Aboriginal Artists Materials and Supplies Assistance APPLICATION 2016-17
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Aboriginal Artists – Materials and Supplies Assistance 2016-17 Guidelines and Application
Purpose
To support First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists working in the visual arts, crafts or traditional/ customary Indigenous art forms to create art work. The program provides grants of $500 towards the cost of buying art materials and supplies. Eligible art forms
The grants are open to First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists working in visual art and craft art forms, including: basketry (birch bark, jewellery quillwork black ash, willow, etc.) leather work sculpture beading metal work tamarack birch bark work mixed media/installation textile art (embroidery, carving moccasin making quilts, etc.) drawing painting traditional dance regalia drums, rattles and photography tufting instruments pottery wood working glass printmaking Who can apply?
You are eligible to apply to this program if you: are an Ontario-based First Nations, Inuit or Métis artist live in Ontario for at least 8 months of the year; have lived in Ontario for at least one year before your application; and are a Canadian citizen Eligible and ineligible expenses
Eligible: Materials and supplies: wood, fabric, thread, stone, leather hides, sinew, beads, needles, photographic printing, inks, metals, paint, canvas, paper, pencils
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Recommenders are organizations who are authorized by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to receive applications, review them and make recommendations for the grants in this program. Each of the recommender organizations listed below have been allocated a budget by OAC. Recommenders make decisions based on the quality of the artist’s work and other funding priorities they establish. Please note, because of the limited budget available and the number of applications we receive it is not possible to fund all eligible applications. Within six weeks of the application deadline the recommender will inform you whether your application will be funded. The recommender sends the application to OAC; OAC will mail the grant cheque directly to the artist. How to apply
Complete the application form, include 5 images or photos of your art work and send it to one of the Aboriginal organizations that are recommenders for this program (detailed contact information on page iv):
Anemki Art Collective, Thunder Bay Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe Native Arts Canada, Niagara Falls Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford
Recommenders may also be able to receive original examples of your art work but please call ahead to be sure they are accepted. Application deadlines: Anemki Art Collective: November 1, 2016 Ojibwe Cultural Foundation: July 30 and September 30, 2016 Woodland Cultural Centre: October 14, 2016 and January 13, 2017. Neto accepts applications at any time, starting in July 2016, until the budget is spent. The program closes on February 17, 2017.
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Restrictions
You can receive one Materials and Supplies Assistance grant per OAC program year (April 1 – March 31). You are not eligible to re-apply until you have reported on a previous grant in this program. You are eligible to receive up to three project grants per calendar year. Multiple grants in a third party recommender program received in a year count as one grant. Third party recommender programs are: Aboriginal Artists Materials and Supplies Assistance (AAMSA); Exhibition Assistance; Theatre Creators’ Reserve; Writers’ Reserve. Multiple grants received from the Aboriginal Artists in Schools and Artists in Education programs (Mentorship Initiative, Travel) in one year count as one grant. Reporting Within one year of the grant cheque date, you have to complete a brief report on how the grant was spent and include three images of the art work you created.
Whom do I contact if I have questions? Please contact: Lisa Wöhrle, Associate Visual Arts and Craft Officer Toll-free: 1-800-387-0058, ext. 7419 [email protected]
Darlene Naponse, Interim Indigenous Arts Officer Toll-free: 1-844-721-0111, [email protected]
Anne Gardé Gravestock, Media and Visual Arts Program Administrator Toll-free: 1-800-387-0058, ext. 7461 [email protected]
Caroline Cotter, Visual Arts Program Administrator Toll-free: 1-800-387-0058, ext. 7455 [email protected]
CE DOCUMENT EXISTE ÉGALEMENT EN FRANÇAIS. The OAC is committed to providing services in French according to the requirements of the French Language Services Act. The OAC is also committed to providing accessible services. Deaf persons and persons with disabilities who require accommodation (e.g. assistance, alternate formats) are encouraged to contact us as soon as possible. For more information about OAC’s Accessibility Standards for Service to the Public Policy, please refer to the OAC website at: http://www.arts.on.ca/Page3616.aspx .
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2016-17 Application
Aboriginal Artists – Materials and Supplies Assistance
If you are using the electronic Application, either print the form and complete it by hand, or complete it on-screen, then print it out. To complete on screen, simply move your cursor to entry spots or tab from one entry spot to the next.
Your application includes: Applicant Form...... To be signed (original only). Support Material and image list...... Enclose a maximum of 5 images of your art work on a CD or USB (JPGs) or printed photos. . Include a list describing the material, size and date of each piece. Stamped, self-addressed envelope – for return of your support material.....
When your application package is ready, send it to one of these recommenders:
Anemki Art Collective Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe 778 Grand Point Rd Native Arts Canada* Fort William First Nation, ON P7J 1J8 Community Resource Bldg 5017 Victoria Ave, Ste 104 Contact: Christian Chapman Niagara Falls, ON L2E 4C9 [email protected] www.netoartscanada.com Application deadline: Contact: Samuel Thomas November 1, 2016 289-271-2701 [email protected] *Funding priority for this organization is traditional and culturally-based art forms. Ojibwe Cultural Foundation Woodland Cultural Centre PO Box 278 PO Box 1506 15 HWY 551 184 Mohawk St M'Chigeeng ON P0P 1G0 Brantford ON N3T 5V6 www.ojibweculture.ca www.woodland-centre.on.ca
Contact: Anong Beam Contact: Naomi Johnson 519-759-2650 705-377-4902 [email protected] [email protected] Application deadlines: Application deadlines: October 14, 2016 & January 13, 2017 July 30 & September 30, 2016 1 APPLICANT INFORMATION
APPLICANT NAME First name: Last name:
If successful, a cheque will be issued to the name above.
Salutations for correspondence: Mr. Ms. None Other specify MAILING ADDRESS Suite / Apt. / Floor Number and street name R.R. # / Postal station
City / Town / First Nation Province Postal code
Phone number Email address Website - - I am an Ontario resident but I am temporarily I am resident in Ontario for at least 8 OR away for months for the following months a year reason: Name of recommender organization to which you are applying (check one): Anemki Art Collective, Thunder Bay (deadline: Nov 1, 2016) Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe Native Arts Canada, Niagara Falls Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M’Chigeeng (deadlines: July 30 & Sept 30, 2016) Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford (deadlines: Oct 14, 2016 & Jan 13, 2017) Art Form (check all that apply): TRADITIONAL/CUSTOMARY INDIGENOUS ARTS VISUAL ARTS CRAFTS OTHER:
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What is it you want to do?
What would you like to create? Please list the materials and supplies do you need to do it.
Brief Biographical Information
Tell us a bit of background about yourself as an artist. How long have you been creating your art? How did you learn your art form? (write below or attach an artist’s bio or résumé).
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How much will it cost? Grants are $500. The TOTAL COST must be at least $500.
Materials and Supplies – list:
$
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Small Tool-list:
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Delivery: $
TOTAL COST (must add up to at least $500) $
Aboriginal Artists – Materials and Supplies Assistance APPLICATION 2016-17 4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE APPLICATION Indemnification: The applicant agrees that the Consent to Release: The applicant consents to OAC is not responsible for loss or damage, the release of project information and any reports however caused, to applications and to support associated with this application to OAC assessors materials. and other granting agencies where the applicant has also applied. FOR THE RECEIPT OF OAC FUNDS
If you are successful in receiving a grant, the following terms and conditions apply. Purpose and Use of the Grant Audit Requirements OAC funds will be used only for the purposes You must maintain accounting records detailing outlined in this application. the receipt and disbursement of funds received If the funded activity is delayed or changed from the OAC. You may also be audited by the substantially for any reason you will report in Provincial Auditor’s Office to show that the money writing to the OAC before the changes take place. has been used properly. If the activity does not take place, you will return Reporting Requirements the grant funds to the OAC. You are required to submit a final report on how Grants will be used for the proposed activity you used the grant. Guidelines telling you how to within two years from the date of the grant prepare this report will be provided with your notification from the OAC. grant cheque. This report must be submitted by Income Tax the date identified in your grant notification letter. A T4A form will be issued by the OAC and should If you fail to submit a report, you will be be retained for income tax purposes. disqualified from applying for any further OAC grants or from receiving further funding. The OAC Your grant notification letter will contain a form may also request that you repay the grant. requesting your social insurance number. You must complete this form and return it to the OAC Acknowledgment within four weeks of the date on the letter. You are required to acknowledge OAC’s support of your project through the use of OAC’s logo.
AUTHORIZING INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE
I agree to the following: I am Indigenous (the definition of Indigenous includes Métis, Inuit and Status and Non-Status First Nations). I am a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. I have been an Ontario resident for at least a year. I have read and understand all the terms and conditions above, as well as the program requirements explained in the program guidelines and application form. The information given in this application for funding assistance is true, correct and complete in every respect and that, in the event that a grant is awarded, I agree to the terms and conditions described above. I understand that late applications or applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria for the program will be withdrawn from the grant application process and returned to me at any time in the process.
Applicant Signature: Date:
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THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE RECOMMENDER
Recommender organization:
Applicant name:
Date application received by Recommender(month/day/year): / / Grant of $500 recommended: YES NO We understand that this grant is outright and unconditional to the artist by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) and cannot be represented as any form of payment to or from the recommender, or to or from any member or director thereof. We certify that the recommended artist is not in a conflict of interest with the recommender organization.
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:
Name (please print): Title:
Recommender Instructions Once you have completed this page, please send the entire application form to Ontario Arts Council.
By regular mail: Aboriginal Artists – Materials and Supplies Assistance Ontario Arts Council 121 Bloor Street E, 7th Floor Toronto, ON M5S 1T6
By fax: 416-961-7796 By email: [email protected] (scan the application and attach the PDF)
Please return the images, photos or examples of work directly to the artist. OAC will send the grant cheque to the artist.
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