Indigenous Visual Artists’ Materials
$1,000
Grant
Description:
The program supports Ontario-based First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists working in the visual arts, crafts or traditional/customary Indigenous art forms to create artwork. Grants of $500 help cover the cost of buying art materials and supplies.This is a third-party recommender program. Artists apply to the Indigenous organizations designated as recommenders for the program. Recommenders assess applications and submit grant recommendations to OAC.
Comments on Funding:
Grant amount(s)
$500
$1,000
January 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. artists and Culture Carriers who are First Nations, Inuit or Métis (see definition below)
2. Ontario residents
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. answers to application questions
2. the name of the recommender you are applying to
3. artistic examples – images or video documentation of your own work:
a. 8 images maximum
4. a support document:
a. artist resumé (optional but recommended)
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
