Transcript Grants to Northern Artists Online

Grants to Northern Artists
Online Information Session
June 2010
Welcome!
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possible.
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Agenda / Topics Covered
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Introductions
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About the OAC
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Northern Arts program
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Types of projects funded
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Size of grants available
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Eligibility (i.e. who can apply)
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What to submit in the application
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Support material
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The jury process, and how grant decisions are made
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Grant writing tips
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Q&A
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To create this canoe, Marcel Labelle
harvested birch bark, spruce roots,
cedar and spruce gum in Mattawa
and carried out its assembly at Roots
4 Peace in Ohsweken at Six Nations.
The canoe is named Mino Dodem
(meaning "Good Spirit“).
About the Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
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The OAC has been in existence for over 40 years.
Arm’s-length agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and
Culture.
In 2009-2010, the Ontario Arts Council funded 1,697 individual
artists and 1,013 organizations in 236 communities across
Ontario for a total of $51.8 million.
Offers 57 programs for individuals and organizations.
What does OAC fund?
We fund the arts in many
forms!
Annual operating
support for
organizations
Project funding for
individuals, groups,
and organizations
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Damien Robitaille (at right), at the Festival Boréal
2008.
What is a Project?
Projects…
Have a clear beginning
and end
Have an outcome, i.e.
something you create,
present or do
Involve one or more
professional artists
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The sky is the limit to
what you can do…
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Create a series of
paintings; write a novel;
compose music…
Present a festival, a play,
a concert…
Teach your art form to
others…
Engage a community in
an arts activity…
Study with a mentor
artist…
About OAC Grants
OAC provides grants in three (3) ways:
By Artistic Discipline
For example: Visual arts, media arts, crafts, dance,
literature, music, theatre, multidisciplinary arts…
By Activity
For example: Arts education, community arts, professional
development, organizational development, touring,
residencies…
By Designated Programs
Aboriginal arts, francophone arts, Northern arts.
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Who Can Apply to OAC? Professional Artists.
You are a recognized, practicing
artist
You have completed basic
training (formal or informal) in
your field(s)
You spend a significant amount
of time practicing your work
You seek payment for your
work
You are a Canadian citizen or
permanent resident, or have an
application pending for
permanent resident status that
can be verified
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Thunder Bay Art Gallery exhibition of pieces by
basket weaver Sharon Breckenridge 2010.
About the Northern Arts Program at OAC
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For individuals, collectives,
ad-hoc groups and notfor-profit arts
organizations
Two deadlines per year:
currently July 1st and
February 1st (check OAC
website for details)
Visit Northern Arts online:
http://www.arts.on.ca/Page1528.aspx
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Application Categories
Publications,
Presentations,
Exhibitions
and Festivals
New
Works
Northern
Arts
Professional
Development
Collaborations
and
Arts Services
The next four
slides contain
details about
these categories…
Program application and guidelines:
http://www.arts.on.ca/Page1528.aspx
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New Works
Definition
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Creation and production
of new work
For individual artists,
arts organizations, ad-hoc
groups and collectives
Multidisciplinary
All emerging, mid-career
and established artists
working in all art forms
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A few examples
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A series of paintings, sculptures
or drawings
Composing and/or recording
music
Writing a play, screenplay, short
story collection or novel
Putting on a play, or creating
one as an ensemble
Producing a film
Craft and jewellery
Dance creation
Publications, Presentations, Exhibitions and Festivals
Definition
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Projects where the
primary purpose is the
presentation, promotion
and distribution of
Northern arts and artists
All projects must take
place in the North
Not-for-profit arts
organizations, collectives
and ad-hoc groups
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A few examples
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An exhibition of visual artists
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Music festivals
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Literary festivals
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Arts publications
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Theatre presentation
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Single and series presentation
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Audience development
Professional Development
Definition
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This covers the costs for
Northern artists to
participate in artistic
professional development
opportunities
The travel must be within
Ontario
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A few examples
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Mentoring with a
professional artist or
company (dance, theatre,
etc.)
Participating in a
conference, workshop,
seminar, exhibition, festival,
etc.
Collaborations and Arts Services
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This category funds
projects that bring
together Northern artists
through conferences,
workshops and seminars
or projects that will
benefit Northern artists in
their artistic career
development
A few examples
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Professional development
seminars for Northern
artists
Cross-cultural artistic
collaborations
Artist residencies
Community arts projects
Arts education projects
Size of Grants Available / “How Much Can I Apply For?”
The maximum grant is $15,000.
What can be covered?
Depending on your project…
Living expenses
Artists fees
Materials costs
Travel costs
Research and development costs
Production costs
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What cannot be covered?
Capital expenses, renovations
Equipment purchases
Ongoing salaries, office rent
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… etc…
Northern Arts: Eligibility (1)
Requirements for applicants to Northern Arts that are
individuals, collectives and ad-hoc groups:
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Individuals or members of collectives or groups must have
lived in one of the three Northern regions in Ontario for at
least one year before the application is made, AND live in
Northern Ontario for at least eight months of the year.
At least 50% of the members of the collective or group must
be located in Northern Ontario
Ad-hoc groups, collectives or unincorporated organizations
must operate on a not-for-profit basis and be mainly
composed of professional artists or arts professionals
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Northern Arts: Eligibility (2)
Requirements for applicants to Northern Arts that are
organizations:
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Must have a head office
located within Northern
Ontario
Must be a not-for-profit
arts organization
Photo from the Ice Follies in North Bay, Feb. 2008.
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Ineligible Activities
The following are NOT ELIGIBLE for project funding:
Events/activities that take place before the deadline date
Events/activities that have been completed before the results of the
competition have been announced
Fundraising activities, competitions and contests
Capital expenses, equipment purchases, salaries, etc.
Business ventures
Colleges, universities and municipalities
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What’s in a Northern Arts Application
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Application form
Project Description
Answer the questions in the category for which you’re applying
Resumes or bios of all artists involved
Letters of agreement and/or confirmation of participation (if
applicable)
Letters of reference
Optional but highly recommended!
Artist support material
Budget
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Who Makes the Decisions?
The jury process…
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OAC grants are peer assessed
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Juries are made up of arts professionals
just like you, chosen by OAC officers
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Jurors review your application and
support material
A range of artistic disciplines
They meet and discuss all the
Geographic diversity
applications in the presence of the
Cultural diversity
program officer
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People on juries represent…
The jury will decide who gets a grant
based on the criteria below and the
budget of the program
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How Does it All Work?
Application Evaluation in a Nutshell
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Artistic Merit
Impact
Viability
• Based on text of
application,
experience, etc.
• Support
materials
• Vision
• Impact on
Northern
communities,
artists or arts
• Impact on
audiences
• Artistic/career
development
• Budgets
• Plans
• How well the
project has
been thought
out
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Support material is anything that
shows us what you do as an artist.
You can send us your work on CD, DVD, on
paper or VHS. We don’t accept slides.
Call us if you have questions!
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Support Material / Individuals
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Dance artists… video or images of you
dancing, your choreography, etc., or
programs from works you’ve been in or
created…
Musicians… songs you’ve recorded,
lyrics you’ve written, programs from
concerts you’ve been in…
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Multidisciplinary artists… video, images,
or sound recordings of work you’ve
created or been involved with…
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Writers… samples of your writing, books
you’ve written, short stories, poems,
reviews of your writing by others…
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Theatre artists… video or images of you
acting, directing, etc., or programs from
plays you’ve been in or created, script
you’ve written…
Arts educators… examples of your work
as an artist AND “learner support
material” – examples of work that others
have created in your workshops, that
show what they have learned from you…
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Community artists… examples of your
work you’ve created before with
communities or groups of non-artists.
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Visual Artists… images of your
paintings, sculptures, craft, jewelry,
etc…
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Support Material / Groups and Organizations
If you are proposing a project that involves many
artists, you need to send support material for all the
artists involved, or at least four. For example:
Music festivals…
Send songs from the musicians who will play at the festival.
Literary festivals…
Send writing samples from the authors who will read at the festival.
Exhibitions…
Send pictures of work of artists who will be part of the exhibition.
Collective creations…
Send support material to show the work of the artists involved
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Your application form (found at
arts.on.ca) is “fillable.” You can fill
it out on your computer, save it
and work on it later.
Call your Northern consultant or
program officer well before the
deadline.
Get as many people as possible to
read your grant before submitting.
Ask the consultant or officer if they
look at drafts of applications.
Spell chcek!
Don’t underestimate support
material.
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Image from Sioux Lookout Creative
Arts Circle
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Find out if anyone has applied to
the funder/program before – ask
them to be your mentor.
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Be detailed but concise. Don’t
repeat. Stay within the page limits!
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Write with the passion you have for
the project, and edit with
objectivity.
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When working on a budget, start
with expenses.
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Give yourself lots of time to develop
your project and to fill out the
application.
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Questions?
If your question hasn’t been answered today, please do call us or send us an email. We’d be
happy to speak with you more about your project ideas, to answer any questions you have about
whether your project is eligible, and tell you how to apply.
Gouled Hassan
Northeastern Consultant
(Sudbury)
[email protected]
1-877-265-8842
705-673-5812
Marilyn McIntosh
Northwestern and Far North Consultant
(Thunder Bay)
[email protected]
1-866-391-2221
807-622-4279
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Christina Akrong
Northern Arts Program Officer
[email protected]
1-800-387-0058, ext. 5075
Bushra Junaid
Outreach and Development Manager
[email protected]
1-800-387-0058, ext. 7407
Janice Lambrakos
Information Services Coordinator
[email protected]
1-800-387-0058, ext. 7407
Thank you for participating!
We look forward to hearing from you.
Artistic Director Stephanie
Martin conducting at a dress
rehearsal for Pax Christi
Chorale’s first performance
of J. S. Bach’s Mass in B
minor.
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