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1-800-387-0058
www.arts.on.ca

• Services in English and French

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OAC in existence for 40

• Arms length agency of the Ministry of Culture
• In past fiscal year (2008-09) funded 1,443
  individuals and 1,006 organizations in 200
  communities
• More than 50 programs for individuals and
  organizations

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Ontario Arts Council Strategic Plan
2008-2013Connections and Creativity A Vision
for the Arts and People of Ontario

• We envision an Ontario where
• The lives, careers and work of individual artists
  flourish.
• Arts organizations are creative, viable and
  healthy.
• The creativity, innovation and excellence of
  Ontarios artists and arts organizations, in all
  their diversity, are seen and acclaimed locally ,
  nationally and internationally.
• Aboriginal, francophone, culturally diverse,
  new-generation and regional artists and arts
  organizations are recognized for the value they
  provide to all of Ontarios people, cultures and
  creative sectors.
• People of all ages and in all regions actively
  engage and participate in the arts.

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Strategic Plan Themes

• Build Connections
• Increase Investment and Support
• Improve Outreach and Access

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1. Build Connections

• Seek partnerships between the arts and other
  sectors including education, social services,
  health, tourism and business.
• Build stronger relationships with communities,
  municipalities, and provincial and federal
  governments to leverage support for Ontario
  artists and arts organizations.

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Build Connections

• Build relationships with Aboriginal band and
  tribal councils, agencies, elders and community
  leaders to increase the support, viability and
  recognition of Aboriginal artists and
  organizations.
• Support artists and arts organizations to build
  actively engaged audiences who reflect Ontarios
  changing generational and cultural demographics.

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Build Connections

• Work with partners, including arts service
  organizations, to improve services to artists and
  arts organizations.
• Share research to advocate for the value of the
  arts in peoples lives.

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2. Increase Investment and Support

• Increase investment in arts education in schools
  and communities through artists residencies,
  youth arts and other initiatives.
• Increase investment in provincial, national and
  international touring, dissemination, residencies
  and other opportunities.
• Increase support to individual artists through
  funding, services and professional development.

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Increase Investment and Support

• Increase support to arts organizations through
  funding, serivces and organizational development.
• Increase support to emerging and new generations
  of artists and arts organizations.

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3. Improve Outreach and Access

• Develop a province-wide outreach plan for artists
  and arts organizations to improve access to OAC
  programs, resources and services.
• Support local, regional and rural arts activities
  through programs and partnerships.
• Make the application process more user-friendly.
• Increase funding to Aboriginal, francophone,
  culturally diverse and regional artists and arts
  organizations.

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Eligibility

• Individual Applicant must be a Professional
  Artist
• Someone who has developed skills through training
  and/or practice, and
• is recognized as such by artists working in the
  same artistic tradition, and
• has a history of public presentation or
  publication, and
• seeks payment for her or his work and
• actively practises his or her art. Short breaks
  in artistic work history are allowed.

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Eligibility

• Organizational Applicants
• Must be actively producing or helping bring the
  work of professional Ontario artists to
  communities.
• May apply for grants to present and/or produce
  specific projects, to tour activity, or for
  annual activity.
• Organizations requesting operating funding must
  be incorporated, not-for-profit and have been in
  existence for at least two years.

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OAC provides grants in 3 ways

• Artistic discipline (Theatre Dance Literature
  Music Craft Visual and Media Arts)

2. Activity (Arts Education Community Arts
Touring Residencies Compass)
3. Cultural practice (Aboriginal Arts and
Franco-Ontarian Arts)
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Theatre Programs

• 1. Theatre Organizations
• Theatre Projects
• Playwright Residency Program
• Theatre Creators Reserve (Applications accepted
  from September 2009 to February 2010)

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1. Theatre Organizations

• Deadlines - March 16, 2009 and November 2, 2009
  (Summer Theatres)
• Operating grants support operating expenses of
  professional theatre organizations.
• Grants are awarded to help organizations make or
  present high quality work for a wide range of
  audiences and participants.
• The Theatre Office also offers project grants. If
  you do not apply for an operating grant, you may
  apply for a project grant.

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2.Theatre Projects

• Deadlines Feb. 2, 2009 and Aug. 4, 2009
• Supports professional theatre exploration,
  creation, production and presentation regardless
  of language (except French) or theatrical
  tradition to encourage the advancement and
  development of the art of theatre practice.
• Also supports initiatives designed to benefit the
  larger theatre community.
• Higher priority is given to Canadian work.
• The program funds activities that contribute to
  arts education, public participation and
  community involvement in the arts in Ontario.

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Theatre Projects

• Types of grants in the program
• Development Phase One (Maximum grant 5,000)
• Development Phase Two (Maximum grant 15,000)
• Production (Maximum grant 20,000)
• Theatre Initiative (Maximum grant 15,000)

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3. Playwright Residency Program

• Deadline - April 1, 2009
• Supports professional playwright residencies at
  professional Ontario theatre companies for
  between 6 and 20 weeks.
• Primary objective is to give playwrights an
  opportunity to take advantage of the environment
  of the theatre while they create new work.
• Secondary objective is to provide an opportunity
  for playwrights to become familiar with
  technical, dramaturgical and other aspects of
  theatre production.
• Program funds residency weeks at 500 per week.
  Minimum grant for 6 weeks (3,000), and maximum
  for 20 weeks (10,000).

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4. Theatre Creators Reserve

• Deadline Applications accepted from September
  2009 to February 2010
• Supports professional theatre creators as well as
  informal collectives in creating new work.
• Aims to reflect the range of artistic practices
  in the theatre community and to support
  excellence, regional activity, cultural diversity
  and Aboriginal identity.
• Grants are based on the recommendation of an
  Ontario theatre company that has been designated
  as a third-party recommender by the OAC.
• Minimum amount you may apply for is 1,000
• Maximum amount you many apply for is 5,000.

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Elements of an application

• Artist statement
• Project description
• Budget
• Resumes/bios
• Support material
• Letters of reference/support
• Other written material

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Artist statement

• The why of the project
• Why are you compelled to do this project

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Project description

• Answers all the other questions what, who,
  when, where, how
• Timeline/schedule
• Elements
• Rationales for people, budget, marketing, etc.

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Budget

• Extremely important element of application
  assessment
• Include detailed breakdowns in supplementary
  budget material
• Include only cash in the budget
• Provide any rationales you can, especially past
  experience

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Resumes/bios

• Key element to assess
• Professionalism
• Quality of past work
• Ability to complete project

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Support Material

• Most important script sample
• Follow guidelines re length
• Choose a representative excerpt
• Make sure the photocopy can be read
• For musical theatre music CD required

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Support Material contd

• Only include audio-visual if relevant
• Physical, non-text based work
• Design elements, puppetry, etc.
• Photos can be as good as video
• Video -- length

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Other elements

• Letters
• Useful if specific
• Useful for emerging artists
• From professionals
• Reviews

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What happens to your application once it comes to
the OAC?
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OAC receives application
Application is sent to appropriate program
Officer reviews application
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Officer invites an assessment panel
Panel members read applications
Panel members meet to evaluate applications and,
where applicable, make funding decisions
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What decisions are based on
Artistic Merit Quality of work, based on
the Artistic Statement, resumes of the artists
involved, script sample, other support material,
project description
Impact Artistic development, audience and
community for whom it is intended, community
outreach and educational value,
marketing/audience development plans
Viability Budget, viability of the artistic
process and objectives, suitability of artists
involved, community outreach and education and
marketing and fundraising plans, range of
revenues (other sources of funding), timeline
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Tips for Better Grants

• Thoroughly read the application and guidelines.
• Call the Program Officer well before the deadline
  if you have questions.
• Tap into existing networks and find out if others
  have been funded through the program before. Ask
  for advice.
• Write with the passion you have for the project.
• Be detailed but concise. Dont repeat.
• Remember, youre talking to your peers.
• Spell check!
• When working on the budget, start with expenses.
  Plan A.
• Get others to read your grant before submitting.
  (Ask the Program Officer if they have time to
  look at a draft).
• Dont under-estimate the impact of support
  material.
• If you dont get the grant, get feedback for next
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When do I find out if I received the grant?

• You will be notified of results in writing
  approximately 4 months after the application
  deadline, whether you receive a grant or not.
• If you are successful a cheque will be enclosed
  (unless there are conditions).
• If you are successful you have to submit a final
  report.
• We do not give grant results by telephone or
  email, so please do not call us or email us for
  this information.
• The program officer can provide feedback.

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Other Programs

• Jets de Theatre
• Integrated Arts
• Multi-Arts Project
• Artists in the Community/Workplace
• Arts Education Projects
• Artist in Education
• Touring
• Aboriginal Arts Projects
• Access Career Development
• Chalmers AF PD
• Dance Initiatives/Popular Music
• Compass

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Questions
Pat Bradley Theatre Officer [phone] ext.
7433 pbradley_at_arts.on.ca