Media Arts Organizations: Operating

Overview of the Media Arts Organizations: Operating program:

The Media Arts Organizations: Operating program aims to support the ongoing operations of not-for-profit, professional media arts organizations in Ontario. This is a funding opportunity by the Ontario Arts Council and the program’s priority is to support organizations that demonstrate a consistent commitment to Ontario’s professional media artists, the media arts infrastructure and their role in the region.

Benefits of the Media Arts Organizations: Operating program:

• The programs priority is to support organizations that demonstrate a consistent commitment to Ontarios professional media artists, the media arts infrastructure and their role in the region.

Eligibility criteria of the Media Arts Organizations: Operating program:

• To qualify for this program, the following guidelines must be followed:
• Ontario-based, not-for-profit corporations, or national not-for-profit corporations with the head office in Ontario
• Organizations must have:
  • At least $75,000 in total revenues for the last fiscal year, and in projected revenues for the current and requested years (for applicants not currently receiving funding from this program)
  • At least two years of sustained, regular, ongoing programming, as of the application date.
  • A range of revenue sources
  • An active board of directors/governing body
• Organizations must pay appropriate professional fees to artists. See current recommended fee schedules established by Canadian Artists Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) and by the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA). Artists travel and accommodation costs and per diems are not considered substitutes for artists fees to present/exhibit their work.