Media Artists Creation Projects

Overview of the Media Artists Creation Projects program:

The program supports individual professional Ontario-based media artists/directors working with film, video, audio, digital, new media, video and electronic games, and virtual reality as independent artist-controlled art forms in the production and post-production phases of their projects. The program has two categories: Emerging Artist: You have completed at least one independent media work and are not currently enrolled in a formal media arts education program. Mid-Career & Established Artist: You have completed at least two previous media works independently. Mid-Career artists have a history of independent media arts practice of at least 5 years. Established artists have a history of independent media arts practice of at least 15 years.

Benefits of the Media Artists Creation Projects program:

• The programs priorities are to support:
  • Projects that are innovative in content, point of view, form, style, technique or process
  • Projects that further the applicant's development as an artist
• Grant amount(s)
• Emerging: $10,000 maximum
• Mid-Career & Established: $40,000 maximum

Eligibility criteria of the Media Artists Creation Projects program:

• Directors/principal media artists who:
  • Reside in Ontario
  • Have completed the requisite number of independent works for their applicant type (emerging, mid-career or established see Definitions)
  • Are taking their own initiative and making their own decisions about the work to be created
  • Work with or without a producer
  • Hold copyright over the proposed work: Contracts with producers or other funders must not require that the artist give up such control, even if they are arranged after confirmation of OAC support.