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Ontario Arts Council Project Grants (35+ programs)

Ontario Arts Council

Up to $60K

Maximum varies by program and applicant category, for example: Theatre Projects Creation $5,000 to Productions $20,000; Visual Arts Projects organizations $15,000; Craft Projects up to $15,000; Touring and Circulation Category 1 up to $30,000 and Category 2 up to $60,000; Chalmers Arts Fellowships $30,000 to $50,000

One-time grants for specific projects by Ontario artists, arts professionals, collectives and organizations, delivered through about 40 discipline and priority-group programs (theatre, dance, music, visual arts, media arts, literature, craft, Indigenous arts, Deaf and disability arts, touring and more). Each program sets its own maximum and deadlines.

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Who qualifies

Ontario-based individual artists, arts professionals, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations; each program has its own criteria.

Small businessNon-profitIndigenousIndividuals

Good to know

  • Funding: Individuals and organizations without OAC operating funding can receive up to three project grants per calendar year (operating grant recipients up to two), each for a different activity.
  • Notes: Amounts are per-program maximums read from the Touring, Theatre, Visual Arts and Craft pages and a scan of 40 OAC program pages; each program page has the full table. Deadline calendar is the OAC 2026 list.

Evidence from the official page

  • amount“Category 2 – Large-scale tour – Organizations: minimum $30,001, maximum $60,000” source ↗
  • amount“Productions: maximum $20,000” source ↗
  • amount“Galleries, artist-run centres and other not-for-profit arts organizations: maximum $15,000” source ↗
  • deadline“Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance)” source ↗
  • eligibility“Individuals, and organizations that do not receive OAC operating funding, are eligible to receive up to three project grants awarded from deadlines that fall within the same calendar year, provided each grant is for a different activity.” source ↗

Verified 2026-10-09 · Medium confidence. Always confirm on the official page before applying.