Northern Arts Projects

Overview of the Northern Arts Projects program:

The Northern Arts Projects is a funding opportunity by the Ontario Arts Council which aims to support the creation, production and presentation of artwork; professional development; and community-engaged arts initiatives that benefit communities in northern Ontario. This program has four categories and this includes: 1. New works: to help cover the costs of creation and production of new works in all artistic disciplines 2. Presentation: to help cover the costs of presenting artistic work 3. Skills/Career development: for artists to undertake skills and career development projects and for groups presenting projects that will benefit northern Ontario artists 4. Working with community: to help cover the costs of community-engaged arts projects

Benefits of the Northern Arts Projects program:

• Each subcategory in this program has a corresponding grant amount particularly:
• New Works: maximum $15,000
• Presentation: maximum $15,000
• Skills/Career Development: maximum $15,000
• Working with Community: maximum $15,000

Eligibility criteria of the Northern Arts Projects program:

• To qualify for this program, the following guidelines must be met:
• Professional artists who reside in northern Ontario, for at least one year prior to submitting an application, and continue to live for at least eight months each year in northern Ontario
• Not-for-profit organizations with a head office in northern Ontario
• Non-arts organizations must demonstrate appropriate arts expertise and directly involve arts professionals as paid artists or advisory committee members
• Canadian-controlled professional arts and literary book and magazine publishers with a head office in northern Ontario, including Canadian-owned for-profit publishers
• Ad hoc groups and collectives based in northern Ontario, and are made up of at least 50 per cent professional artists and/or arts professionals who reside in northern Ontario and continue to live for at least eight months each year in northern Ontario
• Northern Ontario-based First Nations and schools run by First Nations or Indigenous Education Authorities