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City of Ottawa Creation and Production Fund for Artists

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City of Ottawa Creation and Production Fund for Artists — City of Ottawa
  • Who Can Apply: Individual emerging, mid-career or established professional artists aged 18+ who live in the city of Ottawa, or Anishinabe Algonquin artists living within 150 km of Ottawa; presenters, producers, collectives and organisations are not eligible.
  • The Focus: Creation and production of new work or completion of works in progress in literary, visual, media, interdisciplinary and performing arts.
  • The Funding: Up to CA$10,000 for creation projects; up to CA$15,000 for production projects.
  • Key Requirements: Eight written questions with word limits (project description max 650 words; six are mandatory), an artistic resume, collaborator bios or CVs if applicable, a project budget on the City's template, and up to 6 support-material samples (total audio/video review time max 7 minutes), submitted via the online portal.
DeadlineWednesday, December 2, 2026
AwardUp to $10,000 for creation projects; up to $15,000 for production projects.
LocationOttawa, Ontario
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesEmerging, Mid-Career, Established
Disciplinesliterary arts, visual arts, media arts, interdisciplinary arts, performing arts
Age range18–
Application notesApply through the City of Ottawa online funding portal (ottawaculture.smapply.ca), which goes live two months before the deadline; deadline 4 pm on the closing date, and late or incomplete applications are not accepted. Staff cannot provide application support if you start less than 48 hours before the deadline. The application has eight written questions: (1) describe the work you intend to create (max 650 words); (2) whether and how the project uses artificial intelligence tools (max 300 words); (3) how the work relates to your artistic goals and the development of your practice (max 300 words); (4) project timeline (max 250 words); (5) how the local arts community or public will have access to the final work or process (max 300 words); (6) if relevant, how other people or artists will be involved, with short bios (max 450 words); (7) if applicable, how you will ensure the well-being, protection and agency of vulnerable persons, Indigenous artists or cultural communities outside your own (max 200 words); (8) if relevant, how the project will be accessible to people with disabilities (max 250 words). Questions 1 to 6 are mandatory. Also required: an artistic resume; collaborator biographies or CVs if applicable; a budget on the City's template; and support material, 6 samples maximum, with total audio and video review time of no more than 7 minutes per application (give cue times and a short description of each item). Not accepted as support material: QuickTime or Apple-specific files (.mov, .aiff, .numbers, .pages), social media links, file-sharing links (WeTransfer, Google Docs, Dropbox) and compressed files; file names must not contain accents, commas or hyphens. First-time applicants must contact a Cultural Funding Officer to confirm eligibility. Applicants who received City funding for a previous project must have completed it and submitted a Final Report before reapplying. Only one application per fiscal year, and only one funding allocation for the same activity. Presentations of funded work must take place within Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation. Not eligible: completed projects, professional training/development, equipment purchases, commercial work, multiple-copy products or book printing/publishing.
Contactinfoculture@ottawa.ca
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