Deadline: 3 October 2024
Submissions are now open for Ontario Arts Council program to support the creation, exploration, development, production and presentation of French-language dramatic works in Ontario.
Priorities
- The program primarily supports:
- Projects that promote the development of a personal artistic approach or one specific to the organization or group.
- Projects that encourage the advancement and development of Francophone theatrical practice in Ontario.
Categories
- The program has three categories:
- Creation/Exploration: Projects involving artistic research, initial exploration or development of a dramatic concept or project; projects focusing on the early stages of the conception of a new play, including writing and creative workshops; and projects involving public presentations of this exploration. Projects in the Creation/Exploration category do not necessarily require a public presentation.
- Development: Projects that are at an advanced stage of development and approaching production. Projects in the Development category must include as part of the process some form of accessible presentation or workshop, either by invitation or open to the public.
- Production: Production projects that involve the preparation and presentation to an audience of a single theatrical production. The grant contributes to artistic, technical, administrative, production and marketing/promotion costs. Co-productions are eligible, but applicants must include the co-production agreement or letter of agreement.
Funding Information
- Creation/Exploration: maximum $5,000
- Development maximum: $15,000
- Production maximum: $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Professional theatre artists who reside in Ontario.
- Ad hoc groups and non-profit theatre collectives composed of professional theatre artists and of which at least 50% of the members reside in Ontario.
- Not-for-profit organizations headquartered in Ontario that produce professional theatre.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Colleges, universities and municipalities.
- Organizations that receive:
- Or an operating grant from one of the French-speaking arts programs, namely:
- Visual arts, media arts and crafts: French-speaking self-managed artist organizations and centers operation
- French-language broadcasting how it works
- French edition operation
- French-speaking arts service organizations operation
- French-speaking theatre operation
- Or any other operating grant that does not have a mandate to serve one or more priority groups of the CAO.
- Or an operating grant from one of the French-speaking arts programs, namely:
For more information, visit Ontario Arts Council.
