Ontario Arts Council: Craft Projects -- Individuals

Deadline: October 15, 2009 (POSTMARK) & (Hand Delivery)

Craft Projects: Individuals
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto ON

Sector(s) Aboriginal Arts, Franco-Ontarian Arts, Visual and Media Arts & Crafts

Program for: Individuals

Purpose: The Craft Projects: Individuals program provides grants up to $15,000 to craft artists towards creative development or professional development projects. The program supports contemporary and traditional craft practice, and functional and non-functional works.

Eligibility: This program is open to Ontario-based professional craft artists at all stages in their careers. If you have completed a post-secondary course of study in craft, you must have spent a minimum of one year working at your art following your education.

The program provides assistance to craft artists at all stages in their careers, and supports contemporary and traditional craft-based practice and functional and nonfunctional works. This includes Aboriginal artists working in craft media in
contemporary or traditional ways.

Grants support artists working in a wide range of craft media. This range includes, but is not limited to:
♞ beadwork
♘ book arts, e.g. book binding; paper-making
♞ clay/ceramics, e.g. pottery, sculptural work
♘ fibre, e.g. appliqué, basketry, embroidery, felting, knitting, needlework, quill work, quilting, sculptural textiles or fibre,surface design/printing, tamarack, tufting, weaving
♞ furniture
♘ glass, e.g. architectural, stained, hot glass
♞ jewellery
♘ leather work
♞ metal work
♘ musical instruments, drums
♞ turned wood, wood carving

Program Guidelines and Application Form:

Project Grant Basics (print version)

Program Guidelines (print version)

Application (form-fillable Word)
Application (print version)

Budget (form-fillable Excel)
Budget (print version)

For more information, please contact Lisa Wöhrle, Associate Visual and Media Arts Officer 416-969-7419, toll free 1-800-387-0058 ext. 7419, lwohrle@arts.on.ca, or Kadija de Paula, Program Assistant, ext. 7455 or kdepaula@arts.on.ca.

Services in French are available by contacting Lia Kyranis, Program Assistant, ext. 7461 or lkyranis@arts.on.ca.

Visit website for more details: http://www.arts.on.ca/Page27.aspx

CRAFT PROJECTS: INDIVIDUALS
Ontario Arts Council
151 Bloor Street West, Fifth Floor
Toronto ON M5S 1T6