Ontario Arts Council: grant programs
34 grant programs from Ontario Arts Council, with maximum amounts, upcoming deadlines and eligibility.
- Craft Projects - Connections
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- November 4, 2026
- Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Collaborations
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- November 4, 2026
- Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Emerging artists and curators
- Maximum amount
- $5,000
- Next deadline
- November 4, 2026
- Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Established artists and curators
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- November 4, 2026
- Craft Projects - Research/Creation/Development: Mid-career artists and curators
- Maximum amount
- $7,500
- Next deadline
- November 4, 2026
- Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse - Curatorial projects by curators who are people of colour
- Maximum amount
- $30,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Curatorial Projects: Indigenous and Culturally Diverse - Curatorial projects by Indigenous curators
- Maximum amount
- $30,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Dance Projects - Creation
- Maximum amount
- $5,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Dance Projects - Mentorship – Individuals
- Maximum amount
- $2,500
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Dance Projects - Production and presentation
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Dance Projects - Series and festivals
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Dance Projects - Training and community development – Ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations
- Maximum amount
- $7,500
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Deaf and Disability Arts: Materials for Visual Artists
- Maximum amount
- $500
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Exhibition Assistance
- Maximum amount
- $2,000
- Next deadline
- January 15, 2027
- Indigenous Visual Artists' Materials
- Maximum amount
- $1,000
- Next deadline
- January 29, 2027
- Literary Creation Projects (Works for Performance)
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- October 21, 2026
- Littérature – projets francophones (French-Language Literature Projects) - Creation/Recording Component: Oral Literature Work
- Maximum amount
- $8,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Ontario Arts Operating Fund - Dance Organizations
- Maximum amount
- Not specified
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators
- Maximum amount
- $3,000
- Next deadline
- January 8, 2027
- Theatre Francophone Projects (Théâtre – projets francophones) - Creation/Exploration
- Maximum amount
- $5,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatre Francophone Projects (Théâtre – projets francophones) - Development
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatre Francophone Projects (Théâtre – projets francophones) - Production
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatre Projects - Creation
- Maximum amount
- $5,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatre Projects - Creation in Residence
- Maximum amount
- $10,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatre Projects - Development Workshops
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatre Projects - Festivals/Initiatives
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Theatre Projects - Productions
- Maximum amount
- $20,000
- Next deadline
- No upcoming deadline
- Visual Artists Creation Projects - Emerging
- Maximum amount
- $5,000
- Next deadline
- November 3, 2026
- Visual Artists Creation Projects - Established
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- November 3, 2026
- Visual Artists Creation Projects - Mid-Career
- Maximum amount
- $7,500
- Next deadline
- November 3, 2026
- Visual Arts Projects - Ad hoc groups and collectives
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- October 28, 2026
- Visual Arts Projects - Galleries, artist-run centres and other not-for-profit arts organizations
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- October 28, 2026
- Visual Arts Projects - Independent curators – presentation projects
- Maximum amount
- $15,000
- Next deadline
- October 28, 2026
- Visual Arts Projects - Independent curators – research projects
- Maximum amount
- $10,000
- Next deadline
- October 28, 2026