OAC Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance) – Canada

Funding Information

• Creation of literary works for performance: $5,000
• Recording of literary works that are created for performance: up to $10,000
• Creation and recording of literary works for performance: up to $15,000

Eligibility Criteria

• You must be an Ontario resident and have a recent professional history with a history of public performance in dub, sound or performance poetry, storytelling, ASL poetry or other performance literature forms.
• Applicants whose professional publishing history makes them eligible to apply to Literary Creation Projects: Works for Publication may also apply if they have an eligible project.
• Applicants must meet program and OAC eligibility criteria at the time of application submission.
• An individual must:
  • Be a professional artist or arts professional.
  • Be 18 years of age or older.
  • Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, or have an application pending for permanent resident status and, if requested, be able to provide documentation to verify this.
  • Be a resident of Ontario.
• An ad hoc group or collective must:
  • Be comprised of at least two members who meet the eligibility requirements for individuals listed above and who will be responsible for the administration of the grant on behalf of the ad hoc group or collective.
  • Have at least 50 per cent of its members residing in Ontario (or both members in the case of two-person collectives).
  • Not be a corporation.
  • Be able to deposit a grant check in the name of the ad hoc group or collective.
• An incorporated not-for-profit organization must:
  • Be incorporated in Ontario or federally.
  • Have a head office in Ontario.
  • Be governed by a volunteer board of directors or an advisory board.
• A for-profit organization must:
  • Be an Ontario-based, Canadian-owned book or magazine publisher eligible for funding in OAC’s publishing programs.
  • Be incorporated in Ontario or federally.
  • Have a head office in Ontario.
• A college or university must:
  • Be Ontario-based.
  • Present or produce professional Ontario artists, arts professionals, arts groups, arts collectives or arts organizations.
  • Be registered through the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
  • Have a staff member responsible for arts programming.
• A municipality, school board, First Nation, or school administered by a First Nation or an Indigenous administered authority must:
• Be Ontario-based.
  • Engage professional Ontario artists, or present, produce or publish the work of professional Ontario artists, arts groups, arts collectives or arts organizations.
  • Have a staff member responsible for arts programming.

For more information, visit Ontario Arts Council.