Ontario Music Grants
Ontario musicians have a number of organizations that can offer them financial assistance. The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) offers more than 50 funding programs for artists and arts organizations based in Ontario. Funding comes from the Ontario government and is available to professional artists, groups or collectives, and organizations that produce work or actively take the work of professional artists to Ontario communities. The OAC supports a variety of music genres of music through its grants.
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Operating Program Grants
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The OAC offers operating program grants. These grants are for ongoing support for arts organizations' operating expenses and are available on an annual or multi-year basis. Operating grants are available to choirs and vocal groups, professional and semi-professional opera or music theater companies, professional and semi-professional orchestras, and nonprofit presenters or producers involved in live music of any type in a festival or series format. To be eligible, opera or music theater companies and orchestras must have achieved at least two years of sustained programming.
Project Program Grants
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OAC project program grants support the professional artistic costs of choirs and vocal groups. These groups must be incorporated nonprofit entities or artist collectives. For orchestras and music theater, project grants support a range of activities, from fully staged productions to the development of new works.
Project grants also help support the professional artistic cost of orchestras that don't receive operating support. These grants also support the presentation and production of single concerts, series and festivals by nonprofit organizations or artist, ensembles or bands. This can include the development of the repertoire for the live performance.
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Popular Music Program
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OAC grants support individuals and bands creating new songs. The OAC's Popular Music Program supports creation and recording projects in a variety of music genres. These types of grants are divided into two categories. Category 1 Grants support individuals, bands and collectives who are creating new songs intended for publication, performance or recording, or who want to produce a project, demo or home recording of new songs.
Category 2 Grants support individuals, bands and collectives who are creating new professional full-length audio recordings. Grants can cover all costs associated with the production of up to 1,000 units. Applicants submit a detailed budget with their application for Category 2 grants.
Eligibility Requirements
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Eligible candidates for an OAC grant must be Canadian citizens or immigrants who have been residents of the province of Ontario for at least one year, or belong to an Ontario-based arts organization. Individuals must be recognized as professional practicing artists by other artists working in the same field.
Applicants also must have completed either formal or informal training in their field, and they must spend a significant amount of time practicing their art and seek payment for their work. The OAC doesn't fund students. Organizations applying for a grant must be actively producing or helping bring the work of professional Ontario artists to communities.
Other Grants
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There are other organizations that are available to Ontario residents. These include associations and organizations as well as unions, guilds and artists associations. They also provide details regarding tax, business, legal and copyright information.
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