Deaf and Disability Arts: Materials for Visual Artists
The program supports Ontario-based professional Deaf artists and artists with disabilities working in visual art or craft practices to purchase materials.
Offered by Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
Amount
Deaf and Disability Arts: Materials for Visual Artists: $500 (partial grants are not awarded; applicants must have at least $500 of eligible expenses)
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Who can apply
Deaf artists or artists with disabilities, working in visual arts or craft practices including basketry, beading, carving, digital media, drawing, glass, jewelry, leather work, metal work, mixed media, installation, painting, photography, printmaking, pottery, sculpture, textile/fibre art, traditional/customary Indigenous arts, woodworking
Read the Guide to OAC Project Programs for more on eligibility information.
The activity for which you are requesting funding:
- cannot start before the deadline
- cannot finish before you receive your grant results
- must be completed no more than two years after you receive the grant results
Not eligible:
Ineligible applicants
undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time at an educational institution
About the funding
Deaf and Disability Arts: Materials for Visual Artists: $500
Important
: Partial grants are not awarded. Applicants must have at least $500 of eligible expenses.
- materials and supplies including: beads, brushes, canvas, clay, fabric, inks, metals, paint, paper, pencils, pens, photographic printing, stone, thread, wood, software, other art materials
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- small tools (e.g. carving tools, scissors, accessibility tools)
- small-scale equipment, software, electronics and similar materials required to carry out the project
- shipping and delivery costs
- childcare and other dependant care fees enabling individuals to take part in the project (this does not include regular, ongoing expenses)
- expenses related to making the project accessible to audience members and project participants (other than the applicant) who are Deaf or have a disability
- Note: Applicants to this program who identify as Deaf or as having a disability may apply for supplementary funds for their own accessibility expenses through Accessibility Fund: Project Support.
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