Creation and Development Grant

Who can apply

Lead applicants must be based in the Ottawa/Gatineau Region, including Pikwàkanagàn 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:

1. An incorporated, not-for-profit arts organization
2. A non-incorporated arts collective (a group of two or more artists who are active in their discipline)
3. 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 as long as 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.

PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO:

1. Projects from equity seeking artists and groups who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, Metis, Black, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQ+, immigrants, refugees, newcomers, Older Adults, People with Disabilities, Francophones, and Rural Residents
2. Successful proposals will demonstrate innovative and meaningful use of physical space at the Shenkman Arts Centre. We encourage applicants to explore bold and creative ways to engage with resources in the building.

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS may include, but are not limited to:

1. Rehearsals, choreography
2. Design and/or creation of new artistic works (painting/visual arts/literary)
3. Audio/film/multimedia production and project development
4. Research aligning with your artistic practice

Projects must take place at the Shenkman Arts Centre.

Not eligible:

INELIGIBLE PROJECTS INCLUDE

Projects that do not occur or use spaces within the Shenkman Arts Centre

Projects that do not take place during the specified date ranges

Projects that have previously received an ARTicipate grant (previous ARTicipate Grant recipients are eligible to apply for new projects, provided they meet eligibility criteria

For-profit, corporate ventures

Non-arts events and activities

Presentation of public-facing performances or events (see our Events + Performance grant stream

Projects that are part of the programming or operations of the Resident Arts Partners of the Shenkman Arts Centre

INELIGIBLE APPLICANTS INCLUDE

Artists and/or arts organizations whose reports for previous ARTicipate Grants are overdue or incomplete

Non-arts organizations (organizations whose primary mandate is not arts related

For-profit organizations and businesses

Political parties

Government bodies or crown corporations

Resident Art Partners at the Shenkman Arts Centre, including board and staff members of Arts Ottawa

Participating jurors or peer-assessors of the ARTicipate Grant Program