography and story telling. This program is designed to provide girls in the Rexdale community with a supportive space to share their thoughts and emotions in a fun and imaginative way.

Got something to post? The ArtReach mailer/Post-It forwards information related to events, workshops, funding, job postings, youth arts programs, and calls for submissions, from and for the youth arts community in Toronto. Mailers go out bi-weekly on Fridays. Submissions must be received by noon on the Wednesday before, and must be TEXT ONLY. Send your info to post-it@artreachtoronto.ca Copyright © *2014* *ArtReach Toronto*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 401 Richmond St. W, Suite 350 Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

FORGE Workshop Series: OAC GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP 2!

Limited space! RSVP: forgeworkshops@gmail.com or https://www.uniiverse.com/grantworkshop

You want to know how to get grants. The funders want to show you how to get their grants. It's a match made in heaven. 

Join us Wednesday, June 11 at 6:30pm for our latest Forge Workshop: OAC Grant Writing Workshop 2

The Ontario Arts Council will guide us through the application process and build on last winter's presentation with even more do's and don'ts as you review real applications like jurors and discuss where people go wrong in grant writing.

Hope you can join us- bring your friends!

FREE!

Location:
Ontario Arts Council, 151 Bloor St. West, 6^th Floor, Toronto

www.akincollective.com

Ontario Arts Council Grant Writing Workshop @ Akin Collective

Address: 87 Wade Ave. #302

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DEADLINE! TORONTO ARTS COUNCIL: 2013 GRANTS TO VISUAL ARTISTS

Ahhhh! October 1st deadline for TAC Grants for Visual Artists is fast approaching!

Be sure you to get your application in, we're rooting for you.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY