ARTicipate: LaLande + Doyle Grant Exhibition Space Grant
The ARTicipate LaLande + Doyle Exhibition Space Grant supports public presentation and exhibition by visual artists and visual arts groups within the Shenkman Arts Centre’s LaLande + Doyle Exhibition Space. This may include individual, collaborative, or group exhibitions. Applicants can apply for up to $2,800 in funding to support their exhibition.
Offered by Arts Ottawa
Amount
Up to $2,800 in funding per exhibition project; four projects will be selected in this funding stream
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
Lead applicants must be based in the Ottawa/Gatineau Region, including PikwĂ kanagĂ n and Kitigan Zibi First Nations, and have a mandate to present arts programming or have an arts practice.
APPLICANTS MUST BE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- An incorporated, not-for-profit arts organization
- A non-incorporated arts collective (a group of two or more artists who are active in their discipline)
- An individual artist
We welcome collaborative projects, involving more than one artist, arts organization or collective. Only one application is required for collaborative projects submitted by the lead applicant. Collaborators are not required to be based in the Ottawa/Gatineau region if the lead applicant is a local artist. If the application is successful, the lead applicant will be responsible for the grant, budgeting, fulfillment, and reporting requirements.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS
- Presentation and exhibition of 2D visual artistic work in the Shenkman Arts Centre’s LaLande + Doyle Exhibition Space by local artists and arts organizations based in the Ottawa Region. Please note: Artwork is to be hung on a track system or placed on the wall in the Exhibition Space. Free-standing work that cannot be wall-mounted or hung on a track system is ineligible for this granting stream.
- Projects must take place between the provided dates
About the funding
Applicants can apply for up to $2,800 in funding to support their exhibition. Four projects will be selected for in this funding stream.
Grant recipients will have their projects insurance costs covered by Arts Ottawa and need not include this in their budget.
RELEASE OF FUNDS
Successful applicants will be notified by email. The grant recipient will work with Shenkman Arts Centre staff for final confirmation of booking dates within the facility. Funding will be released upon signing Booking and Grant contracts with the Shenkman Arts Centre and Arts Ottawa, and attendance of a mandatory ARTicipate Project Grant orientation session.
Only expenses directly related to the project are eligible.  A full list of eligible expenses can be found in the FAQ and budget section of the application form.
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