Toronto Craft Alert

Celebrating a crafty victory with Awards For Nothing by the sweetie pie press

I am tardy in sharing this with you, but there is still time to get together your application for the Ontario Arts Council’s revamped Craft Projects grants, due October 17, 2011.

As some of you may know, I had the privilege  of conducting a review of the craft sector for the OAC so that they could gain a clearer understanding of present-day craft practices and re-evaluate their Craft Projects [...]

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Grant Heaps is traveling about the US on the train stopping in cities and crocheting in public places.

In his words:

I am starting a new project made of crochet. The crochet pieces are found, donated, purchased or made by me or friends. I have a goal of working for five hours everyday. I wear a uniform that is blue and sombre and I believe looks like a textile worker from some past time. I hope to talk to people about crochet and I [...]

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An experiment in microfunding for the arts, tinygrants facilitates short term, creative interventions through the distribution of small grants to artists at any stage in their career. tinygrants promotes collaboration, participation, curiosity and awareness amongst a broad range of artists and audiences.

Applications are now available and can be downloaded from www.tinygrants.ca in the “How to Apply” section. Please read the FAQ to learn more about this microgranting model.

Applications are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday, November 22, 2009.

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Attention Art Institutions!
Apply now for the Canadian Art Foundation Youth Arts Bursary
Receive a maximum $7,500 project grant for your education initiatives

The Canadian Art Foundation invites applications from art institutions across the country for its 2009 Youth Arts Bursary program.

The program awards a total of $20,000 in project grants to Canadian public galleries and artist-run centres to fund innovative visual-arts education initiatives for youths aged 5 to 18. A maximum of $7,500 is awarded to each organization.

To date, the Youth Arts Bursary [...]

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Applications for exhibition assistance grants are now being accepted. Applying artists must have an exhibition scheduled and confirmed in a publicly accessible venue. Grants can assist with exhibition costs, including framing, presentation and shipping. Application forms and conditions for entry are available at the gallery or by visiting the Ontario Arts Council website.

All applications must include 10 images (slides or jpgs), resume, budget, a letter of confirmation for upcoming exhibition, an artist’s statement and description of the exhibition and a SASE with sufficient postage for return of all submitted material. All support material will be returned following the recommender’s [...]

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