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Exhibition Assistance Grants

The Justina M. Barnicke Gallery is a sanctioned Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant Recommender Organization for Region 3.

The program provides grants of $500 to $1,500 to assist individual artists with costs related to presenting their work for an exhibition.

Grants are made through third-party recommenders (public art galleries, artist-run centres and arts service organizations) throughout the province. Artists must apply directly to a recommender located in the zone in which they live. Approved applications are forwarded to OAC by the recommender once the decision to award a grant has been made.

Eligibility: This program is open to Ontario-based professional visual artists, craft artists and media artists who have a confirmed, upcoming public exhibition. The gallery must receive the application before the proposed exhibition opens in order to be considered.

Deadlines: We review applications twice a year. The deadlines are January 15, 2012 and September 15, 2012. If the date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline will be moved to the next business day.

Applications and guidelines are available through the Ontario Arts Council: www.arts.on.ca/Page122.aspx

Accepted formats for supporting visual material:
• Digital Images - maximum 10 images; 1024x768px; 72dpi; on CD or DVD
or
• Colour reproductions – maximum 10; 8.5”x11”
and/or
• Quicktime video - maximum 10 minutes; on DVD

Please include accompanying image list and brief descriptions if necessary.

Please address packages to:
Attn: OAC Exhibition Assistance
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Hart House, University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5S 3H3

Email inquiries to: jmb.gallery@utoronto.ca