Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse
$30,000
Grant
Description:
The program funds the work of Ontario-based Indigenous curators and curators who are people of colour. It aims to increase the ability of Ontario public galleries, artist-run centres and other organizations to present projects by Indigenous curators and curators who are people of colour in contexts determined by the participants. The program supports relationship building between curators, galleries, and audiences. The program has two categories:
Curatorial projects by Indigenous curators
Curatorial projects by curators who are people of colour
Comments on Funding:
Curatorial projects by Indigenous curators: maximum $30,000
Curatorial projects by curators who are people of colour: maximum $30,000
October 7, 2025, 1 p.m. ET
Eligibility:
Applicants must be Ontario-based, professional, independent Indigenous curators and curators who are people of colour, partnering with an Ontario public art gallery, artist-run centre or other not-for-profit arts presenter. The curator must be an Ontario resident. Organizations must be not-for-profit and have a head office in Ontario.
Application Steps:
Applicants must complete and submit an application in Nova, OAC’s online grant application system. You will be able to do this approximately two months before the deadline.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. basic information about the project
2. answers to application questions
3. a project budget
4. artistic examples: images, videos, curator’s writing samples
5. support documents:
6. curator’s résumé
7. short artists’ bios
8. co-applicant organization’s board list
9. commitment letter from the gallery, artist-run centre, or not-for-profit arts presenter agreeing to exhibit the project on specified dates, to pay the curator fee at the rate and total proposed in the application budget, and ensure that artists fees are paid at or above CARFAC standards
10. curator’s commitment letter to undertake the project and to ensure that artists are paid CARFAC fees
11. mentor’s commitment letter, including estimated hours available to contribute to the project (if a mentor is involved)
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
