OAC | Career Catalyst: Project Grants for New Generation Artists

The Ontario Arts Council is committed to supporting the next generation of artists, whose ideas and innovations are the future of the arts. We recognize that many young artists today face barriers to gaining experience as professional artists and securing support for their work in competitive and established arts environments. 

This program funds New Generation artists (ages 18-30) in the province who are at a crucial career stage to further their practice during a period of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The program may also provide a first point of entry for artists new to OAC grant programs who have so far had limited access to public arts funding. 

This is a temporary one-time program to further the development of Ontario artists 18-30 years of age. The program supports individual artists in the early stage of their professional practice to encourage growth and build momentum as they recover from pandemic-related career challenges. @@Note: This program does not support creation, production, presentation / dissemination or school- and community-based arts engagement activities. 

What does this program support?

• Activities that support New Generation artists to develop and build career momentum during the recovery of Ontario’s cultural industries.

Priorities

The program’s priorities are to support:

• projects that reflect the range of artistic practices supported by OAC
• artists who, in addition to being New Generation artists, are from OAC priority groups:
  • artists of colour
  • Deaf artists and artists with disabilities
  • Francophone artists
  • Indigenous artists
  • artists living in regions outside Toronto

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